LINKDING

> Learn various steps you can take to protect your privacy online. I don't want to fearmonger, but you might want to consider being a little more private these days. These are basic steps you can take to protect yourself. You probably know most of them, but if you don't, here you go.

Pointed out to me by Adam Wood, this is a handy (and complete) checklist for staying safe on the internet, as a continuation of some of the themes I've been bringing up lately.

Aside from being enamored with the presentation of this story, this is a chilling look inside China's "Sesame Credit" system. If you're not already familiar with what's happening there, you should definitely read up.

> Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet. We're excited today to take another step toward that mission with the launch of 1.1.1.1 — the Internet's fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service.

A thorough comparison of currently available VPN services, covering speed, encryption level, usability and cost. The site isn't affiliated with any particular VPN, and the ranking/scoring is fair (and useful).

Privacy and security are of more interest than ever right now. Product Hunt offers a list of some of the best tools for maintaining both.

A plug-and-play VPN service to keep your online activity, identity, and location private. Pay €5/mo with Bitcoin, cash, bank wire, credit card (PayPal), or Swish.

A Chrome extension that tracks you while you are on Facebook to show you your own data traces and reveal how machine learning algorithms use your data to gain insights about your personality.