Network privacy
Check your VPN connection without trusting a single green badge
Test your public IP and DNS path, understand conflicting leak-test results and check what happens when the VPN reconnects.
Privacy in everyday life
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Practical guides to protecting your accounts, sharing files and using the web with more care. Find a task, make a useful change and understand what it does.
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Account security
How to Check Active Account Sessions and Sign Out Old Devices
Review unfamiliar logins, understand device-session lists and remove access from old computers without mistaking sync activity for an intrusion.
Device privacy
Lost or Stolen Phone: Prepare Now and Know What to Do First
Prepare a phone-loss plan, protect account recovery and understand when to locate, lock or erase a missing Android phone or iPhone.
Everyday privacy
Video Call Privacy: Check Your Screen, Room and Recording Settings
Prepare a video call without exposing private tabs, notifications, room details or files, and check what happens to recordings afterward.
Photos & metadata
How to use online file converters without oversharing
Decide when a browser converter is appropriate, check local versus server processing and review your files before and after conversion.
Digital footprint
What to do when a data-breach alert mentions your email
Verify a breach alert, understand which data was involved and secure the right accounts without trusting alarming links or fake recovery offers.
Email privacy
Unsubscribe from unwanted emails without making the mess worse
Separate legitimate newsletters from suspicious spam, use unsubscribe controls carefully and avoid giving cleanup services unnecessary inbox access.
Network privacy
Use your phone as a hotspot without sharing more than you intend
Set a private hotspot name and password, control connected devices and check the limits of tethering, VPN coverage and mobile data.
Account security
How to Review Connected Apps and Remove Unneeded Permissions
Find apps linked to your accounts, check what they can access and disconnect them without deleting useful data or losing your login.
Device privacy
Encrypted Backups: Protect Your Files Without Losing the Recovery Key
Build a practical backup routine, check encryption and recovery keys, and test that important files can really be restored.
Everyday privacy
Read News With Less Tracking: Feeds, Bookmarks and Browser Settings
Build a quieter news-reading routine with direct bookmarks, useful feeds, limited permissions and clear checks of original sources.
Account security
Build a Family Account Recovery Plan Without Sharing Every Password
Prepare practical household recovery instructions, choose trusted contacts and keep private accounts separate from shared responsibilities.