Harm Reduction Guides for Mainstream OSes?
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
June 15, 2026
I think this is becoming more important now, especially for normal users who will never switch to Linux or other privacy-focused systems.
Many people use Windows, Android or iPhone because of work, school or convenience. For them, a practical harm reduction guide would be more useful than a guide that only recommends changing the whole OS.
Things like disabling unnecessary AI features, reviewing app permissions, limiting cloud sync, using a password manager, enabling device encryption and choosing privacy-friendly apps could already make a big difference.
I would definitely like to see a community-maintained list that gets updated regularly because AI-related features are changing very fast.
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