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About PrivacyLearn

Overview​

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PrivacyLearn makes privacy accessible to everyone. It enables you to take control of your digital privacy through verified, step-by-step guides. We transform complex security settings into clear, actionable steps that work for both beginners and advanced users.

Trusted by security professionals and endorsed by leading tech publications 1 2 3, our guides help you protect your digital life easily, while understanding exactly what each setting does.

Why​

We believe in the right to privacy, just like:

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Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say 6.

— Edward Snowden (2015)

Privacy should not be a sole privilege of specific companies and government agencies at high-cost. That's why PrivacyLearn.com protects your right to privacy by:

  • Making advanced privacy protection easily available to all users.
  • Providing comprehensive, step-by-step privacy protection guides for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
  • Using scripts from privacy.sexy and presenting them in an accessible knowledge base format.
  • Providing it for free.

Beyond privacy​

Even though PrivacyLearn's primary goal is to protect your digital privacy, it also contributes to a cleaner environment and lower costs.

Save money​

Optimize performance and reduce hardware costs

Privacy protection extends device lifespan. Our scripts free up disk space and reduce resource usage. This improves performance on your existing devices and extends battery life. You save money by keeping your current devices longer.

Protect environment​

Lower energy consumption and e-waste impact

Removing data collection components reduces energy consumption and waste 9. By saving battery life and using devices longer, you save water and protect land 10. Less online connections for data collection reduces CO2e waste 11. These help limit climate change 9 10.

Our Creators​

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undergroundwires​

Security Professional | Open-Source Developer | Researcher
As a certified security professional, I've secured organizations ranging from startups to banks and Fortune 500 companies. I specialize in security architecture with cloud security expertise. I served as a security advisor to the European Union, speak at cybersecurity conferences, and moderate industry security events. I create tools that bring enterprise security to everyone, drawing on my 20+ years of open-source developer experience. See my projects and contact me via my .

Open-Source Contributors​

Hundreds of people worldwide

Our global community includes security researchers, privacy experts, and others who continuously test and verify all privacy scripts.

The project is contributed to by many, such as:

  • Certified security professionals
  • Independent security researchers
  • Security consultancy and product firms
  • Military & intelligence agencies of some countries (to secure their systems)

The community actively contributes through:

  • Script testing and verification
  • Error, bug, side-effect reporting
  • Code review and auditing

See and join our open community at .

History​

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privacy.sexy​

privacy.sexy, the parent project, was launched in 2019 12.

Tech publications have recognized privacy.sexy for its utility and depth. The New York Times highlighted privacy.sexy as a "good place to start" for securing Macs 1, while Wired praised its ease of use and the convenience it offers for configuring privacy 2. MajorGeeks awarded it a perfect 5 out of 5 score for its ability to remove unnecessary features from your machine 3.

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PrivacyLearn​

PrivacyLearn, this website, was released in December 2024.

The privacy.sexy community requested a more accessible website. PrivacyLearn launched in late 2024 in its testing phase to meet this demand. Soon, it will be fully integrated with privacy.sexy.

Frequently Asked Questions​

Can I trust PrivacyLearn?

Yes! Our verification process includes:

  • Security audits by certified professionals
  • Community testing and review
  • Automated testing for each change, including security scans
  • Continuous monitoring for issues

Scripts are part of our open-source project, thoroughly reviewed by reputable sources. They can be independently verified by anyone, including you.

Some scripts, beyond Standard recommendation, may have higher impact on system functionality. These are clearly marked in our documentation.

How can PrivacyLearn be free?

This is possible because:

  • Our development is supported by security contributors for free
  • We maintain low operating costs through efficient cloud design
  • We believe privacy protection should be accessible to everyone

This way, every aspect of PrivacyLearn is freely available without restrictions. And it will always remain free.

You can help us by sharing this website, donations or contributing.

How is PrivacyLearn different from privacy.sexy?

PrivacyLearn extends privacy.sexy with:

  • Detailed application steps
  • More documentation
  • Different, beginner-friendly interface

Both tools share the same core technology and community-verified scripts.

How can I contribute to PrivacyLearn?

Every contribution supports our mission to make privacy protection more accessible.

Non-technical contributions:

  • Spread the word - share PrivacyLearn with friends and communities
  • Support development through donations

Technical contributions:

  • Test and verify privacy scripts
  • Report bugs and suggest improvements
  • Help improve documentation and guides

Visit our GitHub repository to get started.

Our Principles​

Simple

We make privacy accessible and easy to understand.
  • Be as simple as possible for non-tech-savvy users.
  • Offer clear deeper dive for advanced users with more options.

Transparent

We prioritize openness, safety and reliability.
  • Keep the actions (scripts and documentation) open-source and auditable.
  • Be responsible to minimize side-effects/trade-offs - when not possible, be open and warn.

Community-driven

Everything we do is based on our community's verification and needs.
  • Be community-centric, listen to feedback and take action.
  • Set highest standards with community research, testing and verification.

Contact Us​

Additional Resources​

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