[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jan 13, 2022

• Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram: Here's Which Secure Messaging App You Should Use [cnet.com]
  "If your choice of encrypted messaging app is a toss-up between Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp, do not waste your time with anything but Signal," says Rae Hodge.
  • Doesn't collect data, only your phone #
  • Free, no ads
  • Everything encrypted
  • Open source
• How to Delete Your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok [wired.com]
  The biggest social media networks have made it overly complicated to delete your account, but this comprehensive guide from WIRED walks you through how to get rid of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat, and WhatsApp.
• 7 Ways to Improve Your Privacy in 2022 [mashable.com]
  The easiest way to protect your privacy online in 2022? Our all-in-one privacy app. Jack Morse shares 7 less common ways, as well, including:
  • Encrypt your computer
  • Adjust your smart TV settings
  • Blur your house on Google Street View
• This New 2022 Law Will Ban Use of Dumb Passwords in Smart Devices [forbes.co]
  Dumb passwords in smart devices? That's so last year. We always recommend changing default passwords, and luckily, if this new U.K. bill comes into law in 2022, weak default passwords will be banned. Davey Winder reports.
• 3 Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now if You Got an Amazon Alexa Device for the Holidays [inc.com]
  Amazon Alexa user? Jason Aten recommends three tips to protect your privacy on the device:
  1. Turn off Sidewalk, Amazon's mesh network that allows devices to connect to each other
  2. Turn off voice recordings
  3. Check/limit which third-party Skills have access
• Upgrade Our Right to Privacy [bostonglobe.com]
  "A version 2.0 of the Fourth Amendment should ensure people enjoy the same freedoms in the digital world as they do in the physical world — and prevent institutions from using data in ways that deprive people of their basic human rights," says Evan Greer.

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