>>153857
Additionally, I'd like to add that using Tor-based apps like the Tor browser and Session (a private messaging app) are pretty much the way to go these days when it comes to internet privacy
Not that encryption is a bad idea, but in my VERY PERSONAL experience, I've found Tor stuff to just be much easier to do
For those who don't know, Tor is basically just a way to send an receive information by going through different hosts (typically in a chain. ) The likelihood you're gonna get all hosts being FBI agents or someone spying on you is VERY low, albeit probably not zero

People tend to associate stuff like Tor, Linux, or really anything that isn't consumer-friendly and provides privacy on the modern web to be evil because the government told them to

THAT BEING SAID- Even if it's something bloated like Mint, switch to Linux to not be spied on by Microsoft, do your more strange web perusing through Tor, and message people through Session. It's completely free and really easy to do

Oh, also as a side note I'd highly encourage you download Wikipedia locally, as they just lost a lawsuit against Britain for hosting content referencing 18+ material. The days of censorship are here and it's up to us to stay informed in the modern day