[Trisquel-users] Maintaining Security and Avoiding Surveillance

[tutanotauser001]

Having set out to become free (in both the monetary and liberation context of  
computing) I look back with shame at my past Micro$oft and social media use.  
It is truly disgusting what Facebook, Google, Micro$oft, and others have done  
with our information, but most disgusting of all is knowing that I ignorantly  
'self contributed' so much of my own data, only to realize what I was doing  
too late. I guess that I am powerless to withdraw any of my information at  
this point in time, as once something is online you no longer own it, and it  
never goes away, however, having studied a great deal of Richard Stallman and  
Steven Rambam lectures, I have been motivated to shut down all of my social  
media accounts and abandon Micro$oft and Mac, and I have all but stopped  
using a cellphone whatsoever.

That being said, I have no intention of abandoning using a computer, and when  
I look into the world of 'security culture' I am overwhelmed to say the  
least, as much of it is simply over my head. You might say that I have the  
will and not the way. I have somewhat achieved a free OS in Trisquel, thus  
avoiding the non-free and proprietary issues, though I now focus on security  
and surveillance, not really knowing what to do other than removing myself  
from the social media spotlight. I now use a host of browser addons such as  
AdBlock +, NoScript, Self Destructing Cookies, Ghostery, Random Agent  
Spoofer, and ZenMate, but honesty I am not certain as to how effective these  
are, or if I am using the correct combination. Can any of you suggest what I  
might do to "harden" my Trisquel installation?