Basics

Discover the privacy tools CloudPirat has tested and uses for passwords, browsing, email, cloud storage, communication and mobile security.

Passwords alone aren’t enough anymore. New methods—like passkeys and physical security keys—add extra layers of protection.

Digital Self-Defense is the art of enhancing your privacy, anonymity, and security online.

Wi-Fi tracking sounds super techy, but the basic idea is simple: your phone is constantly talking to the world, even when you’re not actively using it. Some people — businesses, analytics firms, even governments — can “listen in” on those signals to figure out where you’ve been and when.

In the context of mass surveillance, metadata refers to the details of your digital activities - information like who you communicated with, when, where you were, and how long the interaction lasted.

This article helps non-experts identify trustworthy technologies by focusing on data minimization, strong encryption, transparency, and ethical practices.

Privacy is not only violated by hackers, apps or advertisers. Today, your private life is exposed through a wider ecosystem of platforms, governments, AI systems, cloud infrastructure, data brokers and legal pressure against encrypted communication. This article explains why privacy is no longer just a personal setting — and why digital freedom begins with understanding your own exposure.

What are the shoals and cliffs out there? And what are the 10 things you should remember to protect your privacy?