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Threema</a></div><section class="blog-post container-small mb-5" id="article-583"> <h1><a id="titlelink" href="/en/blog/posts/privacy-checkup" style="color: black !important">How well do you protect your privacy?</a></h1> <section class="header"> <time>January 26, 2024</time> <span class="translation">· <a href="/de/blog/posts/privacy-checkup-de" class="thr-textIcon thr-textIcon--inline thr-textIcon--small thr-textIcon--right thr-textIcon--chevronRightPrimary"> Deutsche Version </a> </span> </section> <div class="thr-bar-divider"></div> <div class="post-image"><img src="/blog/content/privacy checkup channel.png" alt="How well do you protect your privacy?" /></div> <article> <p>Many aspects of our lives have become digital. The more time we spend online, the more we face decisions that have a direct impact on our privacy. However, we’re often unaware of the extent to which our privacy is affected.</p> <p>The Privacy Checkup is an interactive questionnaire that uses everyday examples to show what consequences your online behavior has in regard to privacy and how to protect your data.</p> <div class="mb-3" style="background: #f0f0f0; padding: 20px;"> <img src="https://threema.ch/images/blog/checkup/checkup-screenshot-2-en.png" class="mw-100 mx-auto d-block thr-image thr-image--withDropShadow" width="375" alt="Privacy Checkup"> </div> <p>Can you spot the pitfalls in the links above? Or do you know in which cases you have to be careful when connecting to a public WiFi network? Find out now, and improve your privacy:</p> <p><b><a class="nw" href="https://privacy-checkup.info/en">Privacy Checkup →</a></b></p> <div class="thr-textBox thr-textBox--light thr-textBox--small my-5"> <p class="mb-0"> The Privacy Checkup was developed by the <a class="nw" href="https://privacy-training.info/en">Privacy Training</a> project to celebrate <b>Data Privacy Week</b> and is independently supported by Threema. Data Privacy Week, which we started off by publishing an <a href="/en/blog/posts/open-letter-csa-regulation">open letter on the topic of the proposed EU chat control</a>, will be rounded off on January 28, 2024, with the Data Privacy Day. This annual event was initiated by the European Council to raise awareness for online privacy.</p> </div> <div class="thr-textBox thr-textBox--light thr-textBox--small my-5"> <p class="mb-0"><i><b>Update 9/17/2024</b>: The recording of the webinar is now available <a href="https://privacy-training.info/en/privacy-checkup-webinar" class="nw">on the Privacy Training website by StarApps GmbH</a>.</i></p> </div> </article> </section> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </main> <footer class="border-top footer mb-4 pt-5"><div class="container-fluid container-fluid--xl"><div class="footer__row mb-3"><div class="footer__block"><span class="thr-ft-title">Products</span><a class="thr-ft-link" href="/en" title="Overview">Overview</a><a class="thr-ft-link active" href="/en/secure-messenger" title="Threema">Threema</a><a class="thr-ft-link" href="/en/work/business-messenger" title="Threema Work">Threema Work</a><a class="thr-ft-link" href="/en/broadcast" title="Threema Broadcast">Threema 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