Field guides

Digital Privacy Checklist

Run this audit quarterly: accounts, devices, browsers, backups.

Quarterly privacy audit—block one evening. (1) Update OS and apps. (2) Review phone permissions; revoke location from non-essential apps. (3) Reset advertising ID on mobile. (4) Check password manager health; rotate breached passwords. (5) Enable 2FA on email, cloud, banking. (6) Export and delete old cloud files. (7) Close unused accounts via accountkiller lists. (8) Review browser extensions; remove unknown. (9) Encrypt backups; test restore. (10) Read bank and credit alerts.

Document devices on your network; boot strangers off router guest networks.

Separate work and personal profiles where possible.

Teach household same night—attackers target weakest link.

Schedule next audit in calendar now.

Pair with audit-online-life and beginners-privacy guides.