# GeekPlux - Enhance Your Internet Privacy in 2023 (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/33841923) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[GeekPlux]] **Full Title**:: Enhance Your Internet Privacy in 2023 **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [geekplux.com](https://geekplux.com/posts/internet-privacy) **Host**:: [[geekplux.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2023-11-04]] **Created**:: [[2023-11-04]] ## Highlights - [iCloud Private Relay (opens in a new tab)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212614) is a service offered by Apple to its iCloud+ subscribers. It functions much like a VPN, encrypting your internet traffic and routing it through **two relays** to obscure your IP address and the sites you visit: ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecz33mcvfqzewht72pfaeqm)) ^621515355 - There are many other tools to enhance your internet privacy, such as privacy-focused browsers like [Brave (opens in a new tab)](https://brave.com/) or [Tor (opens in a new tab)](https://www.torproject.org/), ad and script blockers like [AdGuard (opens in a new tab)](https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html) and [uBlock Origin (opens in a new tab)](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock), private search engines like [DuckDuckGo (opens in a new tab)](https://duckduckgo.com/), and secure email services like [ProtonMail (opens in a new tab)](https://proton.me/mail). Each of these tools serves a specific purpose in your privacy toolkit, helping you achieve a safer and more private internet experience. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecz434zcj9bemyxpgzkhngg)) ^621515371 - My **personal strategy** is to only turn on iCloud Private Relay + 1.1.1.1, and turn on a VPN when necessary, such as when using public networks. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hecz4gnrbabe26m1zx2n598q)) ^621515377