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This is an update on my privacy setup since my last post. Yeah, I know WhatsApp belongs to Meta and is handing over all my data to the US, Israel, Iran, China, the Vatican, and Mars, but for personal reasons, I can't ditch it right now. How can I improve my setup?

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[–] degooglerleon@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I understand your concerns, but none of them really affect me. I live in a country located in the center of a tectonic plate, which makes it very difficult for natural disasters to occur; for example, high-magnitude earthquakes have never happened here, and tsunamis have never occurred within the territory either—at most on the country's coast in 2004, but I don't live on the coast or in a flood-prone area. The reason I'm protecting myself regarding privacy issues isn't to hide from the government, but if it were, one of the things I'd worry about least would be keeping my passwords secure. What might happen is that I could lose the password file, but I already keep it on three different devices; if I lose two at the same time, I'd still have one with the file. In the end, both KeePass and Bitwarden have their issues; for instance, if Bitwarden's servers were attacked, the passwords in the cloud would be at risk (although I know they have some extra protections in case that happens).

[–] doodoo_wizard@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I live in an area I would describe the same as you described yours.

Each example given are things that I experienced.

Be safe out there.

[–] degooglerleon@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry you went through that, but there's really no way a massive disaster could happen where I live; like I said, the country is right in the middle of a tectonic plate.