Why this site exists — and who built it.
PC Privacy Tools is an independent project. No investors, no ad network, no affiliate revenue. Just tools and guides built by someone who has been working in online privacy and security for nine years.
Most privacy advice online falls into one of two categories: vague reassurances that amount to nothing, or alarmism designed to sell you a product. The goal here is to be neither. Every guide on this site says honestly what a change does for you, what it doesn't, and why — even when the honest answer is "this probably won't make much difference."
The tools are built to run entirely in your browser. No data leaves your device, nothing is logged, no account is needed. That's not a marketing claim — it's a consequence of how they're built. You can inspect the source yourself.
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W3C — Solid Community GroupMember of the Solid project working group at the World Wide Web Consortium, led by Tim Berners-Lee. Solid is a specification for decentralised personal data storage — the idea that your data should live under your control, not on a company's server. It's the technical foundation for why this site exists.
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9 years in online privacy and securityNine years working in online privacy and security — threat modelling, tool development, and writing for non-technical audiences. The tools and guides here reflect real problems that come up repeatedly in that work.
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Master's degree in IT / Software EngineeringAcademic foundation in software systems, security architecture, and distributed computing.
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Member, Open Source InitiativeThe OSI maintains the definition of open-source software and advocates for its use. Membership reflects a commitment to software that can be inspected, audited, and trusted — the only kind of privacy tool worth recommending.
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Founding member, WordPress Community CollectiveInvolved in building a community around open, user-controlled publishing — an early practical expression of the same values that drive this project.
Privacy on the internet has gotten worse, not better, over the past decade. The business model of the web depends on surveillance. The defaults on almost every platform are set against the user. Most people know this and feel like there's nothing they can do about it.
There is — but only if the information is practical, honest, and doesn't require you to become a technical expert or give up things you actually use. That's what this site is trying to be.
No affiliate links. No sponsored content. No ads. The tools and services recommended here are chosen because they're the best options, not because anyone pays for the mention. Mullvad VPN, for instance, is recommended in part because they have no affiliate programme — which eliminates a significant source of bias in most VPN coverage.