Freddy
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Founding member of
@privacyguides.org
, among other things.
pinned post!
@privacyguides.org
is on here now! Check out the site and give us a follow 👇
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This is possibly our best video to date - give it a watch!
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Privacy Guides
about 1 month ago
FixJePrivacy.nl
is filled with practical tips to improve your online safety, everything from using a password manager to securely sharing your files. To ensure the site stays relevant and up-to-date, we are exited to launch this collaboration!
www.privacyguides.org/posts/2025/1...
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Privacy Guides & Bits of Freedom Partnering to Enhance FixJePrivacy.nl
To help protect your online privacy and freedom, Fixjeprivacy.nl was launched by Bits of freedom in 2020. This website is filled with practical tips to improve your online safety, everything from usin...
https://www.privacyguides.org/posts/2025/10/08/privacy-guides-bits-of-freedom-partnering-to-enhance-fixjeprivacy-nl/
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Even our fridges are spying on us
fortune.com/2025/09/19/s...
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Samsung confirms it will begin showing you advertisements on your $1,800-plus refrigerator’s screen | Fortune
The tech company has a history of customer blowback over inserting ads on the digital displays of home devices.
https://fortune.com/2025/09/19/samsung-family-hub-refrigerators-advertisements/
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2 months ago
Don't use a random VPN from the Chrome Web Store. Chose from one of our recommended providers instead: ▶️
privacyguides.org/en/vpn/
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4 months ago
Privacy is a marathon, not a sprint. It's okay to take a breath, clean up slowly, and train yourself over the long-term to improve your data privacy health over time.
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
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Privacy Is Like Broccoli
Improving privacy can get overwhelming at first. It's important to move one step at a time, but remain persistent. Good privacy is like good health habits.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/24/privacy-is-like-broccoli/
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9 months ago
Safeguarding your digital life has become increasing crucial, but sometimes it can seem overwhelming! Need help? We've prepared a video covering the five most crucial things you can do to protect yourself online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5bK...
#Privacy
#Video
#YouTube
#PrivacyGuides
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5 Easy Steps to Protect Yourself Online
YouTube video by Privacy Guides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5bKUA2sVFM
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9 months ago
"Tomorrow, we will look at today and lament the foolishness of the surveillance economy."
@carissaveliz.bsky.social
doesn't miss.
lithub.com/why-targeted...
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Why Targeted Ads Are a Disaster for Democracy
The surveillance economy has gone too far. It has abused our personal data in too many ways, too many times. And the quantity and sensitivity of the data being traded makes this grand experiment to…
https://lithub.com/why-targeted-ads-are-a-disaster-for-democracy/
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Blogging forces clarity. It makes you structure your thoughts, sharpen your perspective. You stop writing fluff because — let’s be honest — you’re writing for yourself. And if you can’t keep yourself interested, nobody else stands a chance.
andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-...
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Why Blog If Nobody Reads It?
What's the point of blogging?
https://andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-nobody-reads-it/
9 months ago
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Privacy Guides
9 months ago
🎉 We've reached 10k followers on Mastodon! Give us a follow over there if you don't already - and thanks to everyone who's joined us in our journey of spreading privacy online 🙌
mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides
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Privacy Guides (@
[email protected]
)
234 Posts, 11 Following, 10.4K Followers · Privacy Guides is a socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy. We are a non-profit project with a ...
https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides
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10 months ago
This year is SMS's 33rd birthday! 🎂 But despite its ubiquity, we think it's time we stop using SMS, and move on to something better. Here's why:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9BW...
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It's time to stop using SMS, here's why!
YouTube video by Privacy Guides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9BWXvn-rB4
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10 months ago
There’s some exciting things coming your way from Privacy Guides! This week we’ve hired 3 people dedicated to creating informative and engaging privacy/security content, both in the written form and on video 🎥
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
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Privacy Guides Hires Three Staff Members
Privacy Guides is welcoming three new additions to the team.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/17/privacy-guides-hires-three-staff-members/
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10 months ago
Zuckerberg cares about privacy - just not yours. Read
@freddy.lol
's piece on Meta below:
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
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Move Fast and Break Things
If someone has to tell you that they care about your privacy, they probably don’t.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2022/04/04/move-fast-and-break-things/
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11 months ago
When we tell companies about ourselves, we give away details about others, too. Another classic article from
@carissaveliz.bsky.social
on why privacy matters:
www.newstatesman.com/science-tech...
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Privacy is a collective concern
When we tell companies about ourselves, we give away details about others, too.
https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2019/10/privacy-collective-concern
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11 months ago
"The Trouble with VPN and Privacy Review Sites": An older post of ours, but still as relevant as ever.
@jonaharagon.com
had a look into positive reviews for the highest bidders in the VPN industry.
www.privacyguides.org/articles/201...
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The Trouble With VPN and Privacy Review Sites
There’s a massive problem in the privacy world. Many shady companies are disguising advertisements as genuine reviews, to the detriment of real news sources like Privacy Guides and to potential buyers...
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2019/11/20/the-trouble-with-vpn-and-privacy-review-sites/
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11 months ago
We are saddened to hear that DivestOS will no longer be maintained, including their other mobile projects such as Mull and Hypatia. We're therefore removing them from our site, but wish the developer well with their future endeavours.
divestos.org/pages/news#end
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News - DivestOS Mobile
https://divestos.org/pages/news#end
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11 months ago
Commercial Virtual Private Networks are a way of extending the end of your network to exit somewhere else in the world. This can have substantial privacy benefits, but not all VPNs are created equal.
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Do You Need A VPN?
YouTube video by Privacy Guides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XByp-F8FXtg
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If some stranger tried to take photos of the houses of everyone in the world, they would be called a creep. Google did just that and called it Street View.
jottings.lol/2022/12/try-...
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Freddy's Jottings · Try not to be evil
https://jottings.lol/2022/12/try-not-to-be-evil
11 months ago
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Privacy Guides
11 months ago
Privacy Guides is the ultimate collaborative privacy advocacy community. If you like our work, give some of our team members a follow on here: -
@freddy.lol
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@jonaharagon.com
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@dngray.bsky.social
www.privacyguides.org/en/
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Home
Established in 2021, Privacy Guides is the most popular & trustworthy non-profit resource to find privacy tools and learn about protecting your digital life.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/
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Help us reach 10k followers by the end of the year!
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Privacy Guides
11 months ago
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it. Great article from
@katiemalone.bsky.social
!
www.engadget.com/tor-dark-web...
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Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it
The Onion Router, now called Tor, is a privacy-focused web browser run by a nonprofit group. This is what people think of as the “dark web,” because the sites aren’t indexed by search engines. But tho...
https://www.engadget.com/tor-dark-web-privacy-secure-browser-anonymous-130048839.html
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Privacy Guides
11 months ago
Privacy Guides is built by volunteers and staff members around the world. A huge thank you to all our wonderful contributors - we'd be nothing without them!
www.privacyguides.org/en/about/con...
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Contributors - Privacy Guides
A complete list of contributors who have collectively made an enormous impact on the Privacy Guides project.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/contributors/
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11 months ago
If you're looking for a private alternative to a mainstream product, this page is a good place to start. Our recommended privacy tools are primarily chosen based on security features, and are applicable to a wide variety of threat models.
www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/
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Ad-Free Privacy Tool/Service Recommendations - Privacy Guides
A complete list of the privacy tools, services, software, and hardware recommended by the Privacy Guides community.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/
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12 months ago
Tor is a free to use, decentralized network designed for using the internet with as much privacy as possible. Read our overview to find out more:
www.privacyguides.org/en/advanced/...
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Tor Overview - Privacy Guides
Tor is a free to use, decentralized network designed for using the internet with as much privacy as possible.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/advanced/tor-overview/
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12 months ago
Using a VPN will not keep your browsing habits anonymous, but they can still be useful. Lean more about what they can - and can't - do below:
www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/vp...
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How Do VPNs Protect Your Privacy? Our VPN Overview - Privacy Guides
Virtual Private Networks shift risk away from your ISP to a third-party you trust. You should keep these things in mind.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/vpn-overview/
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12 months ago
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be a key component of every threat model. Read our explainer to learn more:
www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/mu...
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Multi-Factor Authentication - Privacy Guides
MFA is a critical security mechanism for securing your online accounts, but some methods are stronger than others.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/multi-factor-authentication/
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12 months ago
We might be a little biased, but our blog is one of the best places to find privacy-related news stories, product reviews and opinion pieces. Check it out if you haven't already:
www.privacyguides.org/articles/
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Latest Articles - Privacy Guides
Privacy-related news stories, product reviews, opinion pieces, and other important articles from Privacy Guides contributors.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/
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Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
12 months ago
#PrivacyMatters
- not just to each of us individually but to all of us collectively. Knowledge is power and
#surveillance
makes us vulnerable. Today, we take a fresh look at
#privacy
with
@carissaveliz.bsky.social
, author of "Privacy is Power".
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/11/25/p...
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Privacy is Power - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Privacy has been defined in many ways. The right to tell your story your own way. The right to have control over your personal...
https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/11/25/privacy-is-power-2/
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12 months ago
Over time, it can be easy to accumulate a number of online accounts, many of which you may no longer use. Deleting these unused accounts is an important step in reclaiming your privacy. Learn more below:
www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/ac...
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Account Deletion - Privacy Guides
It's easy to accumulate a large number of internet accounts, here are some tips on how to prune your collection.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/account-deletion/
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12 months ago
Often people sign up for services without thinking. But whatever the case may be, you should consider the implications for your data now and later on down the line. Read our guide on account creation:
www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/ac...
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How to Create Internet Accounts Privately - Privacy Guides
Creating accounts online is practically an internet necessity, take these steps to make sure you stay private.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/account-creation/
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12 months ago
There is a lot of misinformation in the online privacy space. We created a page covering some common misconceptions to try and help:
www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/co...
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Common Misconceptions - Privacy Guides
Privacy isn't a straightforward topic, and it's easy to get caught up in marketing claims and other disinformation.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/common-misconceptions/
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Want some more privacy-related content in your feed? Check out the Privacy Starter Pact:
go.bsky.app/2WueAqP
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12 months ago
Balancing security, privacy, and usability is one of the first and most difficult tasks you'll face on your privacy journey. Thats you why need a threat model - read our guide below:
www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/th...
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Threat Modeling: The First Step on Your Privacy Journey - Privacy Guides
Balancing security, privacy, and usability is one of the first and most difficult tasks you'll face on your privacy journey.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/threat-modeling/
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12 months ago
Your privacy is up for grabs, and you need to care about it. Privacy is about power, and it is so important that this power ends up in the right hands.
www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/wh...
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Why Privacy Matters - Privacy Guides
In the modern age of digital data exploitation, your privacy has never been more critical, and yet many believe it is already a lost cause. It is not.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/why-privacy-matters/
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12 months ago
If you haven't already read this essay from
@carissaveliz.bsky.social
, what are you doing? One of the best articles on privacy written in recent years - check it out:
aeon.co/essays/priva...
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Privacy matters because it empowers us all | Aeon Essays
Don’t just give away your privacy to the likes of Google and Facebook – protect it, or you disempower us all
https://aeon.co/essays/privacy-matters-because-it-empowers-us-all
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@privacyguides.org
is on here now! Check out the site and give us a follow 👇
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Zuckerberg cares about privacy - just not yours
https://jottings.lol/2022/04/move-fast-and-break-things
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Freddy's Jottings · 'Move fast and break things'
https://jottings.lol/2022/04/move-fast-and-break-things
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