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Official Guides
- Knowledge base: Why Privacy Matters - Privacy Guides
- Recommended tools: Ad-Free Privacy Tool/Service Recommendations - Privacy Guides
Common Goals/Threats
- Start Here!: Getting Started with Privacy Guides
- Mass Surveillance: Avoiding Mass Surveillance Programs
- Targeted Attacks: Defending Against Targeted Attacks
- Big Tech: Avoiding Big Tech Companies
- Publishing Information: Publishing Information Privately
Web Browsers
- Vanadium: Vanadium Recommended Settings
- Clearing your browser history: How to Clear Your Browser History
Linux
- Sandboxing apps: Sandboxing Applications on Desktop Linux
- Sandboxing with Bubblejail (Arch): Sandboxing apps with bubblejail in Arch distros
Home Theater
- Smart TV Hardware: Harm Reducing/Replacing your Smart TV
Windows
- Group Policy Settings: Group Policy settings to improve privacy/security
- Privacy Settings: Windows Privacy Settings
- Post-Install Hardening: Windows Post-Install Hardening Guide
- Application Sandboxing: Windows Application Sandboxing
- Using winget: Using Winget to install applications
Android
- Multiple user profiles: Common User Profile Setups for Android
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