Which Macbook Pro to buy for privacy protection?

[edavt04]

Hi there!
Is there a recommendation for a certain Macbook Pro for better privacy? I already have Express VPN on my old Macbook that needs a renewal. Thanks!

 

[edavt04]

P.S. I saw this article https://reclaimthenet.org/how-to-turn-on-apples-end-to-end-encryption

 

[velocityg4]

They are going to all be the same for privacy. What will matter is your OS settings, third party apps and your privacy practices as a user..

 

[edavt04]

They are going to all be the same for privacy. What will matter is your OS settings, third party apps and your privacy practices as a user..

Thanks! Is there an article/website you'd recommend me to delve deeper into privacy practices as a user?

 

[cthompson94]

Thanks! Is there an article/website you'd recommend me to delve deeper into privacy practices as a user?

How tech savvy are you? because the rabbit hole of methods of minimizing your information footprint is pretty deep

 

[edavt04]

How tech savvy are you? because the rabbit hole of methods of minimizing your information footprint is pretty deep

thanks! Not tech savvy AT ALL. Should I just take it to a computer shop and pay to make it more private? Thanks!

 

[unrigestered]

some Mac with some non mainstream Linux distro on it. alternatively something like OSX Snow Leopard or Windows 7 🤓

 

[cthompson94]

thanks! Not tech savvy AT ALL. Should I just take it to a computer shop and pay to make it more private? Thanks!

No I don't think you need to go that far You said you had a VPN already, and there are some good extensions with Mozilla Firefox to help minimize things like ad tracking and whatnot. If you use safari there are some of those too and if you have access to the Apple Private Relay that will also help. If you are worried about having your documents or something compromised you could encrypt the folder (just make sure you do not loose that master password) as more and more companies begin to accept the Passkeys that will also help minimize having to enter passwords. Any Macbook is going to offer the same level of security (unless you get one that no longer receives updates).