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avoidthehack! promotes online privacy and security awareness.

We believe you have the right to control and protect your data.

Privacy Browsers

Privacy browsers both respect your privacy and help prevent websites, web services, and web apps from tracking your browsing activity across the internet.

Password Management

Your passwords hold the keys to your digital kingdom. Learn about password best practices and read up on password managers.

Private Search Engines

Private search engines respect your privacy. They don't track you, create shadow profiles of you, or try to connect who you are to what you're searching.

Tracker Blocking

Trackers follow you around the internet, gathering all kinds of data about your activities. Learn about different tracking techniques and the best way to defend against them.

DNS Providers

Trusted DNS Providers provide DNS-over-HTTPS and other DNS security features while respecting user privacy. Learn about DNS resolvers and how selecting a privacy-centric resolver benefits your privacy.

Operating Systems

The operating system is the command center of your entire device. Learn how popular operating systems are known to be not-so-privacy friendly and what you can do about this.

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Incognito mode sucks for Privacy and Safety. Here's why.

22nd Jul 2021 / data privacy, web browsers

Odds are you've heard of "Incognito mode." Odds also are that you may think Incognito mode (or other names for "private browsing" such as inPrivate) protects your privacy while browsing the web.

Well, unfortunately, here's the truth: "Incognito mode" doesn't do that much for your online privacy.

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Review: Is the Iridium browser safe?

18th Jun 2021 / data privacy, web browsers, review

The Iridium browser makes several claims to protect user privacy.

Its most notable claim is that it doesn't "phone home." Additionally, Iridium is relatively "de-googled."

However, how does this privacy browser stack up on other fronts in addition to its claims?

ATH aims to find out.

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Does HTTPS Protect Your Privacy?

6th Jun 2021 / data privacy, web browsers

So, officially, the short answer is: not a lot directly, slightly more indirectly.

However, HTTPS remains important for security of your data transmitted from your browser to a website, which can have an impact on your privacy.

Let's have a look at how HTTPS may have an impact on online privacy....

How to Install and Configure PiHole

12th May 2021 / how-to guide, DNS, pihole

For a lot of people, the hardest part about running a PiHole is generally setting up the whole thing.

This can be especially true if you're not the best networking person or are unfamiliar with the typical environment (Linux) that PiHole usually calls home.

The aim of this guide is to provide...