Re-router Part 2 – The Need for Online Shipment Privacy
Buying things online to be delivered right to our door is an amazingly convenient feature we have in our modern age, but it comes at a massive cost to our privacy. A single account created at your favorite store contains enough information to start a profile about you: billing info, home address, username, password, email, […]
AI’s Nature of Surveillance
AI and how to stand against the surveillance nightmare
Torrents as a Privacy Preserving Tool
Torrents? BitTorrents are a distributed protocol for peer to peer file sharing. When a user wants to download a file, the user downloads it from a distributed network of people that are SEEDING the specific file. The people providing the file for users to download are called seeders. Anyone that is downloading from a […]
How to Buy a Private Phone (A Primer)
Before diving in, check out the previous post about the privacy issues of mobile devices. This post will address specific strategies around obtaining private mobile phones and plans. TL;DR Use cash for all transactions. Obtain a factory unlocked mobile phone from retail store (bonus for face mask purchase). Put phone in Faraday bag when it’s […]
Why Privately Purchased Phones Benefit You
By now, you know your phone is a live tracking device. To what extent though? Both the GPS and the internal antenna expose your physical location. It’s best to assume your mobile phone carrier and manufacturer can access this information. And if they can, you better assume malicious actors can as well. Ok so […]
Let’s Talk About Decentralized Messaging Platforms
First, why encrypted apps? You shouldn’t have to worry about middlemen accessing your personal conversations. So we look for apps that are end-to-end encrypted and are zero-knowledge based services. There are a bunch of different encrypted messaging applications that offer good security. Signal is now a well-known end-to-end encrypted messenger. You can have fully encrypted […]
How to Think About Private Mail Drops
TL:DR Making purchases online comes with privacy implications. Here’s how to avoid having a profile built on you based on your purchase and shipping data. Set up a PO BOX/UPS box with an alias name/company. Use private Bitcoin or Monero to order from online retailer sto alias name/company. You need to consider the privacy […]
Avoid Databases and Centralized Systems
TL;DR Avoid inputting data about yourself where ever possible. Look for other solutions. It’s not as convenient as we’ve grown accustomed to, but with a little search you’ll find tools like: https://alternativeto.net/ and Privacy.com. Or visit our Privacy Resources page where we’ve done some of the leg work. Databases pose massive risks to your privacy. […]
What does your privacy mean to you?
Only you can answer this question. Valuing privacy should not feel dirty. It’s your responsibility to strengthen the controls around who has access to your information. You’re here because you want answers as to how. Taking back control IS the only answer. Privacy and private moments shape our lives. Sharing an intimate moment with someone, and only […]
How to establish your personal privacy policy
The internet wasn’t designed with privacy and security in mind and so we have entities of all kind mismanaging our data with reckless abandon. Removing yourself from the picture that is the internet isn’t the most realistic form of privacy, no. That is if you still want to participate in it. You’ll stand out more […]