Library

Thought Leadership

Writing-first reflections on privacy as a system. Practical, lawful, and built for real life.

If you're new here, don't binge. Start with a simple path.

Jan 22, 2026
Privacy Isn't a Setting, It's a System

Privacy works when you design a system, not a toggle.

Jan 21, 2026
Threat Modeling for Normal People (No Paranoia Required)

A 15-minute framework for choosing real privacy priorities.

Jan 20, 2026
The Public Records Reality Check: What's Exposed and Why

How U.S. public records create exposure and where to focus first.

Jan 19, 2026
Data Brokers Don't Need Your Secrets, Just Your Metadata

Why metadata aggregation matters and how to reduce it.

Jan 18, 2026
How to Be "Hard to Google" Without Hiding from Life

A practical way to separate public and personal identity.

Jan 17, 2026
Founders: Your Personal Privacy Is Now a Business Risk

Why founder exposure becomes an operational risk.

Jan 16, 2026
The Celebrity Problem Isn't Fame, It's Active Adversaries

What active adversaries change for public-facing privacy.

Jan 15, 2026
AI Privacy: The New Default Is Oversharing

Rules for using AI tools without leaking sensitive data.

Jan 14, 2026
Privacy for Families: The Kids Didn't Consent to a Digital Paper Trail

Family privacy defaults that protect kids without disconnecting.

Jan 13, 2026
My Privacy Principles (A Short Manifesto)

A short manifesto for sustainable, practical privacy.

Jan 12, 2026
AI privacy: simple defaults that matter

Practical defaults and habits that keep AI tools from leaking data.

Jan 10, 2026
Reducing data broker exposure (high-level steps)

A lawful, high-level approach to shrinking your data broker footprint.

Onramp

Recommended reading order (start here)

  1. 1. Privacy Isn't a Setting, It's a System (the mental model)
  2. 2. Threat Modeling for Normal People (pick priorities fast)
  3. 3. Public Records Reality Check (where exposure becomes durable)
  4. 4. Hard to Google (Without Hiding From Life) (public vs. private identity)
  5. 5. Founders: Personal Privacy Is a Business Risk (ops + resilience)