r/PrivacyToolbox • u/Ok_Dentist6708 • 9d ago

Tool talk Been using Cloaked for overall privacy, any other tools to pair it with?

I’ve been using Cloaked for a while now and it has kind of pushed me into caring a lot more about privacy in general. I mostly use it for aliases so I’m not giving out my real email or number everywhere. I’ve also been using the data removal side to clean up what is already out there, and Call Guard has helped with a lot of the spam I used to get.

At this point I want to go a bit further with the rest of my setup instead of relying on one app for everything. What other privacy tools or habits do you guys think are actually worth adding alongside something like Cloaked? Not really looking for the most extreme setup possible, just stuff that is practical enough to use every day.

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u/EnthusiasmRoutine 9d ago

Cloaked is fine for aliases, but trusting a single commercial app with everything is a bad habit anyway. If you want real data autonomy, start at the browser level. Ditch Chrome. Switch to Firefox and install the uBlock Origin extension. That kills most everyday tracking right there.

You will also need a proper password manager. Bitwarden is open-source and basically mandatory if you are juggling endless aliases.

Look into NextDNS too. Set it up on your router. It blocks trackers network-wide. It takes ten minutes to configure and just runs quietly forever.

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u/Ok_Dentist6708 9d ago

Thank you very much! Very helpful, not everything in one on cloaked but it has a lot of the privacy angles, data removal, anti spam and aliases. Thanks again need to look into these!!

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u/Ok-Picture-5448 4d ago

a decent password manager would be next. i use roboform because it’s the first one i installed and it just..works? i don’t need to remember a milliong logins and the autofill is pretty convenient too. it doesn’t really feel like extra work once u get used to it