Comparisons, not lists of options.
Each guide compares the tools criterion by criterion and ends with a settled choice. They are re-read on a fixed schedule: the date of the last check sits at the top of every table.
· 31 min02How you get de-anonymised, and how to stop itHow can someone trace my name or address back from almost nothing?Doxxing isn't hacking. It's assembly: public crumbs pieced back together until they reach you. Here are the entry points, and how to close them.opsec
· 11 min03Which encrypted messenger to chooseSignal, WhatsApp, Telegram: which one actually protects my conversations?They all say “encrypted”. What sets them apart isn't the encryption, it's what they know about you besides.opsec
· 9 min04The browser's OSINT toolboxWhat tools does an investigator use to trace an image, an archive or an IP address?A survey of OSINT extensions, sorted by function. Knowing them is understanding what a public trace reveals.osint
· 6 min05Cleaning up what a search engine knows about youMy name comes up in the results with my address. What can I actually get removed?Two levers, and only one really erases. Removal at source and de-indexing do different jobs, and the order you pull them in changes the outcome.opsec
· 7 min06After a scam: who to alert, and in what orderI've just been scammed. Who do I call first, and what can still be recovered?The first call stops the payments, the next ones are for proving and warning. Belgium first, then France, with the official numbers and addresses.opsec
· 10 min07Spyware, trackers, sextortion: what to do, and in what orderSomeone seems to know where I am, reads my messages, or threatens to publish images of me. Where do I start without putting myself at risk?Recognise spyware, a tracker slipped into a bag or a car, blackmail over intimate images. Then act in the right order: your safety first, the evidence next. With the official numbers, in Belgium and then in France.opsec
· 19 min
Nobody traces you in one move. It takes five small steps, and each guide breaks one of them.
What happens at this step
Someone takes the handle you use on a forum and replays it everywhere: old accounts, breach lists, code repositories. A handle reused three times is three biographies that can be stitched back into one.
Effort required
ten minutes
Tools needed
free
Reversible
yes, if you cut early
What cuts it here
How you get de-anonymised, and how to stop it
The guide shows how to separate your identities, and what remains of your old handles once you stop using them.
What the scores are worth. The rated tools, category by category, are in the guide “Which tools to choose, from phone to social network”.
What is in a guide
A scale, not an opinion. Each category is scored out of ten, with what the score measures written alongside, and what it does not.
At the end, one recommendation per threat profile, because the right tool depends on who is looking for you.
What each guide covers
Systems, browsers, messengers, VPNs, password managers, cloud: a score out of 10 per tool, what it measures, and one pick per threat profile.
Reused handle, trap link, photo metadata: the real methods used to trace someone, explained so you can spot them. No attack recipe.
Encrypted messengers compared: default encryption, retained metadata, backups, jurisdiction. One recommendation per threat profile.
Archiving, reverse image search, EXIF analysis, threat intelligence, data extraction: a survey of the browser's OSINT tools, by category.
Removal at source from data brokers, de-indexing with search engines: what each lever really erases, in which order to pull them, and what delays to expect.
Card Stop, bank, police, Safeonweb; card blocking, Perceval, 17Cyber, Pharos. The order of steps after a scam, through the official channels.
Spot stalkerware, a hidden tracker or sextortion, and act without putting yourself at risk. 0800 30 030, 116 000; 3919, 3018, Pharos.
How a guide is made
Being written
These guides will explain how to stay safe online, what to actually do, and how to prepare for Chat Control. They are being written.
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