KeePassXC + YubiKey: How to set up a local-only password manager
This tutorial demonstrates how to install the local-only password manager KeePassXC and secure a password database with YubiKey.
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Toward a Passwordless Future
Privacy Guides is the most popular & trustworthy non-profit privacy resource to find privacy tools and learn about protecting your digital life.
How to Reset Your YubiKey and Create a Backup
This tutorial demonstrates how to reset a YubiKey close to factory defaults and create a backup of most YubiKey applications on a spare key.
The UK Government Forced Apple to Remove Advanced Data Protection
The UK government has served a technical capability notice to Apple under the UK Investigatory Act. Apple's response was to remove the Advanced Data Protection feature from the UK this week. What does this mean for Apple users in the UK and for encryption rights worldwide?
No, Privacy is Not Dead: Beware the All-or-Nothing Mindset
Privacy is only dead if we let it die. Be careful about the all-or-nothing mindset in data privacy, it can do more damage than good to the cause. While striving for improvements, do not forget to cheer and celebrate each small win.
How to Clear Your Browser History on Chrome, Firefox, and Other Browsers
A beginner's guide to clearing browsing data — such as cookies, website cache, and browsing history — on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Brave.
Biometrics Explained
Biometrics are a convenient and secure way to authenticate our devices. Many of us use and trust the biometrics of our devices without much thought, but are they really secure? With so many options, which ones are the best?
CryptPad Review: Replacing Google Docs
If you have been looking for a privacy-respectful replacement to Google Docs, now is the time to switch to the end-to-end encrypted office suite CryptPad.
EasyOptOuts Review & Real-World Test
People-search sites represent an immense privacy risk to the majority of Americans. EasyOptOuts is a low-cost online service which automates opt-out requests on your behalf.
Using Tails When Your World Doesn't Feel Safe Anymore
When browsing the web at home becomes dangerous to your safety, there are tools that can help minimizing your digital traces to stay safe. Tails is one of these tools. Here's why, when, and how you can install and use Tails.
The Protesters' Guide to Smartphone Security
Your phone is an essential tool, but it also represents a huge risk to your privacy and security. Understanding these best practices when it comes to securing your smartphone will help keep you and your data safe.
Privacy Guides Hires Three Staff Members
Privacy Guides is welcoming three new additions to the team.
State of the Web App: Current Woes and Promising Futures
Privacy Guides is the most popular & trustworthy non-profit privacy resource to find privacy tools and learn about protecting your digital life.
Where are all the Multi-Party Relays?
Privacy Guides is the most popular & trustworthy non-profit privacy resource to find privacy tools and learn about protecting your digital life.
Privacy Guides is Hiring
Privacy Guides is now hiring for a video content creation position and a journalist position, as well as a 6-month internship.
Onion Browser Review: Tor on iOS
Onion Browser is our recommended way of connecting to Tor on iOS, but it does have a number of drawbacks compared to the traditional Tor Browser on other platforms you should be aware of.
Bad-Faith Arguments in the Privacy Community
Privacy Guides is the most popular & trustworthy non-profit privacy resource to find privacy tools and learn about protecting your digital life.
Proton Wallet Review: Is Proton Losing Touch?
It may well be that Proton Wallet is the easiest way to start using Bitcoin, but is a Bitcoin wallet the solution people need to improve their financial privacy?
Jonah Aragon Hired as Project Director
Privacy Guides has reached a significant milestone with today's hire of our first employee, Project Director Jonah Aragon.
Privacy Guides Partners With MAGIC Grants 501(c)(3)
We're excited to announce a partnership with MAGIC Grants, a Public 501(c)(3) charity with the mission of supporting privacy projects like ours and providing undergraduate scholarships for students interested in cryptocurrencies and privacy.
"Privacy-Preserving" Attribution: Mozilla Disappoints Us Yet Again
'No shady privacy policies or back doors for advertisers' proclaims the Firefox homepage, but that's no longer true in Firefox 128.