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

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. Learn about different tracking techniques and the best way to defend against them.

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How to Set Up Firefox for Privacy

/ data privacy, web browsers, how-to guide

This is a guide for tweaking the Firefox browser for enhanced online privacy. We explore the "normal" and the "advanced" tweaks here.

This guide is intended for desktop users across all platforms such as Windows, macOS, and Linux.

This guide is based on Firefox Ver 84.0.1.

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WebRTC Leaks and Your Privacy (+ how to fix them)

/ data privacy, web browsers, how-to guide

WebRTC can prove useful when you need to use it.

However, did you know that a critical flaw in WebRTC that has yet to be adequately addressed across all browsers leaks your internal (or true) IP address?

And did you know that the browser will leak your true IP address, even if you're using a c...

How to Install and Configure Ungoogled Chromium

/ data privacy, web browsers, how-to guide

Google Chrome sucks for privacy.

So, with that said, I'm here to show you how to download, install, and tweak the Ungoogled Chromium browser.

Now, installing and configuring Ungoogled Chromium isn't the most user-friendly experience for your average user, but it isn't too complicated.

Keep i...

How to Manually Install Extensions (Ungoogled Chromium)

/ data privacy, web browsers, how-to guide

For those who don't wish to download Chromium extensions from the Chrome Web Store, there is (fortunately) an alternative: you can install Chromium extensions manually. No Google account required.

While this guide is primarily for people using Ungoogled Chromium, it can apply to other Chromium...