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# 5 Easy Steps to Protect Yourself Online
- URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/02/14/5-easy-steps-to-protect-yourself-online/
- Published: 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-10T02:18:38.000Z
- Description: Worried about hackers and data breaches? You're not alone. In this video we outline 5 simple yet crucial steps you can take today to dramatically improve your online security and protect your personal information.
- Author: Jordan Warne
- Tags: Videos

## Sources

- The biggest data breaches in 2024: <https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/2024-in-data-breaches-1-billion-stolen-records-and-rising/>
- Bitwarden Password Strength Tester: <https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/>
- Proton Pass Showcase video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YLxjvxHMYo>
- Bitwarden Showcase video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w0sJlgKfWQ>
- Google Incognito Lawsuit: <https://apnews.com/article/google-incognito-mode-tracking-lawsuit-settlement-8b30c9397f678bc4c546ab84191f7a9d>
- Google ad for GIMP was malicious: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-ad-for-gimporg-served-info-stealing-malware-via-lookalike-site/>
- Cops were allowed to force a suspect to use thumbprint to unlock phone, says court: <https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/19/thumbprint-to-unlock-phone-kaw/>