Cookies, tracking pixels and browser fingerprints quietly profile you across the web. How websites actually track you, and the concrete browser, privacy and network steps — most only a few minutes — to shut most of it down.
Cookies, tracking pixels and browser fingerprints quietly profile you across the web. How websites actually track you, and the concrete browser, privacy and network steps — most only a few minutes — to shut most of it down.
You can't block every junk email, but you can cut the flood to a trickle. Why you get spam, how to unsubscribe and train your filter safely, and the alias trick that stops spam at the source.
Cookies, tracking pixels and browser fingerprints quietly profile you across the web. How websites actually track you, and the concrete browser, privacy and network steps — most only a few minutes — to shut most of it down.
Your face is permanent, unlike a password. How facial recognition works, where your face is scanned, and the concrete, legal steps — in the real world and online — to cut how often it is captured, matched and stored.
Two-factor authentication adds a second lock so a stolen password is no longer enough to open your account. What the two factors are, how it works, which second factors are strongest (and which are not), and how to turn it on in a few minutes.
Surveillance pricing sets an individual price from the data collected about you — your device, location and history. What it is, how it works, what regulators are doing (the US FTC opened a study in 2024), and the practical steps to protect your privacy from it.
Incognito mode wipes your history and cookies from your device — but it does not make you anonymous online. What private browsing really hides, what it does not, and the tools that actually protect your privacy.
Your digital footprint is the trail of data you leave online — posts you share and data collected silently in the background. The two kinds (active and passive), why it lasts and matters, and the practical steps to shrink it.
The best encrypted messaging app means end-to-end encryption so only you and your contact can read the chat. What makes a messenger private, the credible options (Signal, Threema, Session, WhatsApp, iMessage), the honest limits, and how to switch.
A private browser blocks trackers and fingerprinting by default instead of feeding your data to advertisers. What makes a browser private, the credible options (Brave, Firefox, Mullvad Browser, Tor Browser, DuckDuckGo), the honest limits, and how to switch.
A private search engine gives you good results without building a profile of you. What makes one private, the credible options (DuckDuckGo, Brave Search, Startpage, Mojeek, SearXNG), the honest limits, and how to switch in two minutes.
What "encrypted email" really means, the difference between zero-access and end-to-end, and the services that do it credibly — Proton Mail, Tuta and how to choose.
What it really means for cloud files to be "encrypted", the difference between encryption at rest and end-to-end, and the honest trade-offs — with Proton Drive and pCloud.
A calm, practical starting point: the handful of habits and tools that meaningfully improve your privacy online — no fear-mongering, no jargon.
For anyone handling sensitive sources, a practical framework: threat modelling, encryption, metadata, device hygiene — and why security is collective.
Data brokers collect your personal information and sell it — usually without you ever knowing. What they are, where they get your data, the different types, your rights, and how to opt out and limit what they collect.
An editorial primer for citizens — what mass surveillance is, how it differs from targeted surveillance, why metadata matters, and why privacy is a civic right.
Privacy is not just a personal preference but a condition a free society needs — an editorial, and a bridge to the civic heritage of the Purple Project.
Chat Control is the nickname for an EU proposal to detect illegal content by scanning private messages — potentially even encrypted ones. What it actually proposes, why client-side scanning is so contested, what it would mean for your privacy, and where it stands.
Doxxing means publishing someone's private information online — home address, workplace, phone — to expose or harass them. What doxxing is, how doxxers piece your details together, the real harm it causes, and the practical steps to protect yourself.
You can't vanish completely, but you can shrink your online footprint dramatically. A clear, honest, step-by-step guide: stop posting, delete old accounts, opt out of data brokers, and lock down what's left.
You can't block every junk email, but you can cut the flood to a trickle. Why you get spam, how to unsubscribe and train your filter safely, and the alias trick that stops spam at the source.