Simple Proactive Privacy and Security

This is the book Silicon Valley does not want you reading. From phone calls to channel surfing, and from web browsing to social media, everything we do gets tracked and our data gets collected and sold. Military Veteran Alex Summers got fed up and worked to reduce the digital tracking of his family. In doing so, he realized the information he needed to enjoy both technology and privacy was scattered all over the web. This book brings his research together in a way anyone and everyone can easily use. In Simple Proactive Privacy and Security, Alex Summers shows you easy ways to: * Avoid the bait of phishing attacks.* Remove yourself from 27 people locator websites that share our names, addresses & other private info.* Use a password manager and password generator.* Adjust your home router's settings to better protect your entire home network.* Get your browser to help block tracking and script hacking.* Change your Windows or Mac PC settings to better protect you.* Improve your privacy on Android and iPhone.* Protect your phone calls and text messages with encryption.* Reduce the tracking on common smarthome devices like speakers, TV's, and other IoT gadgets.* Stop your free email and cloud providers from being able to read your emails and cloud files.* Setup the best settings and practices for more private social media usage.And more..