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CHOOSE YOUR PATH

What brings you here today?

I’m just getting started

Learn core privacy ideas and take your first low-effort steps.

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I want to remove my information

Learn how to address exposed profiles and data broker listings.

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I’m comparing privacy tools

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A 10-MINUTE START

Three useful things you can do today.

Secure your primary email
Turn on an additional authentication factor and verify your recovery methods.
Review one public profile
Remove unnecessary personal contact information and adjust visibility controls.
Check your browser’s privacy settings
Enable tracking protections and review unnecessary permissions.

CLEARER PRIVACY DECISIONS

See the process before you start

Short visual guides to common cleanup decisions and what each step can—and cannot—do.

Four steps for a data removal request: find the listing, use official instructions, save the request date, and check back later.

Request, record, recheck

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Before closing an account: save important data, check billing and connected access, submit the official closure request, and keep confirmation.

ACCOUNT CLEANUP

Close an account carefully

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A VPN routes traffic through its provider: the network sees a VPN connection, the provider handles connection data, and websites can still recognize signed-in accounts.

Know what a VPN changes

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