Privacy compartmentalisation is a philosophy grounded in doing one thing online at a time. Essentially, if you are using a browser to look at social media, make sure to delete all cookies and history before moving on to browse anything Read more…
My Story I have been using Android for as long as I have owned a smart phone. I had a certain way that I liked my homescreen to be set up, and I had specific apps I liked to use. Read more…
1. F-Droid This is the premiere app repository for apps that are open source and free from privacy-eroding code. On here are many awesome alternatives to many of the apps you will be used to from Google’s version of Android. Read more…
We cover a lot of topics on Pyre Phone, and there may be some terms you haven’t come across before. This article is here to help. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Open Source is a philosophy of software development Read more…
Caught up in the Optus Breach? Here’s what to do. Unfortunately, your details are now out there on the internet for any malicious actor to access, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk of identity misuse. Read more…
A host of standard mobile connections and radio frequencies can be used to identify you through your IP and router, even on any encrypted/privacy/security/degoogled phone. I’ve listed below some of the most common methods advertisers and others use to identify Read more…
Some of the biggest data breaches in history have come from servers running software many years out of date, exploiting vulnerabilities patched years ago. There is an obvious solution here, but what if you don’t get a notification that a Read more…
Apart from your phone, which likely goes wherever you go, your computer is your next most commonly used window into the internet. This means that a huge amount of information can be gathered about you from the way you use Read more…
After a number of phones sold, and many hours spent using and troubleshooting these de-Googled phones, I am in a good position to make some recommendations for anyone looking to take their privacy into their own hands. The Best De-Googled Read more…
The Social Dillema on Netflix raised a lot of important questions about tech companies and social media privacy issues, but fell short in the solution department. While we wait for and encourage widespread systemic change and policy reform, here’s some Read more…
A large amount of the concerns regarding privacy stem from the collection of data and what the companies that collect it use it for. One of the biggest reasons for companies to collect your data is to better market products Read more…
The Best Privacy-Focused Hosted Email Services Some of the best hosted email services currently available are offered Tutanota and Protonmail. They both use open source end-to-end encryption to ensure that emails sent to other people using the same email service Read more…
1. Backup First, decide what you need. For me, it’s photos, contacts, messages, and some specific app data. You can achieve this by loading up an SD card that you transfer to the new phone, plugging in a USB drive Read more…
In an effort to reduce the number of orphaned phones in the world, Pyre Phone has started an initiative to give used phones a new home after their previous owners “upgraded” to the latest tracking device. We give these phones Read more…