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Ollama

Run AI models entirely on your own machine. Your prompts never leave your device.

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Blackout VPN

An Australian VPN built around knowing as little about you as possible. No accounts, anonymous payment, keys not linked to identity.

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GrapheneOS

A hardened Android for Pixel phones that removes Google's data collection layer and replaces it with a system that collects nothing by default.

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SimpleLogin

Email aliasing that gives each service its own address. If one leaks, you close it and move on without touching your real inbox.

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Mullvad VPN

Accounts are random numbers. No email, no name. Cash and Monero accepted. Independently audited. One of the few VPNs that genuinely tries not to know who you are.

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Tor

Routes your traffic through three separate relays so no single node can see both who you are and where you are going.

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Signal

End-to-end encrypted messaging that also collects minimal metadata. The most widely recommended private messaging app for good reason.

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Proton Mail

End-to-end encrypted email from Switzerland. A real step up from Gmail, with honest tradeoffs about what encryption can and cannot protect.

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Monero

A cryptocurrency where transactions are private by default, not optional. Financial privacy explained plainly.

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Tails

An operating system that runs from a USB stick and forgets everything when you shut it down. Designed for when the computer itself cannot be trusted.

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Session

Encrypted messaging with no phone number required. A different set of tradeoffs from Signal, worth understanding before choosing.

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Mullvad Browser

Built to make every user look the same to tracking systems. Fingerprint resistance through uniformity, not hiding.

Concepts

Threat modeling

The most useful starting point in privacy. Understand your own situation before choosing any tool.

Comparison

VPN vs Tor

Two very different tools for two different problems. When to use each, and when to use both.

Comparison

Signal vs Session

Both are end-to-end encrypted. Here is how they differ, and which fits different needs.

Guide

Choosing a messaging app

Not all encrypted apps are equal. A calm look at Signal and Session and when each fits.

Guide

Reducing email exposure

How to use Proton Mail and SimpleLogin to limit what your email address reveals about you.