A plain-language guide to not being watched by accident.
Privacy Hub is a free, static reference on digital privacy, cybersecurity, and lawful counter-surveillance — written for people, not vendors. Every claim is sourced. Nothing on this site tracks you.
A comprehensive, growing reference — 22 pages in total, all reachable from the nav above. Check the sitemap for the full list of sections.
Privacy Fundamentals
Anonymity, metadata, consent, and the privacy laws that actually apply to you.
Digital Security
Baseline checklist, platform guides, and network & device security (routers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IoT).
Devices & Ecosystems
Smart-home hubs, connected vehicles, wearables, voice assistants in depth, printers/scanners.
Communications Privacy
Encrypted messaging, email, browsers, DNS, VPNs, Tor, and passkeys — compared honestly, with real links.
Surveillance
Electronic, camera/audio, cellular/RF location, item trackers, fingerprinting, OSINT, stalkerware, biometrics, data brokers.
Counter-Surveillance
Threat modeling, detection, auditing, compartmentalization, travel security, physical tampering awareness.
Enterprise Monitoring
What MDM, EDR, DLP, and workplace tools can and can't see — on company and BYOD devices.
Agencies & Law Enforcement
Canada and USA — federal/provincial and federal/state, mandates and oversight, sourced.
Tools & Resources
Vetted directories with stated threat models, not affiliate links.
Accounts & Data
Password manager setup, anti-SIM-swap, cloud encryption, metadata scrubbing, financial/crypto, genetic testing, loyalty data.
Threat Models & Guides
Checklists built around who you are, not worst-case fiction.
People & Situations
Children's privacy, digital legacy, anti-doxxing, swatting awareness, domestic-violence tech safety, journalism, activism, freelancers.
Modern Web Privacy
Social media settings by platform, people-search opt-out, AI/LLM chatbot privacy, deepfakes.
Privacy Hub is a free, static reference maintained by RoomOff — no analytics, no advertising, no third-party tracking scripts. The entire site is open source; see the GitHub repository to review the code, verify these claims yourself, or contribute. A French translation is available; see the language switcher above. See the sitemap for the full list of sections.