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Privacy Academy

A curated list of lectures, talks, interviews, documents, radio, and playlists that teach what privacy means for you.

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Privacy Fundamentals

Master the basics of digital privacy, learn about data protection, and understand how to safeguard your personal information online.

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Encryption Basics for Everyone

Learn how encryption works and how to use it to protect your communications and data from unauthorized access.

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Secure Messaging Apps Guide

Compare and learn about secure messaging applications that protect your conversations from surveillance.

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Privacy 101

A practical introduction to threat modeling, safer communication, account security, and everyday privacy choices you can verify.

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Glitch the System: A Crash Course in AI Disruption

Learn how to jam AI surveillance in public spaces using makeup, clothing, and physical countermeasures.

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WTF is GDPR and Why Should I Care

Understand the core GDPR principles, the rights they provide, and practical ways to exercise those rights in under 30 minutes.

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Neo-Cypherpunk 101

Explore modern cypherpunk ideas, privacy-preserving tools, and the trade-offs between technology, policy, and operational security.

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DeFi Punk 101: Finance with Cypherpunk Values

How to use decentralised finance without giving up custody or privacy, and how to judge the trade-offs of each protocol.

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ZK for not tech by Oskarth

Zero-knowledge proofs explained without the maths: what they can prove, what they cannot, and where they are already used.

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P2P & Commons by Michel Bauwens

A mini-course on how decentralised technology can power new models of cooperation, production, and shared value creation.

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Meme the System

Learn meme formats, tools, and tactics to spread privacy culture — no design skills needed.

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