Any Tips for Improving GNOME Desktop Privacy Settings?

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I’ve been using GNOME for a while now and really enjoy how clean and efficient the desktop environment is. That said, I’ve recently started paying more attention to my digital privacy and wanted to ask: are there any GNOME-specific settings or extensions you all recommend for improving privacy and security?

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I know GNOME already respects user privacy more than some alternatives, but I’m curious if I’m missing out on useful tweaks or lesser-known features. I’ve also started exploring topics like How To Learn Cybersecurity just to get a better grasp on how systems like GNOME can be hardened or made safer for daily use.

If anyone here has a setup they’d recommend—or even a lightweight checklist of settings to adjust—I’d really appreciate it. Trying to keep my system both functional and secure without overcomplicating things.

Thanks in advance!
–John

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GNOME isn’t very concerned with your system’s privacy and security, the only options you will find are in the “Privacy & Security” page of Settings. The rest is up to your distribution, two big things to look out for are:

  • Are you using encryption?
  • Do you install your apps as Flatpaks?
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