January 16, 2025

Updates to Multiple Posts + minor site updates

These January 2024 updates add modify recommendations and update existing information.

Hi,

avoidthehack.com has 3 updated posts:

Targeted Ads are a Cybersecurity Risk | Avoid the Hack (avoidthehack!)

About Guides Reports Resources Back Start Here Recommendations Free Privacy Tools Browser Comparison Tool Blocklist Collections Privacy Tools Back Privacy B...

• Added the “Malvertising in recent news section,” which aims to highlight the prevalence of malvertising - and the security threat the current targeted advertising ecosystem poses.

• Updated some language (re: manifestv3, some sources)

Email Aliasing is a Great Privacy Tool | Avoid the Hack (avoidthehack!)

Using the same email address everywhere isn't helping you be more private. Fortunately, you don't have to create multiple inboxes: enter email aliases.

• Added Mozilla’s Firefox Relay under the email aliasing tools section. Thanks to the Mastodon users who made this suggestion!

• Fixed some typos.

Avoid The Hack: 2 Best Privacy Friendly Operating System Picks for Mobile | Avoid the Hack (avoidthehack!)

These are avoidthehack's choices for privacy friendly mobile operating systems.

• DivestOS was removed as a recommendation due to the project being discontinued, as announced by the primary maintainer.

• Fixed some typos.

There were also minor updates to some pages, correcting typos and updating links to point to more relevant sources. These minor updates did not hit the RSS Feed.