Minimalist Privacy Setup: What You Actually Need

You don’t need 50 browser extensions and a tinfoil hat, you can run a minimalist privacy setup. Most of that noise just slows you down or breaks websites. If your goal is to stay private without turning your life into a full time job, here’s the core kit.

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So i run most everything over mobile. Having done many of these steps the phenomena of talking about (topic/hobby) or searching no longer results in targeted ads. Its a bit of learning new habits and breaking old ones but worth it.

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What do you think about orion browser? Was the only one in a review that did not phone home at all.

I've heard good things (zen too) but I haven't looked into either one enough to really say

Soon to be 100% off grid.

Whats your opinion on starlink? Was thinking a combo with silent link and i can run a simple setup with privacy

I have never used it. I hear it actually works pretty well speed and connection wise. For privacy treat it like any other ISP

Depends on your needs, most people using starlink are only using it because they have no good alternatives in their area

Curious as to why you didn't mention simplex chat along with signal and session?

SimpleX is great, I use it. It definitely has its applications but even now is still pretty buggy. This list is for normal folks just getting into privacy.

Signal and session is just going to be easier to use and I'd rather they use session with slightly less metadata protection than nothing because they can't figure it out or it's just too difficult for them.

SimpleX or Session? Which one should I use?

Session is dead simple and silent. No phone, no email, no metadata, routed through the Oxen mixnet so not even the devs can trace who you are. But it’s slower, clunkier, and not ideal for file-heavy workflows.

SimpleX, on the other hand, is slick, fast, and peer-to-peer with full end-to-end encryption but it still depends on invitation links and has a steeper learning curve for normies. If you want maximum anonymity, use Session. If you want practical secure messaging with clients or collaborators SimpleX wins.

Different tools. Different trust models. Pick based on your threat, not your vibe.

Then I choose session. (For private chats)

For clients and other work related message I am anyway forced to use whatsapp. 🫤

In the secure channel download section I have a script to explain to clients why you use encrypted communication and how it's for their benefit

ProtonPass provides a feature to generate email aliases to protect your privacy to avoid revealing your primary email address.

That would be SimpleLogin. Proton purchased them awhile back

Love this!Bonus: DuckDuckGo for casual searches,Less truly is more when it comes to privacy https://www.yachttrading.com/sell-yacht/

Some really helpful tips

Something I could be much better at