Privacy Checkup: How well do you protect your privacy?
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The Privacy Checkup was launched as part of Data Privacy Week 2024 and helps you to determine whether or not you’re sufficiently protecting your data online.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11275170

The Privacy Checkup is an interactive questionnaire that uses everyday examples to show what consequences your online behavior has in regard to privacy and how to protect your data.

How are results calculated? The calculation is based on two categories: privacy and security. Each answer therefore has two values. For example, if an answer is particularly relevant for privacy but less so for security, it will have three points for privacy and one for security. If an answer is unfavorable from both a privacy and a security perspective, it will have zero points for both. The points are then added up, weighted, and combined to create a single percentage.

On completing the Privacy Checkup, your Checkup Report will explain a list of steps you can take to protect your privacy even better, as well as software recommendations that fulfill strict requirements.

  • The Privacy Checkup was developed by the Privacy Training project to celebrate Data Privacy Week and is independently supported by Threema. Data Privacy Week, which we started off by publishing an open letter on the topic of the proposed EU chat control, will be rounded off on January 28, 2024, with the Data Privacy Day. This annual event was initiated by the European Council to raise awareness for online privacy.

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  • headset@lemmy.world
    129·
    5 months ago

    I have an iphone and use brabe browser. I just need a tshirt that says “privacy” and i’ll be untraceable.

    • 7heo@lemmy.ml
      2·
      5 months ago

      Also, not even correct… Apparently, VPNs are magical solutions that cannot spy on your traffic, while using the hotspot of someone you know, and can ask questions to, is potentially exposing you to “malicious” operators; and also cloudflare is somehow “trustworthy”… 😮‍💨

      Edit: I checked the company behind that quiz website, and they are quite obviously marketing and UI oriented, so with that in mind, the quality of the quiz and of the offered “advice” is less surprising. I know that “privacy” and “security” are pretty trendy those days, but pretending to offer a training when you don’t have the knowledge yourself is doing more harm than good… I wish they would humble themselves, take a step back, and reconsider.

  • chevy9294@monero.town
    2·
    5 months ago

    72%. And I use the top software recommendation for 5 out of 7 services, one was a little more down and I don’t use the last one.

  • Unuoctium@lemmy.world
    31·
    5 months ago

    Thanks for sharing, OP.

    I got a score of 59% for “You’re on the right path.” I’m not a privacy guru, just taking extra steps where easy and non-impeding to my career. Getting a score like this made me feel… recognized for where I’m at without condescension, which was nice.

    • ForgottenFlux@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      I’m glad to hear that.

      Even small, simple steps can go a long way towards safeguarding your data, so keep up the good work!