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.
Shit site that only exists to market Theema.
Questions are dumb. Bailed after a few.
“Software recommendations” suggests their own product over signal. Surprise!
Recommends Brave. Doesn’t even list Firefox.
Closed. Downvoted. This site and Theema should be avoided.
Firefox is not listed separately because all browsers except Brave are based on it, remove tracking, and enable additional security features.
I dont like that phrasing. To me, that implies all browsers are based on it, not just those on their recommended list (as in Chrome).
Really bad.
What to do with cookies? Answer: Disable all, but be aware that this site does not work. O.o So it’s the wrong answer obviously. When you have to login, Cookies are mandatory.
After creating account, what to check? One answer: TLS. No, you should have checked before.
So not very intelligent.
also why would I check for newsletter subscription options after I’ve created an account? first of all, I’ve already unchecked the box during the registration process, and second, I’m using a throwaway email address that I’ll deactivate once I’m done with the hotel anyway.
@Undertaker @ForgottenFlux
Yes this “test” is plain crap. -
For me the best handling of cookies is done by “Cookie Autodelete”.
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I got a 42% score, but I really feel that this is because it does not take into account the fact that people have different threat models. I don’t really care that Meta has a photo of my coffee that I shared to my friends. Pretty much my only criteria for me when sending stuff on unsecured chats is if the app got hacked, would I be ashamed if it got public.
Well, Bob, that’s the point. Your “threat model” is just… wrong. It’s like going to a factory stating you only care for phisical protection ignoring the chemical hazards.
That’s not o photo of your coffee, that’s where you live your socioeconomical group, your believes, your political inclinations, your social network, your daily routine…
The point is how well you protect privacy and security, not if you don’t care. So when posting on meta ignoring privacy issues, a bad result is reasonable
Ps: What has Meta to do with this?
77% Not great 🫤
The coffee shop WiFi question doesn’t allow for VPN only, requires to choose an additional option (none of the other are great beyond exclusively using home internet, which I selected this time).
I got fooled by the google alternative letter hostname 😆
I use “virtual” credit cards for these situations (or a gift card I received), but not an available option.
