Why Privacy Matters
The philosophical foundation for taking control of your personal information.
Individual Autonomy
The ability to keep secrets implies the ability to disclose secrets selectively, and so the capacity for selective disclosure at one's own discretion is important to individual autonomy as well.
Ability for Secrets
Without the ability to keep secrets, individuals lose the capacity to distinguish themselves from others, to maintain independent lives, to be complete and autonomous persons.
Privacy Is Power
Secrecy is a form of power. The ability to protect a secret, to preserve one's privacy, is a form of power.
Essential Reading
Our most popular guides to protecting your privacy and securing your personal information.
Anonymous Web Surfing To Protect Your Internet Privacy
How you can take control of your Internet privacy.
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Ten Privacy Tips For Protecting Your Identity And Avoiding Identity Theft
Control your privacy by using these ten privacy tips for protecting your identity and avoiding identity theft.
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Remove Personal Information From The Internet
There are ways to remove personal information from the internet, like your address and phone number, from most of the websites that publish that kind of information.
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Avoid Surveillance Cameras
Video camera surveillance is everywhere. There are some weaknesses to video surveillance systems which are exploited to avoid video camera surveillance and facial recognition.
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Avoid Private Investigators
There are many reasons why an investigator might be conducting surveillance on you. Find out how to avoid private investigator surveillance.
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Keep Your Home Address To Yourself
Property ownership is a matter of public record. Here are three ways to keep your property ownership out of public records.
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Keep Your Assets Hidden In Plain Sight
Keep your name out of public records and keep your assets hidden in plain sight.
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Modern Hawala
Flying money. Learn about this ancient system for moving money around the world in the blink of an eye. Extremely useful in conjunction with Bitcoin.
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