Guides

Seven long-form guides, written to be used with the self-audit. Each one covers a single job from start to finish.

Privacy

  1. Privacy

    How to audit your digital footprint

    Search yourself the way a stranger would, then decide what stays, what goes and what gets locked.4 min read
  2. Privacy

    How to remove your info from people-search sites

    Opt-outs work, but slowly and not forever. Here is how to do them without wasting weekends.4 min read

Social Media

  1. Social Media

    How to delete or deactivate old accounts

    Find the accounts you forgot about, back up what matters, then close them for good.4 min read
  2. Social Media

    Using a pseudonym online: pros, cons and platform rules

    A pen name can protect you, but only if you keep it separate and follow each platform's naming rules.4 min read

Personal Branding

  1. Personal Branding

    Personal branding online without oversharing

    Be easy to find for work and hard to find at home.4 min read

Intellectual Property

  1. Intellectual Property

    Protecting your images and creative work online

    What you own the moment you create something, and what to do when a copy turns up elsewhere.4 min read

Online Dating

  1. Online Dating

    Online dating safety and your identity

    Share yourself gradually, check that matches are who they say, and keep the first meeting on your terms.4 min read