How to slowly de-Amazon your (reading) life I started off writing about de-Googling because Google is often the most difficult to disentangle from. Assuming you've done at least the 101-level tips (using an ad-blocker and anything other than Chrome), you're now in a good place to move off of Amazon. The easiest and
Continuing on my ever-evolving privacy journey I don't know if I ever really dug into the details of my own journey of freeing myself from Big Tech. I'm aware that I lean more Tinfoil Hattie and my kids always tell me I'm doing too much, but I still want some
Keeping your privacy while crossing the border When I first wrote my Privacy 101 post, I thought it might be a little overkill for most regular people, but we're about three months into the new regime and I'm now having to update to stricter advice. It's been widely reported that people
How to slowly de-Google your life What we know about Google today: * They have a LOT of your data * They don’t respect your privacy * They’re enthusiastically bending to fascism before even being asked It’s time for you to leave them. It’s daunting and scary — Gmail was my primary mode of email for
Privacy for Plebians 101 I’m here to hold your hand through improving your digital footprint in 2025. Think of me as your privacy auntie. My creds: I am a technical writer in the identity/cybersecurity space. I have always been a tinkerer and reasonably technically savvy, but I am also very aware that
