#privacy
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Best Encrypted Cloud Storage 2026: 4 Zero-Knowledge Picks
Proton Drive, Filen, Cryptomator, and Tresorit compared on encryption, audits, and price, plus why ETH Zurich's research rules out Sync and pCloud.
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GrapheneOS vs CalyxOS vs Stock Android Privacy
This comparison explains what GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, and stock Pixel Android harden, what remains exposed, and which threat models they fit.
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How to Prevent Browser Fingerprinting: What Works
This guide explains how browser fingerprints form, compares defenses in Tor, Brave, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome, and identifies common fixes that fail.
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How to Hide Your IP Address Without a VPN: 5 Real Methods
How to hide your IP address without a VPN using Tor, iCloud Private Relay, SSH tunnels, and proxies, plus which of these actually hold up in practice.
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How to Remove Personal Info from Google Search Results
This guide explains how to use Google's Results About You and manual requests to remove personal data, plus why de-indexing does not delete source pages.
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Signal vs Telegram Privacy: What the Encryption Gap Means
Signal encrypts everything by default and Telegram does not. What that gap means for your messages, your metadata, and requests from law enforcement.
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How to Delete Your Digital Footprint: A Realistic Guide
How to delete your digital footprint: data broker opt-outs, account deletions, search engine removal, and the ongoing hygiene that keeps it gone.
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How to Use Tor Browser Safely: A Practical Setup Guide
A practical guide to using Tor Browser safely — from verified download through security level configuration, operational rules, and post-browse checks.
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Threat Modeling for Journalists and Activists
This guide explains how journalists and activists can identify assets and adversaries, assess metadata and physical risks, and build a proportional plan.
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OPSEC Mistakes That Deanonymize People and How to Avoid Them
Most people aren't unmasked by broken encryption but by operational mistakes: correlation, reused handles, locale and timezone leaks, and metadata slips.
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Signal vs SimpleX vs Session vs Matrix by Threat Model
Encrypted messengers protect content, but they differ enormously in what metadata they leak and what identifier they tie you to.
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Remove Metadata Before You Share Files: A Practical Guide
Photos, PDFs, and Office documents carry hidden metadata that can deanonymize you — GPS coordinates, author names, timestamps, device serials.
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ProtonVPN vs Mullvad: The Anonymous VPN Comparison
ProtonVPN and Mullvad are the two most privacy-serious VPN providers. Here's how they differ on anonymity, audits, payment, and jurisdiction.
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Signal vs Session vs Briar: Which Messenger Can't Be Traced
Signal, Session, and Briar each offer strong privacy but with very different threat models. Here's which one to use depending on what you actually need.
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VPN vs Tor vs Proxy: What Actually Protects Your Privacy
VPNs, Tor, and proxies all claim to protect your privacy online. They work very differently. Here's what each actually does and when to use it.
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What Is a Threat Model and Why You Need One
A threat model helps you figure out what you're actually protecting and who you're protecting it from. Here's how to build one that fits your life.