Privacy Foundations

Start here to understand why privacy matters, how data collection works, and the fundamental concepts of digital rights.

Understanding Your Digital Footprint

Learn what data you create consciously and unconsciously, and how it's collected, stored, and used by various entities.

How Data Collection Really Works

Explore the technical mechanisms behind data gathering, from cookies to cross-device tracking and the data broker ecosystem.

Privacy vs Security vs Anonymity

Clear definitions and differences between these often-confused concepts, and when you need each approach.

The Nothing to Hide Fallacy

Why "nothing to hide" is flawed logic, with real-world examples of privacy importance and the chilling effect of surveillance.

Digital Rights and Consent

Understanding terms of service, what "consent" actually means, and your rights under various privacy laws.