Technology
How to Protect Your Online Privacy in 2026: Practical Tools and Threat Models
Your ISP logs every site you visit. Your browser collects your location, search history, and fingerprint. Data brokers sell profiles built from public records, leaked databases, and inferences. Protecting privacy is not about hiding; it's about understanding the threat and matching your tools to the risk. A practical guide to browsers, DNS, VPNs, password managers, two-factor authentication, mobile privacy, and data brokers — with realistic effort levels.