Big results don’t always require a big effort. Maintaining your online and offline privacy can seem like a Herculean, or even Sisyphean, task. Never-before-heard-of companies with vaguely menacing names regularly brag about infringing upon it, and each day seems to bring with it new privacy scandals. But here’s the thing: There are small and relatively painless steps you can take, right now, to protect your privacy. As you brace for, then settle into, 2022, take a few moments to spruce up your life with these privacy-focused New Year’s resolutions — no gym membership required. 1. Encrypt your computerYour computer is the keeper of your secrets. Tax documents, bank accounts, and medical records are just a few of the personal files people keep on their laptops and desktops. And, if those computers are ever lost or stolen, those files can easily end up in the wrong hands. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to protect yourself: encrypting your computer. “It’s a really fantastic bit of basic security hygiene, like washing your hands or wearing a mask, that anyone can do that really gets you a lot of benefits,” Cooper Quintin, a security researcher with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, explained in August. 2. Adjust your smart TV settings
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Watching TV is typically thought of as a passive activity, but that conception fails to take into account all the questionable goings on happening behind the screen. With smart TVs now the default being sold, viewing is
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