PERSONAL SECURITY CHECKLIST
This checklist of privacy and security tips, is a summarized version of The Complete Personal Security Checklist. It, and the full Personal Security Checklist were created by Lissy93 and other contributors on Github. It lays out the most essential steps you should take to protect your digital life. We encourage you to check out the constantly-updated…
Why 2021 is the Year for Ultra Secure Phones
If you’re using a regular cell phone but have some concerns about mobile security the last few months should have convinced you to take the leap to an ultra-secure phone. Indeed, if you’ve cracked open the news at all in the past few months, you may have heard about Apple’s plans to push a new…
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Freedom Phone vs. Rogue Phone
Free speech, privacy, and freedom to read or watch what you want is important. We should know, we’ve spent years helping censored content creators get their content to the people who want to watch it. But the problem of tech privacy and security is a big one that requires responsibility on the part of individuals…
How we Transform Regular Google Pixel Phones into Your Secure, Private Cellphone
We only use official releases of the mobile operating system GrapheneOS. GrapheneOS is a privacy and security focused mobile operating system built on top of the open source Android project. It’s developed as a non-profit, open source project. GrapheneOS improves the privacy and security of the operating system from the bottom up. It deploys technologies to mitigate…
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Make Your Phone Your Own
You’ve got your rogue phone in your hands…. what now? Set up your phone lock with a pin code by going to Settings > Security > Screen Lock. (Pin codes are the most secure screen lock option.)Decide if you want to use location services by going to Settings > Location. (We turned it off by…
Why we use Google Pixel Phones
Google Pixel phone hardware meets stringent privacy and security standards and provides a well-built baseline on which to work. There are other phone models out there custom-built for security, but we’ve found them difficult to use.Google Pixel phones using GrapheneOS are easy-to-use, familiar to many, and have substantial upstream and downstream security hardening specific to…
Rogue Phone: The Private Phone for the Post-Privacy World
A couple of years ago, I started on a search for a private phone that would keep my data secure. You see, I’d spent years developing secure payment apps and consulting on privacy, security, and anti-censorship measures with friends and colleagues. I’d kept a close watch on the development of increasingly draconian measures to undermine…
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