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==Introduction One (1) - Why was this made?== | == Introduction One (1) - Why was this made? == | ||
Simply because of the lack of new guides being added, or simply, because other guides on the [[wikipedia:Clearnet_(networking)|clearnet]] are, most likely, unreliable. There are many reasons why, however, I (The original author, aka contributor) want to make it clear that this is simply a guide for anyone seeking privacy, and/or anonymity, even though we (The Consumer Rights Wiki) already have a page dedicated to this in the [https://consumerrights.wiki/Main_Page main page], but that is a issue on it's own as it isn't universal. It was made, and in summery, to provide an alternative to other mainstream platforms such as [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/ PrivacyGuides.org] and [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools.io], to improve on those ideas and to provide basic to advanced consumer-level privacy and anonymity services, and software, that I (Original Author), recommend based on my (Original Author) experience and other sources that I may have viewed on the [[wikipedia:Darknet|DarkNet]] (Which may be depending on the credibility on the sources, it still provides the valuable information out, as of current writing). | Simply because of the lack of new guides being added, or simply, because other guides on the [[wikipedia:Clearnet_(networking)|clearnet]] are, most likely, unreliable. There are many reasons why, however, I (The original author, aka contributor) want to make it clear that this is simply a guide for anyone seeking privacy, and/or anonymity, even though we (The Consumer Rights Wiki) already have a page dedicated to this in the [https://consumerrights.wiki/Main_Page main page], but that is a issue on it's own as it isn't universal. It was made, and in summery, to provide an alternative to other mainstream platforms such as [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/ PrivacyGuides.org] and [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools.io], to improve on those ideas and to provide basic to advanced consumer-level privacy and anonymity services, and software, that I (Original Author), recommend based on my (Original Author) experience and other sources that I may have viewed on the [[wikipedia:Darknet|DarkNet]] (Which may be depending on the credibility on the sources, it still provides the valuable information out, as of current writing). | ||
Summary: It was made to provide an alternative to popular mainstream privacy sources such as [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/ PrivacyGuides.org] and [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools.io], to combat inaccuracies and misleading information. While there is a Consumer Tools page, it is not universal and is short to be fully used for consumer privacy and security, which is lacking. This guide is designed for average daily consumer that just wants to get away with Big Tech, or consumer violations. | Summary: It was made to provide an alternative to popular mainstream privacy sources such as [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/ PrivacyGuides.org] and [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools.io], to combat inaccuracies and misleading information. While there is a Consumer Tools page, it is not universal and is short to be fully used for consumer privacy and security, which is lacking. This guide is designed for average daily consumer that just wants to get away with Big Tech, or consumer violations. | ||
===Why not security? Why isn't it mentioned?=== | === Why not security? Why isn't it mentioned? === | ||
It can go both ways, either you use a Operating System (E.g [[Apple|MacOS]]) that is still maintained and is considered the "best of the best" in terms of security, while it is moderately privacy friendly, it still can perform actions actions that may be considered "Privacy Invasive" or "Surveillance Software" such as [https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Host_Operating_System_Selection#Windows_Surveillance scanning your files] such as [https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Host_Operating_System_Selection#Windows_Backdoors documents] uploaded to cloud for example, or having access to your local files.<ref>{{Cite news |first=ldsandon |date=February 24th, 2016. |title=Scaring: Windows 10 lets Microsoft access your own local files |url=https://www.sandon.it/node/104 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325072357/http://www.sandon.it/node/104 |archive-date=March 25, 2016 |access-date=August 26th, 2025 |work=Sandon}}</ref> | It can go both ways, either you use a Operating System (E.g [[Apple|MacOS]]) that is still maintained and is considered the "best of the best" in terms of security, while it is moderately privacy friendly, it still can perform actions actions that may be considered "Privacy Invasive" or "Surveillance Software" such as [https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Host_Operating_System_Selection#Windows_Surveillance scanning your files] such as [https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Host_Operating_System_Selection#Windows_Backdoors documents] uploaded to cloud for example, or having access to your local files.<ref>{{Cite news |first=ldsandon |date=February 24th, 2016. |title=Scaring: Windows 10 lets Microsoft access your own local files |url=https://www.sandon.it/node/104 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325072357/http://www.sandon.it/node/104 |archive-date=March 25, 2016 |access-date=August 26th, 2025 |work=Sandon}}</ref> | ||
Either way, security is also important in this guide, also. But, what is important is you, the consumer, should understand that, while it may become popularized in the future (Privacy & Anonymity), there are other software services that offer security (Maintained, or | Either way, security is also important in this guide, also. But, what is important is you, the consumer, should understand that, while it may become popularized in the future (Privacy & Anonymity), there are other software services that offer security (Maintained, or Design) | ||
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Introduction One (1) - Why was this made?
Simply because of the lack of new guides being added, or simply, because other guides on the clearnet are, most likely, unreliable. There are many reasons why, however, I (The original author, aka contributor) want to make it clear that this is simply a guide for anyone seeking privacy, and/or anonymity, even though we (The Consumer Rights Wiki) already have a page dedicated to this in the main page, but that is a issue on it's own as it isn't universal. It was made, and in summery, to provide an alternative to other mainstream platforms such as PrivacyGuides.org and PrivacyTools.io, to improve on those ideas and to provide basic to advanced consumer-level privacy and anonymity services, and software, that I (Original Author), recommend based on my (Original Author) experience and other sources that I may have viewed on the DarkNet (Which may be depending on the credibility on the sources, it still provides the valuable information out, as of current writing).
Summary: It was made to provide an alternative to popular mainstream privacy sources such as PrivacyGuides.org and PrivacyTools.io, to combat inaccuracies and misleading information. While there is a Consumer Tools page, it is not universal and is short to be fully used for consumer privacy and security, which is lacking. This guide is designed for average daily consumer that just wants to get away with Big Tech, or consumer violations.
Why not security? Why isn't it mentioned?
It can go both ways, either you use a Operating System (E.g MacOS) that is still maintained and is considered the "best of the best" in terms of security, while it is moderately privacy friendly, it still can perform actions actions that may be considered "Privacy Invasive" or "Surveillance Software" such as scanning your files such as documents uploaded to cloud for example, or having access to your local files.[1]
Either way, security is also important in this guide, also. But, what is important is you, the consumer, should understand that, while it may become popularized in the future (Privacy & Anonymity), there are other software services that offer security (Maintained, or Design)
- ↑ "Scaring: Windows 10 lets Microsoft access your own local files". Sandon. February 24th, 2016. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26th, 2025.
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