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What you don't know can hurt you. You should know what your ISP tracks, what surveillance alliances and practices your country's government has, and what laws are there to protect and assist you. This site explains it all, clearly.
ISPs can sell your browsing data
Some of your ISPs include
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Latest from the privacy desk
What changed this month, and what to do about it.
- An AI Agent Got Into a Medicare Portal. What It Means for Your Data Nobody hacked Medicare. An AI agent doing research read files it shouldn't have. Here's what that means for your data, and the AI settings to check this week. Read the guide โ
- What's in Your Screenshots Folder? The Gyazo Breach Says: Everything The Gyazo breach exposed text read out of people's screenshots. Here's how to audit your own screenshots, stop needless uploads and store the rest safely. Read the guide โ
- Google Was Fined โฌ403 Million Over Location Data: Turn These 3 Off Ireland fined Google โฌ403 million over how it used location data. Here's how to turn off the three settings involved and delete what's already stored. Read the guide โ
- Your Shampoo Order Just Leaked Your Phone Number โ What to Do Now The Oz Hair and Beauty breach exposed about 2 million Australians through a supplier, not the shop. Check if you're in it and blunt the scam calls that follow. Read the guide โ
- Australia's Privacy Law Changes in 2026: What You Can Actually Do A plain-English guide to Australia's 2026 privacy reforms: what is already law, what is only proposed, and how to use your rights with the OAIC today. Read the guide โ
- Your Passport Number Isn't a Secret Any More. Here's What to Do A leaked travel database exposed 220 million passport and flight records. Flown via Vietnam? Here's what it means and how to spot the scams that follow. Read the guide โ
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Digital Footprint
What you leak online and how to shrink it
Learn more โ๐กISP Tracking
What your internet provider logs and shares
Learn more โโ๏ธEmail Privacy
Why free email is never truly private
Learn more โ๐VPNs
What VPNs actually do โ and their limits
Learn more โ๐ชชData Breaches & ID
When your data leaks โ and what to do next
Learn more โ๐Passwords & MFA
Why passwords fail and how to fix yours
Learn more โ๐คAI & Your Data
What ChatGPT and AI tools store about you
Learn more โโ๏ธTravel Safety
Staying safe on hotel WiFi and at borders
Learn more โ๐ฑSocial Media
Feeds, algorithms and what platforms know
Learn more โโ๏ธYour Privacy Rights
What the law gives you โ and how to use it
Learn more โ๐๏ธFive Eyes
The global surveillance alliance explained
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Independent organisations we cite and recommend
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