SRC - Digital Privacy
Folder: 05 - SOURCE MATERIAL Supporting: Digital Privacy & Protection
Threat Level Sources
All platform-specific documentation is in the individual platform SRC notes.
Meta Pixel — 30% of websites: See SRC - Meta
Android 340 location pings: See SRC - Google & Alphabet Schmidt Vanderbilt 2018 confirmed.
Telegram compliance explosion: See SRC - Social Platforms Q1 2025 — 22,777 users confirmed. Freedom of the Press Foundation confirmed.
Signal subpoena response: See SRC - Social Platforms Two data points produced confirmed.
Apple Maps geofence: See SRC - Maps & Location EFF confirmation confirmed.
Chrome 20 data types: See SRC - Google & Alphabet
Microsoft Recall: See SRC - Microsoft Recall documentation confirmed.
ChatGPT preservation order: See SRC - OpenAI 400 million users confirmed. May 2025 court order confirmed.
VPN Recommendations
Mullvad VPN https://mullvad.net/en Swedish jurisdiction. No-logs policy independently audited. Does not require email or personal information to create account. Accepts cash and crypto.
ProtonVPN https://protonvpn.com Swiss jurisdiction. Open source. Independently audited. Free tier available — slower speeds.
Why not free VPNs: Business model requires monetizing user data — defeating the purpose. Multiple documented cases of free VPN providers selling traffic logs.
Privacy Tools
uBlock Origin https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock Open source. Free. Blocks Meta Pixel and most trackers. Most effective content blocker available.
O&O ShutUp10++ https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 Free. No installation required. Windows telemetry control beyond Settings capabilities.
Ollama https://ollama.com Free open source local AI runner. Zero data transmitted to any server.
LM Studio https://lmstudio.ai Free local AI interface. Works on Mac Windows and Linux.
Still To Source
- Brave Search privacy claims — independent audit confirmation #investigate
- ProtonMail end-to-end encryption technical confirmation — confirm zero-knowledge architecture #investigate
- Local AI model data practices — confirm Ollama transmits zero data in its default configuration #investigate