Take back control of your personal information.
Online Privacy is a focused, practical guide to protecting your identity, data, and digital footprint across the internet. From social media settings to browser tracking, from search engine alternatives to encrypted messaging, this book shows you exactly what to change and why — without requiring you to become a privacy extremist or abandon the services you rely on.
What This Book Covers
- Understanding Your Digital Footprint — What data you leave behind, who collects it, and why it matters
- Search Engine Privacy — Private alternatives to Google, search tracking, and minimizing query logs
- Browser Privacy — Settings, extensions, and configurations that stop trackers and fingerprinting
- Social Media Privacy — Platform-specific guides to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and TikTok
- Email Privacy — Encrypted email options, provider choices, and minimizing metadata exposure
- Messaging and Calls — Secure messaging apps, encrypted video calls, and avoiding surveillance
- Location Tracking — How your phone reports your location and how to control it
- Shopping and Financial Privacy — Payment methods, purchase tracking, and minimizing commercial surveillance
- Building a Privacy Plan — Prioritizing changes based on your threat model and comfort level
Who This Book Is For
- Anyone concerned about how much of their life is tracked and sold online
- Professionals who need to protect client confidentiality
- Journalists, activists, and anyone at heightened risk of surveillance
- Parents wanting to model and teach privacy-respecting behavior
- Anyone who wants practical privacy without extreme measures
What Makes This Book Different
- Practical and balanced — Recommends realistic changes, not paranoid overhauls
- Platform-specific — Step-by-step instructions for the services you actually use
- Companion app included — Smart Tech Coach app provides privacy checklists and guides
- Threat-model aware — Different advice for different levels of privacy need
- Up-to-date — Covers current platforms, settings, and tools as of publication
Release Status
This book is currently in development. This page will be updated with the cover, table of contents, and purchase links once it is available.
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- Privacy & Cybersecurity — Broader security guide covering devices, networks, and accounts
- Family Internet Safety — Protecting children and managing shared home internet
- Self-Hosting — Take full control by running your own services
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