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3 Websites To Visit To Protect Your Privacy

The Cyber Security Admin · 3 weeks ago

The short version: A Cyber Security Admin video points to three privacy tools, a reminder that personal opsec is only half the fight against license-plate surveillance networks.

Our Take

The Cyber Security Admin's rundown of three privacy-focused websites is a useful entry point for anyone waking up to just how much of daily life is logged, bought, and sold. We don't know the specific sites until you watch it, but the instinct behind the video is right: most people have no idea how exposed their data trail actually is, whether that's browser fingerprinting, data broker listings, or the physical movement of their car captured by cameras on every other street corner.

Here's the catch that tool lists like this one tend to skip: no VPN, browser extension, or opt-out form does anything to stop a Flock Safety ALPR camera from photographing your plate, timestamping your location, and feeding it into a law enforcement database you never consented to join. Software-based privacy hygiene matters, but it can't touch hardware surveillance bolted to a pole on your commute. That's a separate fight, and it requires knowing where the cameras actually are.

That's why we built the map, a crowdsourced record of ALPR locations so you can see exactly where you're being tracked. Pair your new privacy tools with real civic pressure, check take action for ways to push back on these camera networks in your own town.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Cyber Security Admin, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.