My Data Zero

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Privacy Law & Your Rights (The “Why We Can Fight Back”)

These topics empower users by explaining their rights, moving them beyond passive resignation to demanding better practices from companies.

  1. Know Your Rights: A Simple Guide to Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs). (How to formally ask companies for all the data they hold on you.)
  2. How Global Privacy Laws Protect Your Data. (Explaining that data privacy is now a global legal trend, not just a tech issue.)
  3. The Right to Be Forgotten: When and How You Can Delete Your Past Online.
  4. Privacy Policies That Don’t Lie: What to Look For in the Fine Print. (Focus on warning signs and red flags.)

Deepening Security & Defense (The “New Stable Architecture”)

These guides offer more technical, yet actionable, steps for advanced defense of key digital assets.

  1. VPNs Explained: How They Work and How to Choose the Right One. (Moving beyond just “using one” to understanding the tech.)
  2. The Art of Digital Decluttering: A Strategy for Minimizing Your Digital Footprint. (A comprehensive plan for cleaning up old data and accounts.)
  3. Email Privacy Face-Off: Gmail vs. ProtonMail vs. Tutanota. (A practical comparison for switching to secure email.)
  4. The Dark Side of Free Apps: Understanding the “Data for Service” Exchange.
  5. Securing Your Phone’s Operating System: iOS vs. Android Privacy Settings. (Platform-specific deep dives.)

Countering Modern Threats (The “AI-Proofing”)

These topics address the specific, high-level threats mentioned in your mission, particularly related to AI and tracking.

  1. Geo-Location Traps: How Your Apps Track You and Simple Fixes to Stop It.
  2. Digital Nudges and Manipulation: How Tech Companies Use Your Data to Influence Your Choices. (A post on “dark patterns” and behavioral economics.)
  3. The New Biometrics: Voiceprints, Gait Recognition, and Protecting Your Unique Data.
  4. Understanding Metadata: The Data About Your Data That Reveals Everything. (A post explaining why the time/location of a call is often more revealing than the call content.)
  5. How AI Scrapes the Web: Simple Steps to Make Your Content Harder to Train On.