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Tuta's new drive storage - announced in 2023 - has hit closed beta, so in this video I explore everything you need to know: what's it like? Where is it good and where does it fall short? Who should use it? and more! 🔗 Sign up for a Tuta accoun...

Whether your goals are privacy-related or not, there's a formula to setting yourself up for success. This is it. ============================= ➡️ Learn more @ https://thenewoil.org/ ➡️ Support us! Merch, crypto, and more: https://thenewoil.or...

One of the most pervasive ways of being tracked online is also the most invisible. VPNs, browsers, extensions, and more all promise to protect you, but can they really? ============================= ➡️ Learn more @ https://thenewoil.org/ ➡️ S...

With the elections getting closer, learn how to protect yourself from all the various threats out there. ============================= ➡️ Learn more @ https://thenewoil.org/ ➡️ Support us! Merch, affiliate links, crypto, and more: https://the...

Progressive Web Apps (or PWAs) offer better privacy, use less space, and work cross-platform. But how usable are they really? ============================= ➡️ Learn more @ https://thenewoil.org/ ➡️ Support us! Merch, affiliate links, crypto, ...

Dan Saltman on how Redact can help protect your privacy by curating your outdated content. 🔗 Get 15% off Redact: https://thenewoil.org/redact 🔗 Non-affiliate link: https://redact.dev ============================= ➡️ Learn more @ https://th...

Privacy and security sometimes seem like a lot of work - and sometimes (not always) it is. Is it worth it? I think so! (I guess I'm kind of biased.) But there's more benefits than just free speech and account safety. In this video I'd like share a...

Disinformation is a criminally underrated technique for protecting yourself against doxing, data breaches, and tracking. But it's important to use it right to be both effective and a law-abiding citizen. In this video, I share my tips and techniqu...

Proton recently released their Drive app for Windows - with a Mac version "soon to follow" (allegedlies). So is this a win? Or did they fall flat? Proton affiliate link: https://thenewoil.org/proton/ Learn more at https://thenewoil.org/ Sup...

It's time to renew another widely-mentioned-but-rarely-used tool from the privacy community: the Nitrokey. Many mention it, but few seem to have used it or have hands-on experience. So I decided to fix that. Special thanks to Nitrokey for helping ...

Holy crap! Mullvad VPN and The Tor Project teamed up to launch a new browser with no warning! So, how is it? What makes it special? Should you use it? Well, it's only been a few days, but here's my experience so far. You can download the Mullva...

Android vs iOS? Excluding custom OS's, this is a tough debate. I recently switched sides and I thought I'd share some things I noticed for those struggling to pick. Cause a video like this worked so well for Techlore. (But you should really go wit...

Valentine's Day is near, and it's very possible that some of you watching this are looking for love. How can you protect your privacy while also increasing your odds of finding the right person? Tune in to find out! Learn more at https://thenew...

There are so many encrypted messengers, which one is the best? As you may expect from me by now, I don't have a definitive answer. But I have a few I think are worth considering or avoiding... Learn more at https://thenewoil.org/en/guides/moder...

Holy crap, where did I go for half a year? Well, my old computer crashed so I tried to replace it with a System76 device. I figured this would be a great time to kill two birds with one stone: explain why I didn't make videos for four months and a...

"Threat modeling" is a term you hear thrown around a lot in the privacy and security communities, but what does it mean? Do you need one? How do you make in? In this video, I'll answer these questions for you! Learn more at https://thenewoil.or...

Websites like mine focus a lot on surveillance, but how exactly does surveillance work? Did you know there's more than one kind? In this video, I discuss what surveillance I focus on and how it works. Learn more at https://thenewoil.org/en/guid...

Encryption is one of the most pivotal topics in privacy and security. We rely on encryption a lot in order to protect our data. But what is encryption? How does it work? And what are the pitfalls when using it? Tune in to find out! Learn more a...

What is "open source" and why is the privacy community so obsessed with it? In this video, I'll attempt to explain. Learn more at https://thenewoil.org/en/guides/prologue/open-source/ Support us with a merch store, affiliate links, and more at...

In my last video, I mentioned how some open source licenses allow you to modify software and some don't. Why is that? How does that work? In this video, I attempt to explain. Learn more at https://thenewoil.org/en/guides/prologue/open-source/ ...

Your data changes hands A LOT in transit. In this video, I explain the basics of how network communication works and why it's important to protect your data at every stop. Learn more at https://thenewoil.org/ Support us with a merch store, aff...