Topics
Browse everything AnonGuide publishes by category and tag: every topic covered here, with the most recent guides listed under each one.
Tags
- #anonymity 11
- #privacy 11
- #opsec 9
- #tor 5
- #metadata 4
- #threat-model 4
- #signal 3
- #browser-fingerprinting 2
- #browser-security 2
- #encrypted-messaging 2
- #personal-data 2
- #session 2
- #2026 1
- #activists 1
- #android 1
- #briar 1
- #calyxos 1
- #comparisons 1
- #correlation 1
- #data-brokers 1
- #data-removal 1
- #digital-footprint 1
- #doxing 1
- #e2ee 1
- #element 1
- #encrypted-cloud-storage 1
- #exif 1
- #exiftool 1
- #google 1
- #grapheneos 1
- #ip-address 1
- #journalists 1
- #mat2 1
- #matrix 1
- #mobile-privacy 1
- #no-vpn 1
- #operating-systems 1
- #opt-out 1
- #password-manager 1
- #privacy-stack 1
- #proxy 1
- #qubes 1
- #security-basics 1
- #simplex 1
- #stylometry 1
- #tails 1
- #telegram 1
- #tracking 1
- #vpn 1
- #whonix 1
Categories
guides 8 posts
- How to Prevent Browser Fingerprinting: What WorksThis guide explains how browser fingerprints form, compares defenses in Tor, Brave, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome, and identifies common fixes that fail.
- How to Delete Your Digital Footprint: A Realistic GuideHow to delete your digital footprint: data broker opt-outs, account deletions, search engine removal, and the ongoing hygiene that keeps it gone.
- How to Use Tor Browser Safely: A Practical Setup GuideA practical Tor Browser safety guide covering verified downloads, security levels, letterboxing, operational habits, and checks after connecting.
- Threat Modeling for Journalists and ActivistsThis guide explains how journalists and activists can identify assets and adversaries, assess metadata and physical risks, and build a proportional plan.
- OPSEC Mistakes That Deanonymize People and How to Avoid ThemMost people aren't unmasked by broken encryption but by operational mistakes: correlation, reused handles, locale and timezone leaks, and metadata slips.
- Remove Metadata Before You Share Files: A Practical GuidePhotos, PDFs, and Office documents carry hidden metadata that can deanonymize you — GPS coordinates, author names, timestamps, device serials.
comparisons 5 posts
- GrapheneOS vs CalyxOS vs Stock Android PrivacyThis comparison explains what GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, and stock Pixel Android harden, what remains exposed, and which threat models they fit.
- Signal vs Telegram Privacy: Anonymity and Identity RisksCompare Signal and Telegram privacy by threat model: phone-number exposure, cloud chats, contact discovery, recipient trust, and identity separation.
- Tails vs Whonix vs Qubes: Anonymity OS ComparisonThis comparison explains how Tails, Whonix, and Qubes differ in trace persistence, Tor leak resistance, isolation, hardware needs, and threat-model fit.
- Signal vs SimpleX vs Session vs Matrix by Threat ModelCompare anonymous communication channels by account identifiers, server-visible metadata, and call exposure across Signal, SimpleX, Session, and Matrix.
- Signal vs Session vs Briar: Anonymity and Offline UseCompare Signal, Session, and Briar for identity separation and offline communication, with limits for phone registration, calls, and device access.
privacy 2 posts
- How to Hide Your IP Address Without a VPN: 5 Real MethodsHow 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.
- How to Remove Personal Info from Google Search ResultsThis 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.