Technology
An important component of protecting your privacy is choosing, configuring and using technology appropriately. This can get quite technical. GoPrivate can help by:
Block the scanning of your cards and car-keys and stop your devices being used to track your movements.
Criminals can covertly scan your credit cards, debit cards, other bank cards, passport and car keys, without you being aware it has happened until it is too late. You can use RFID wallets and Faraday pouches to block such scanning.
Your cellphone, tablet and laptop communicate their unique device identifiers to the networks they connect to. These can be used to track your movements and activity. By placing electronic devices in a Faraday bag when you are not at home or actively using them, you can impede this tracking.
GoPrivate supplies lightweight, waterproof, fire-resistant faraday pouches and bags in a range of sizes to suit each of your items.
You can significantly reduce your risk-exposure by choosing the right apps, making various software and hardware settings, and using your devices in disciplined ways.
For a fixed price of $200, we will undertake a Personal Technology Risk Assessment with you. This involves interviewing you to identify your particular vulnerabilities and concerns then producing a report identifying various technology-related actions you can take to mitigate your particular threats.
Configure your current phone and laptop to be more privacy hardened
Obtain and set up a new phone and laptop that will be more privacy-hardened than you can achieve with your current devices
Unfortunately, no matter how well you harden your existing devices, because of your previous on-line activity, your device identifiers (MAC address, IMEI, IMSI and serial number) will already be out there on the internet and linked to your identity. So, if you want to truly Go Private, you will need to obtain new privacy hardened devices and use them in ways that do not get linked to your identity.
GoPrivate can source and configure suitable privacy-hardened devices to meet your needs. The purchase of these devices won’t be linked to you so, if you follow our guidance for their use, switching to these devices will significantly increase both your privacy and anonymity.