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* Make my laptop more MY laptop (and my e-mail.. my calendar... backup... social networks... and well, anything really) | * Make my laptop more MY laptop (and my e-mail.. my calendar... backup... social networks... and well, anything really) | ||
* Document it. A summary will be placed somewhere on this wiki including relevant links. I'll document it as a sort of diary on my own blog (http://www.van-schaik.org/) | * Document it. A summary will be placed somewhere on this wiki including relevant links. I'll document it as a sort of diary on my own blog (http://www.van-schaik.org/) | ||
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== Blog == | == Blog == | ||
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* Find (open source) alternatives for all-the-stuff I use now | * Find (open source) alternatives for all-the-stuff I use now | ||
* Make my laptop more mine, step by step | * Make my laptop more mine, step by step | ||
| − | * Write and/or point to tutorials | + | * Write and/or point to tutorials and other useful sites |
== Some of the things I did so far == | == Some of the things I did so far == | ||
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** Encryption of my home directory (checked the tickbox to encrypt my home directory in Ubuntu) | ** Encryption of my home directory (checked the tickbox to encrypt my home directory in Ubuntu) | ||
** [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks Ubuntu sends searches to Amazon], disabled this | ** [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks Ubuntu sends searches to Amazon], disabled this | ||
| − | ** Probably am going to install another OS on my laptop | + | ** Probably am going to install another OS on my laptop (prob Debian) |
* Changed browser: using firefox now i.s.o. chrome | * Changed browser: using firefox now i.s.o. chrome | ||
* Installed [[http://fixtracking.com/ several browser plugins], e.g. | * Installed [[http://fixtracking.com/ several browser plugins], e.g. | ||
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** Use [https://duckduckgo.com/ DuckDuckGo] in stead of google search | ** Use [https://duckduckgo.com/ DuckDuckGo] in stead of google search | ||
** Removed the mail forwarding to google mail and switched back to my own provider. Actually, it would be better to install your own mail server or perhaps use a peer2peer mail system with e-mail encryption built-in | ** Removed the mail forwarding to google mail and switched back to my own provider. Actually, it would be better to install your own mail server or perhaps use a peer2peer mail system with e-mail encryption built-in | ||
| − | ** Using a paper agenda now - couldn't find a | + | ** Using a paper agenda now - couldn't find a good portable electronic alternative yet. This works just fine |
** Replaced analytics with [http://piwik.org/ Piwik] | ** Replaced analytics with [http://piwik.org/ Piwik] | ||
** [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] i.s.o. google maps | ** [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] i.s.o. google maps | ||
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** Played around with [https://joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora] (as alternative to Facebook) | ** Played around with [https://joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora] (as alternative to Facebook) | ||
** Checked out [http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/ Retroshare] - it's retro... and you can share things (chat, forum, mail, file, all friend2friend), uses PGP | ** Checked out [http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/ Retroshare] - it's retro... and you can share things (chat, forum, mail, file, all friend2friend), uses PGP | ||
| + | * File storage, sharing, backup | ||
| + | ** Using encfs together with Dropbox - [http://www.howtogeek.com/121737/how-to-encrypt-cloud-storage-on-linux-and-windows-with-encfs/ How to] | ||
| + | ** Will switch to ownCloud as soon as I have set this up (see section "Server") | ||
=== Server === | === Server === | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 25 December 2013
| Projects | |
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| Participants | Narya |
| Skills | Software, Social Networking, Common sense, Cryptography, Learning |
| Status | Active |
| Niche | Software |
| Purpose | Education |
Contents
Goal
- Make my laptop more MY laptop (and my e-mail.. my calendar... backup... social networks... and well, anything really)
- Document it. A summary will be placed somewhere on this wiki including relevant links. I'll document it as a sort of diary on my own blog (http://www.van-schaik.org/)
Blog
- Do not track 08-09-2013
- e-Mail encryption 08-09-2013
- Hey, how are you doing 01-10-2013
How
- Attend/contribute to the Privacy_Software_Workshop_Series
- Read what others have written (Bit of freedom, Crypto party for example)
- Find (open source) alternatives for all-the-stuff I use now
- Make my laptop more mine, step by step
- Write and/or point to tutorials and other useful sites
Some of the things I did so far
Several things below were/are new to me, so if you have suggestions for other options or for improvements, please let me know.
Laptop / phone
- OS
- Encryption of my home directory (checked the tickbox to encrypt my home directory in Ubuntu)
- Ubuntu sends searches to Amazon, disabled this
- Probably am going to install another OS on my laptop (prob Debian)
- Changed browser: using firefox now i.s.o. chrome
- Installed [several browser plugins, e.g.
- HTTPSeverywhere - make use of https as much as possible
- Better privacy - remove super cookies
- DoNotTrack - block advertisement, trackers, web stat trackers
- Ghostery - comparable with DoNotTrack, but works better
- NoScript - block JavaScript and Java stuff
- Alternatives for Google stuff
- Use DuckDuckGo in stead of google search
- Removed the mail forwarding to google mail and switched back to my own provider. Actually, it would be better to install your own mail server or perhaps use a peer2peer mail system with e-mail encryption built-in
- Using a paper agenda now - couldn't find a good portable electronic alternative yet. This works just fine
- Replaced analytics with Piwik
- OpenStreetMap i.s.o. google maps
- Removed mail and online banking from my mobile phone (can perhaps be put back after I changed the OS)
- SSH tunnel to encrypt internet traffic from another network (e.g. a public wifi spot) to a place I trust more
- Tomboy notes with rsync in stead of Evernote
- Created a PGP key and set the default settings to "encrypt mail" for the people who are already in my list (key ring)
- Social media
- Played around with Diaspora (as alternative to Facebook)
- Checked out Retroshare - it's retro... and you can share things (chat, forum, mail, file, all friend2friend), uses PGP
- File storage, sharing, backup
- Using encfs together with Dropbox - How to
- Will switch to ownCloud as soon as I have set this up (see section "Server")
Server
- Installed Debian
- Encrypted disk (option during setup)
- Have set firewall rules (with Shorewall)
- Have installed ownCloud - can be used ala dropbox, and it has apps for calendar and contacts
- I want to have the data on at least two different locations (because... backup):
- Have to figure out how to set up a virtual encrypted disk which is synchronized with another location
- If possible synchronize the user database too, so that I can run mirrored ownCloud instances
- Relevant thread: https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/owncloud/2012-June/003918.html
- Raspberry Pi with external USB drive might work. Synchronization by BTsync or something like that
- Need to investigate how to make use of this more secure (info here)
- I want to have the data on at least two different locations (because... backup):
- Working on setting up https (some explanation, example 1, example 2)
- https works, but http is broken now. Need to figure out how to redirect http requests to https
- Installed Etherpad, as a service, only accessible from certain ips - for making and sharing notes
- To do next: integrate etherpad with owncloud
To do
- A lot
- Have fun and not become too paranoid ;)
- Be realistic: if you have a secret, don't put it on the interweb or on your computer
