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A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations

Matt Burgess, Sophie Johal, Michaela Neville

created: May 26, 2025, 10:30 a.m. | updated: May 29, 2025, 7:41 p.m.

With President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the US government’s digital surveillance machine more powerful than ever, digital privacy should be top of mind. But the digital security world can be confusing—and there’s the larger question of why. You may think, if I’m just a regular person, why is my digital privacy important? What is your advice for a quick win in terms of improving digital security for the everyday person? Trying to use services that minimize data collection (for instance, messaging app Signal doesn’t collect user data and is the gold standard of end-to-end encryption).

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