Privacy 101: Take Back Your Digital Life
No technical experience required. GUI-first. Practical from day one.
In 10 weeks, you’ll go from privacy-curious to privacy-capable—mastering the tools and practices that protect your data, identity, and digital autonomy.
Who This Course Is For
- Complete beginners to privacy and security
- Anyone tired of being the product
- People who want to actually use privacy tools, not just read about them
- Those who prefer graphical interfaces (we introduce CLI gradually)
Prerequisites: None. If you can install an app, you can do this.
Course Curriculum
Foundations
- Week 1: Why Privacy Matters — Threat modeling for real life (Available now)
- Week 2: Installing Linux — Pop!_OS walkthrough (Coming soon)
- Week 3: Browser Privacy — Block tracking, prevent fingerprinting
Your Privacy Stack
- Week 4: Password Managers — KeePassXC and Bitwarden setup
- Week 5: Email Privacy — Proton Mail and aliasing
- Week 6: Encrypted Messaging — Signal and SimpleX
Network Privacy
- Week 7: VPNs Done Right — What they do and don’t protect
- Week 8: Encrypted Storage — VeraCrypt and Cryptomator
Advanced Topics
- Week 9: Tor Browser — Anonymous browsing basics
- Week 10: Integration — Your complete privacy workflow
How This Works
Week 1 is available now. New weeks release as they’re completed.
Each week includes:
- Clear explanations of why this matters
- Step-by-step setup guides with screenshots
- Practical exercises you complete immediately
- Resources for going deeper
After Privacy 101
Ready for command-line tools and cryptography? Continue to Cypherpunk 101 — the intermediate course on GPG, SSH, encrypted filesystems, and automation.