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What it is, how Data Brokers use it to track you, and how you can Cover Your Tracks to stop them
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What it is, how Data Brokers use it to track you, and how you can Cover Your Tracks to stop them

Neither BritCard nor One Login are the real threat to privacy and freedom, while the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a Trojan Horse carrying a dangerous payload.

plus Panopticon Prisons and Petition Against Digital ID: just imagine the two linked!

Privacy Online (and everywhere) is increasingly becoming a battle. Here I show you some tips, tricks and tools you can use to start regaining yours.

...and what it means for personal privacy!

You may have heard people talking about them, as I sometimes do, but what are they?

British Citizens blocked from accessing British Video Streaming site by OfCom & Online Safety Act

A single SMS or other message received by your phone can grant an attacker access to your device, without you even reading it, and no need to click anything

But what is Reform UK's Position?

The UK Home Affairs Select Committee has launched an inquiry into Digital ID. The deadline is 21 August 2025 and it's important we all respond.