Secure Communications for the Everyday User

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Web

Communicating privately between individuals should come naturally. Communicating publicly should be a choice.

The Internet and social media changed how we talk to each other, and most of us were never taught how to keep a private conversation private online. Big tech companies use that gap to build psychological marketing profiles of each of us, and of our children, from our habits.

You might love your iPhone or Android and the ecosystem around it. But how, when, and where you use those closed-source apps is tracked and turned into profit.

You can stop that with the right open-source tools. It sounds like a lot, and it can be. That is exactly why I am here.

Guided consulting

You don’t need to be a computer expert to take back your data, but you don’t have to do it alone. I help individuals, families, and small offices leave Big Tech surveillance behind. I translate the jargon into plain English, set everything up, and then hand you the keys.

• Email and chat: Signal, SimpleX, Proton, or Tuta, configured so they just work.
• Network privacy: Encrypted DNS, a script-blocking browser, and a router you control.
• Smart home: Lights, locks, and cameras that work locally, with no Amazon or Google listening.
• Off-grid: For the resilience-minded, private LoRa mesh networks with Reticulum and RNodes.

Fixed prices. No monthly fees. No remote door left open for me. After 14 days it’s your network, and you know how to run it. See services or email me.

Free resources

Want to do it yourself? Everything here is free: plain text, no tracking, no JavaScript. Start with the Own Your Devices checklist, pick one box, and do it this week.