why i don't write the usual privacy stuff

When you search for privacy/data protection stuff, what you will usually come across are things like privacy guides, the privacy subreddit, interested tech-y privacy blogs and YouTube channels. They give you great advice and overviews over different kinds of alternative services or additional software you can use to protect yourself, and they rank them, rate them, give additional context and keep up with them in case anything changes. It's this stuff that initially got me interested in privacy, and I wouldn't know a lot of services if it wasn't for their work. I love that I can just refer people to those if they have any questions about specific alternatives, and they deserve their space in the privacy sphere. Anyway, this type of privacy material tends to do well online: It's easy to read, it gives you actionable steps to take, and immediately presents a solution. It says: You're still using Google services? Switch to the Proton Suite. You hate ads? Here are ad-blockers that also…