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You're a privacy & security all-star:
✔️ You use @ProtonMail, @signalapp & @DuckDuckGo
✔️ You limit the information you share online
✔️ You update your software regularly
✔️ You verify email links before clicking

Yet...there's still a gap. And that gap's not you.
Do any of these ring true to you? Let us know in the comments below. #DataPrivacyWeek #FriendsDontLetFriendsLosePrivacy

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