Computer Safety Discussion

Personally here are some things I'm doing or considering:

1. Windows 11 2. LastPass Password Service 3. www.propertyfraudalert.com shows activity on registered property 4. Considering getting ProtonVPN subscription

1. Windows 11

2. LastPass Password Service

3. www.propertyfraudalert.com shows activity on registered property

4. Considering getting ProtonVPN subscription

5. Multifactor authentication on all accounts that offer them

It seems like most businesses are going to multi-factor authentication now, whether you want it or not.

I use a hard to guess algorithm based on an obscure set of words and numbers that I already had memorized that few would know and fewer would guess. I haven’t gotten on the vpn train yet. no Facebook, Google accounts, Tic Tock, Twitter.

Social Media is a good one. I have a FB under an assumed name with no friends. I use if for their marketplace.

I use NordVPN, but ProtonVPN would be my alternative. You can get both for maybe $3-$4 a month, each.

I use 1Password, in large part because LastPass was breached. My employer wants everyone to use our LastPass licenses, but only 1/3 do. I wouldn't touch LastPass. I manually cut and paste my passwords from 1Password into Brave or DuckDuckGo browsers.

Windows 11 is a privacy nightmare. I have it, but prefer Linux Mint for browsing.

I don't have a property search service, but I do get credit change updates for free from several credit cards.

I would like to know what other people think of property title protection like ‘Home Title Lock’. I’ve heard different opinions about it.

I use a unique password for my money, and have extremely limited ways in which anyone or anything can access my money. The password is not electronically stored anywhere.

Every three years or so someone hacks my one credit card and I replace it. I’ve never lost a dime; U.S. Bank covers those minor losses.

Unplugging your machine every night might help.

Some will let you ‘trust this computer’ but I would only do that with a desktop, never with a laptop that would leave the house.

And I’d never put a banking type app on my phone. That’s generally going to put access + your multifactor in a single place that you could easily lose control of.