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Electronic communications are an inseparable element of modern life, and offer many benefits. Unfortunately, they also make us vulnerable to surveillance and exploitation by public and private entities. We can limit, protect, and control this exposure without sacrificing the advantages of connectivity.

Harden Digital Life Series – Part 3: Lock Down Your iPhone


"APPLE IS EVIL!" That may be true, but the tech is hard to let go for many, especially with so few decent alternatives that have a better privacy record out there. Many will find some of the following setting changes to be too impractical and that is normal and fine, everyone should make their own changes - balancing their threat level with ease of...

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Harden Digital Life – Part 2: The Power of Self-Destruct Messaging


If a phone, tablet, or laptop only store 24 hours of communication then how useful is that to the enemy? In contrast, how useful are months or years of someone's private messages? Many have their own favorite ways to communicate securely on messaging apps, but all will agree on this basic concept - encryption really works. Encrypted messaging, stor...

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Harden Digital Life – Part 1: Why You Should Possess a Faraday Bag

This series of articles will explain, in layman's terms, how all of us can improve our digital privacy via small but substantial steps. America is already a surveillance state and moves are being taken by big tech and big gov to tighten the noose further. Without sounding too dramatic, key steps to harden your digital life may save your freedom. Di...

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