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For me it would be the following:

  1. Don't reuse usernames/names
  2. Avoid using social media
  3. Use Tor/VPN when you can
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[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Got some disagreements here:

I'd say you can reuse names/user names but then you should seperate your internet personality from your reallife personality.

Choose the right social media (fedi verse stuff that doesn't spy on you)

Also tor is a bit much for most things. for staying private a vpn you can personally trust should be enough

But the tips you listed are great for staying anonymous

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fediverse stuff can still be scraped and used to profile you, but since there’s no targeted advertising on the platform, if you’re anonymous, that’s extremely unlikely.