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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...

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!

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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.

Even our fridges are spying on us

fortune.com/2025/09/19/s...

Don't use a random VPN from the Chrome Web Store. Chose from one of our recommended providers instead:

▶️ privacyguides.org/en/vpn/

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.

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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5 Easy Steps to Protect Yourself Online YouTube video by Privacy Guides

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.

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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…

"Tomorrow, we will look at today and lament the foolishness of the surveillance economy." @carissaveliz.bsky.social doesn't miss.

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Why Blog If Nobody Reads It? What's the point of blogging?

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-...

Privacy Guides (@privacyguides@neat.computer) 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 ...

🎉 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 🙌

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It's time to stop using SMS, here's why! YouTube video by Privacy Guides

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...

Privacy Guides Hires Three Staff Members Privacy Guides is welcoming three new additions to the team.

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 🎥

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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.

Zuckerberg cares about privacy - just not yours. Read @freddy.lol's piece on Meta below:

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Privacy is a collective concern When we tell companies about ourselves, we give away details about others, too.

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...

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...

"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.

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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.

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Do You Need A VPN? YouTube video by Privacy Guides

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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XByp...

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.

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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.

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
- @jonaharagon.com
- @dngray.bsky.social

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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...

Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it. Great article from @katiemalone.bsky.social!

www.engadget.com/tor-dark-web...

Contributors - Privacy Guides A complete list of contributors who have collectively made an enormous impact on the Privacy Guides project.

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...

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.

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/

Tor Overview - Privacy Guides Tor is a free to use, decentralized network designed for using the internet with as much privacy as possible.

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/...

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.

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...

Multi-Factor Authentication - Privacy Guides MFA is a critical security mechanism for securing your online accounts, but some methods are stronger than others.

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...

Latest Articles - Privacy Guides Privacy-related news stories, product reviews, opinion pieces, and other important articles from Privacy Guides contributors.

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/