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This is a repository of information, not an organization. Tools, threat models, and full setups, researched, explained in plain language, and kept up to date. Opinionated where it helps, honest everywhere else. You read. You decide.
quick access
What are you protecting, and from whom? The one page worth reading before any of the others.
guidesComplete configurations from sane defaults to fully hardened: pick the level that matches your threat model.
toolsBrowser picks, hardening that's actually worth doing, and search engines that don't profile you.
toolsEncrypted DNS, VPNs without the marketing nonsense, and what self-hosting your own resolver gets you.
toolsPassword managers, hardware keys, and passkeys: the highest-impact change most people can make today.
toolsPrivate messengers, encrypted email providers, and aliasing: what end-to-end actually covers, and what it doesn't.
a short note
This site is run by one person. No committee, no sponsors, and nothing here was paid for. When a recommendation changes, it's because the facts changed, and the changelog will tell you why.
It's written for everyone, whether you're picking your first password manager or running your own DNS at home. The point isn't to tell you what to use. It's to give you enough to decide for yourself.
Last updated 2026-08-02 · see what changed