A ninja's Handbook: A book on privacy, security, and anonymity online
This book was a project that I started after two years of constant paranoia and anxiety, trying to achieve a decent level of privacy and anonymity. From the things I learned during that time, I decided to write a book to help jump-start the privacy and anonymity journey of those who might be in the same situation. I know this book is not a complete guide on how to harden your devices and operating systems, and it wasn't meant to be. It was supposed to cover the very fundamentals of privacy, security, and anonymity rather than the highly technical stuff that might exhaust and frustrate…
A ninja's Handbook: A book on privacy, security, and anonymity online launched on August 16, 2024 with 127 votes, #497 of 5,471 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
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A Ninja's Handbook is a book covering fundamental concepts of privacy, security, and anonymity online. It is designed for people new to privacy concerns who want accessible guidance without overwhelming technical details. The book draws from the author's personal experience managing privacy and anxiety, focusing on practical foundations rather than advanced device hardening techniques.
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This book is dedicated to all those good people who give their time and energy, and sometimes in some places, their freedom or even their lives, to do something they truly value. This is a book on anonymity and privacy in this lush forest full of data hunters called the internet. Every species in this jungle has one thing in common: they all have data they want to protect. Even if they don't want to admit it, even if they say they have nothing to hide—and maybe they're right—I don’t hide my credit card credentials, but I never want anyone I don’t trust to have their hands on them. And that’s what privacy is. Privacy is a human right, and nobody should have the right to take it away from…from zolagonano.github.io
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This book was a project that I started after two years of constant paranoia and anxiety, trying to achieve a decent level of privacy and anonymity. From the things I learned during that time, I decided to write a book to help jump-start the privacy and anonymity journey of those who might be in the same situation. I…
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