What basic steps can a Canadian do to preserve a little bit of privacy? Currently with Shaw. Not sure how they fair for respecting privacy but wouldn't mind stepping up my efforts. Like a VPN for example. Thanks
Like, hey Telus, you’re a Canadian ISP. Maybe peer in Canada instead of US only?
https://www.peeringdb.com/net/76
Teksavvy sells service in Shaw areas. Not sure which other independent ISPs do.
Can always use tor or VPNs, but need to understand their limitations and problems too.
Many services use them for 2-step, but very likely also share them past that, that's also how the numbers end up with spammers/scammers.
VPN I'm a bit lukewarm on, heavily depends on the VPN because in the worst case you will funnel all your traffic trough one party giving them very convenient access. Least of all look for a VPN that offers anonymous payment options, afaik there are even some that accept cash-drops or money sent in.