In a recent interview, NSA whistleblower and former CIA employee Edward Snowden revealed his advice on how us average Joes can protect our privacy online.
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Talking to The Intercept from Moscow, Snowden listed useful apps and clever tricks to help keep passwords, messages and data secure.
Snowden recommends using Signal, a simple app that encrypts your texts (as long as whoever you’re texting has it, too).
Another clever tip is to use two-factor authentication, which means potential hackers would need your password and a physical device (e.g. smartphone) to get a code to access your accounts.
Tor is a piece of free online software used to hide your physical location and identity whilst browsing the internet.
Snowden also advises you run ad-blocking software, if only as a way to stop potential hackers from honing in on you.
“By using these programs, people have already changed the conversation about security and privacy,” he said.
And programs like KeePassX will ensure your passwords are all different, so if someone cracks the code to one account, your others are all safe.
So take off your tin hat and remove the coat hangers from the ceiling — these tips should do the trick.