How to stay private online

Use a FSF-endorsed Linux distro, a paid VPN service and don't carry a mobile phone or keep it in airplane mode most of the time. Remember that Android and iOS smartphones phone home a lot and might be backdoored, so use a dumbphone or something free like Sailfish OS or Cyanogenmod.

The most important parts here are using a VPN and not using services that datamine you, such as Google services and social networks.
If you don't want to pay for VPN, use a free one, or use Tor. They're a bit slower, though.

>Use a Linux distro other than Ubuntu
>Never log into Google/facebook or any other data mining service ever again
>Don't use any services by data mining companies
>Get a VPN or route your traffic through a VPS
>use secure, unique passwords on every site
>Try to use FOSS software exclusively
>Use uMatrix & uBlock and enable all the privacy settings, or even better, always use the Tor browser
>Either use a android phone with a custom rom without google apps or don't use smartphones at all. For rom's, there are some that are specially made to work well without any backbone-google services.

>implying there's anything wrong with Trump

>>55929668
He's a bigot, racist and a homophone who wants to shut down and censor the internet because of muh terrorists

>>55929686
how do retards like you even find their way onto /g/

>>55929714
Wow ableist much?

>>55929660 Thank you. How much exactly would following these steps protect me? In other words, would that protect my privacy permanently or only as long as no one is is actively looking into my online activities?

>>55929668 I don't wanna get into a political discussion, I just want to protect my privacy.

>>55929660
I don't disagree with these steps, though I would like a reference on why *not* to use Ubuntu.

just use tails, a proxy and a VPN behind Tor and you'll be fine.

>>55929545
Do some actual research on your own. Come back when you have specific questions. Otherwise, you will get a variety of answers.

Keeping your data private from government agencies doesn't necessarily require the same level of effort as keeping your data private from Google or data brokers.

>>55929742
It would be harder for the NSA to track you and you would be providing very little if any personal information.

>>55929686
Kill yourself faggot.

>>55929545
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Anonymizing_yourself

>>55929545
Start a civil rights group and get 2 million fanatical members with a phone and email address. Extra points if they are in swing seats and if you mention freedom and the founding fathers

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>>55929545
You sound smart. In the Post Trump era you will be identified as a nonDegen and summarily executed. I recommend some kind of furry anime porn desktop wallpaper and a mountain dew can you can rinse out and drink water from to appear normal.

>>55929545
Dude, wake up. The entire planet is doomed unless Trump gets in to power.

>>55929767
One word:
Canonical

>>55929545

Stop using the internet.