Disinformation is a criminally underrated technique for protecting yourself against doxing, data breaches, and tracking. But it's important to use it right to be both effective and a law-abiding citizen. In this video, I share my tips and techniques gathered over the year to protect your privacy where tools fall just a little short. Learn more at https://thenewoil.org/en/guides/moderately-important/public-protections/ Support us with a merch store, affiliate links, crypto, and more at https://thenewoil.org/en/support/ You can also view these videos on other websites. PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/thenewoil/videos YouTube: https://youtube.com/thenewoil 00:00 Introduction 00:43 What is "disinformation"? 05:20 When NOT to use disinformation 08:57 Where to find disinformation 14:32 Compartmentalization 19:31 A Couple Random Tips 22:10 Conclusion Source 1: https://brave.com/privacy-updates/3-fingerprint-randomization/ Source 2: https://apertatube.net/w/5yqVTFVNP4u2E6VQhb1Dey; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXI-mlCFNmk Source 3: https://apertatube.net/w/9DnvDuBoXrmMCujwrCg86o; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nplKmsqozA Source 4: https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/10/alcoholics-claim-they-are-struggling-to-hide-adverts-on-instagram-14208953/; https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/14a5cq0/reddit_keeps_serving_me_up_alcohol_ads_even/; https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/ntsqoc/as_a_recovering_alcoholic_i_wish_there_was_a_way/; https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/hs5oyj/how_to_stop_targeted_alcohol_adds_trying_to_quit/ Source 5: ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/12/dear-tech-companies-i-dont-want-see-pregnancy-ads-after-my-child-was-stillborn/; https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46543324; https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/12/woman-calls-out-tech-companies-for-serving-baby-ads-after-stillbirth.html; https://www.todaysparent.com/getting-pregnant/infertility/sunnybrook-baby-ad-opt-out-tool/; Source 6: https://apertatube.net/w/jEZ3DMrNFWwNWwL4hf4pSM; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j56_m4WJUFw Source 7: https://www.behindthename.com/random/ Source 8: https://apertatube.net/w/9DnvDuBoXrmMCujwrCg86o; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nplKmsqozA Source 9: https://www.cloaked.com/ Source 10: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/03/cloaked-manages-your-logins-with-proxy-emails-phone-numbers-and-a-built-in-password-manager/

Disinformation is a criminally underrated technique for protecting yourself against doxing, data breaches, and tracking. But it’s important to use it right to be both effective and a law-abiding citizen. In this video, I share my tips and techniques gathered over the year to protect your privacy where tools fall just a little short.

  • OtterEnglish
    20•5 months ago

    Is this just about lying on data forms?

    John Smith 1900-01-01

    I’d rather we use some other term for it instead of disinformation. Even if the official definition works, it’s unnecessary confusion

    • @[email protected]
      3•5 months ago

      In the industry we’d call it “tokenization” for the same end if the identifiers were unique