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Privacy Guides is a socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy.

We are a non-profit project […]

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We'd like to give a big thank you to DeleteMe for their support as an organizational member of Privacy Guides. Becoming a member is the best way to support our privacy advocacy work and protect privacy rights at a time when the world needs it most 💛
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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We'd like to extend our thanks to Power Up Privacy for continuing their support as an organizational member of Privacy Guides in 2026. Their support for our project has made an invaluable difference to our video production and outreach team 💛
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Now you can catch the latest news in the Privacy Guides community on a podcast app near you 😎

https://www.privacyguides.org/livestreams/
Various podcast app buttons for RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, etc.
October 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Privacy is a human right, but getting more people to care about it is frankly (and literally!) a full-time job.

2025 has seen some of the worst attacks on privacy to date, and it has also represented the greatest commitment to our work our team has […]

[Original post on mastodon.neat.computer]
2025 has been a crazy year for Privacy Guides. In just 9 months we’ve published 15 videos, 21 articles, and we’ve pushed releases to the privacyguides.org website 13 times, with each release typically containing 10–25+ PR submissions from our team and volunteers. Since only July we’ve hosted 10 livestreams of our revived podcast, and there are plenty more on the way. Since December, 3700+ more people have followed us on Mastodon, and about the same number have subscribed to our new YouTube channel. There are 200 per week more active users on our forum, and pageviews across all our sites have well more than doubled. All of this is to say that people care about privacy a lot, and I believe we set the example in this space. While other “cybersecurity influencers” promote one-size-fits-all advice, we focus on practical and nuanced recommendations that account for the complexity of your personal situation. To be real with all of you, the reason all of this is possible is because we hired 3 people to work on a regular basis at the beginning of this year. Our volunteer team, moderators, and this community have all been doing exceptional work since 2021 which has established the foundation for all of this. However, the reality is that to get this fantastic content out there and in front of people, there has to be a team doing work day in and day out to stay on top of the news feeds and create content that sticks with people and informs newcomers about why this all matters. Our greatest strength is that we have no sponsors or affiliates. We have sent thousands of new subscribers to subscriptions for tools like Proton Mail/VPN, MySudo, Ente, and so many other privacy tools, and we do it purely because we believe in these tools and want them to succeed. Frankly, many of the companies we recommend regularly send hundreds or thousands in affiliate dollars to other channels that give them far less traffic, while rarely if ever voluntarily making a donation to support our work. Our choice to only receive income from the people who directly support our work makes us virtually the only review team in this space which has no reliance on the companies we recommend. We have a handful of regular supporters who we are very grateful for, and we have received a very small number of very generous one-time donations which have made all of our work over the past year possible. However, one-time donations dry up, and if we want to maintain our great momentum in 2026 and onward, we simply need people to make this work sustainable and give our team the safety of monthly recurring revenue. My personal goal is for our membership program to give our members far more value than you will get from any other ~$10/month Patreon or subscription service from other YouTubers, podcasters, and writers in the personal privacy space. I want anyone pushing privacy forward to be hugely successful, but to tell you the truth, I personally believe we are creating the best content in this space right now, and I hope that you trust Privacy Guides to publish the best version of this information as well. Going forward, some of the content that we pay to produce will probably have to be restricted to people who are willing to pay for that content in return. Our members will also receive: Early access to new videos on our channel Priority Q&A responses on This Week in Privacy Recognition on our forum and website Priority response to comments on our articles/videos We are also constantly considering new ideas in the team and from our members. Part of my commitment to make sure you can get the highest quality version from the Privacy Guides team of anything you can find from anyone else is to work with you all to decide what direction we should go in here. Some other things we are considering include members-only forums and group chats, more detailed news reports about privacy tools and companies, private chats with team members, or free merch for our supporters. If any of this interests you, or if there’s something else you might want, please let us know. Our membership program is brand new, and we don’t have a lot of this “exclusive” content I’m talking about yet (really, any at all). I know it is hard to commit to a subscription before you can see what it actually offers. If you don’t want to become a member now, I totally understand, and I make purchasing decisions the same way. It is always the smarter move to pay based on features available now rather than future promises. However, I also hope you see the increased commitment we’ve been making this last year, and can believe in our mission beyond what we can provide you today. Our final membership price is going to be $10/month or $100/year. It’s an over-said trope, but this is literally less than one fast food lunch to support a month of our work. If you are willing to take the gamble now that we will be able to meet that value in the near future, I want to give you a lifetime discount for joining us on this journey early, because you are making all of this possible.
September 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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🕑 **EU Citizens have 4 days: the clock is ticking!**

European countries are finalizing their positions on Chat Control **this Friday.** If your country supports Chat Control, it is vital you contact your representatives and voice your opposition to […]

[Original post on mastodon.neat.computer]
A map of countries part of the European Union. Countries opposing Chat Control are represented in green, countries undecided in blue, and countries in favor are in red. Below there is text saying "Act now! www.chatcontrol.eu".
September 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Following the publication of this article, the Tor Project emailed us the following statement.

1]: [https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/wiki/-/wikis/
2]: [https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42572
The Tor Project is aware of this issue, and it is being tracked and actively addressed. Those interested can follow the discussion and progress [on GitLab (link in Mastodon post)]. In addition to a restart prompt, we’re also exploring broader improvements to the security level system, including aligning it more closely with Tor Browser's updated threat model and possibly delegating even more of its back-end to NoScript for additional flexibility. These improvements may be part of the upcoming 15.0 release cycle.
May 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM