Your data belongs to you.
Let's take back control, step by step.
No need to change everything overnight, or to become an expert. Every step below is simple, concrete, and genuinely improves your situation. You choose where to start, I walk you through it.
What I can set up for you
À la carte, at your place or remotely. Each time with a clear explanation of what it changes for you day to day.
Three simple ideas behind all this
Your data has value
When a service is free, your information is often the product. Taking back control means deciding for yourself what you share, and with whom.
Security follows sobriety
The less your data circulates, the less it can leak. A closed account, a record deleted from a broker, is one risk gone for good.
Decentralization protects you
When everything depends on two or three giants, one outage or one business decision cuts you off from your own files. Diversifying keeps you free.
The tools I use and recommend
All tested daily. No affiliate links: I recommend what works, not what pays.
| Need | Recommended tool | In a nutshell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search engine | DuckDuckGo · Startpage | Good results, no profiling | Free |
| Messaging | Signal | End-to-end encrypted, easy to use | Free |
| Browser | Firefox · Brave | Fast and respectful, away from the monopoly | Free |
| Proton Mail · Tuta | Encrypted, off the giants' servers | Free / Paid | |
| Passwords | Bitwarden · KeePassXC | A different password everywhere, effortlessly | Free |
| Two-factor auth | Aegis · YubiKey | The second lock on your important accounts | Free / Paid |
| Tracker blocking | NextDNS · AdGuard DNS | Fewer ads and less tracking, on all devices | Free / Paid |
| Independent reference | privacyguides.org | The best resource in the field, sponsor-free | Free |