Links & Resources
Organizations, websites, and YouTube channels worth following. No affiliate links here — only sources worth your time.
Dutch organizations
Dutch digital rights organization. Advocates for freedom of expression and privacy online. Follow their work to understand what legislation is coming your way in the Netherlands.
The Dutch data protection authority. Useful for GDPR/AVG questions, complaints about companies, and understanding your rights as a citizen.
International organizations & websites
The best independent source for privacy tool recommendations. Open source, community-driven, no ads. First stop when you want to know which VPN, browser, or password manager to trust.
Electronic Frontier Foundation. Practical threat model guides for journalists, activists, and everyday users. Written by people who understand how surveillance actually works.
Beginner-friendly guide to privacy and security. No technical jargon — a good starting point for people just getting started.
Campaign against Google's plan to lock down Android to registered developers only (deadline: September 2026). On GrapheneOS this doesn't affect you — you control your own device.
YouTube — Privacy
The largest privacy-focused YouTube channel. Covers tools, threat modeling, GrapheneOS and more. Well-balanced between practical and technical.
In-depth analysis of surveillance capitalism, data collection, and digital power. Critical and well-sourced — for those who want to understand the bigger picture.
Specializes in GrapheneOS and Android privacy. Practical tutorials and honest comparisons.
Privacy news and explainers for a broad audience. Strong at making complex topics like data collection and financial privacy accessible.
Focuses on surveillance capitalism and how companies use your data. Good for understanding the bigger picture behind privacy.
In-depth privacy and security guides. Step-by-step instructions you can actually follow, for both beginners and advanced users.
YouTube — Security & Hacking
Networking, Linux, and cybersecurity for beginners and advanced users. Energetic and practical — good starting point for understanding how networks and security work.
Cybersecurity and CTF challenges explained step by step. Good for understanding how attacks work in practice.
Linux, security, and digital privacy from a technical perspective. No sugarcoating — calls out what is actually broken in the industry.
Linux desktop and open source news. Good for anyone switching from Windows or Mac who wants to understand how the ecosystem works.