builds upon years of experience (since before 2017) … at no-charge for friends of our community

Zane Moreign's Research

https://ORCiD.org

While the world catches up to where we were years ago

(e.g., the stampede triggered by Elon Musk's tweet ... reg. WhatsApp's supposed privacy)

… those of you who follow linkedin.com/today/author/ZaneMoreign have been ahead of the herd and enjoying Zane's FREE pro-privacy ideas & FREE tools for quite a few years :-)



Personal Note:: what I share may not be posh & polished ... but will be of value & straight-to-the-point.



Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ {Digital Privacy + Survival + More} Offerings

next update scheduled as part of our Christmas & New Year wishes

  • builds upon years of experience, since before 2017,
    based on T    alks + Articles + Videos + evolving the tips & tools into Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™)
    … revamped, realigned, refined, & kept relevant/up-to-date

  • grouped together based on function,
    Living the Online-Life™,
    Living the Remote-Life™,
    Living the Mobile-Life™ , and     more
    … on Windows 10 & 11, Linux, Android
    ... some for Mac & iOS,     despite Apple constantly making things harder.
    e.g.,     google-tells-apple-fix-texting-between-android-iphone


1) Events

  • now via the centralized events page

4) Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Video Series

▹ Playlist: Teasers, Talks, & Events

e.g., raising the question as to "Why Facebook & other trackers are on my bank account web page — after I log into my account? If that matter then attend the Talks, and if you are unable to attend, then the enjoy the recordings :-)

▹ Playlist: Tutorials & How-To's

e.g., using Teams via the WebBrowser without downloading/installing Teams software, and using the tools within DPSK™

▹ Playlist: Product Gotchas & Reviews — it's about what to look for in a product

e.g., heat-maps showing the heat bleeding through the keyboard, and highlighting the ridiculous new-location of the power-button on some models




5) Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™)

for Windows 10 & 11, Linux, Android,

with some for Mac & iOS despite Apple constantly making things harder, e.g., google-tells-apple-fix-texting-between-android-iphone

These FREE/no-charge Third-Party Offerings ("TPO") are

  • — (1) simple to use, (2) easy to install/setup, (3) cross-platform (i.e., Windows and *nix, and also Mac), (4) pro-privacy, (5) with encryption … etc., … basically, keep us safe online.

  • — grouped together into functional focus sections, which together make up the complete DPSK™. For simplicity, it is kept up to date with concise choices [remember: "cutting thru the noise"].


Note: This new DPSK™ launched in 2021 … is the result of years of evolution & growth expanding upon the vision of the initial "Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family" [that started in 2017 and is End-of-Life (EOL) 2020].

click here to read more

~~~ Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family … End-of-Life (EOL) 2020 ~~~

  • After the surge of ransomware in 2016, coupled with the massive Telemetry Gathering in Windows 10, Zane Moreign (of our Incubation Labs) launched his Simple_Safety™ series to offer simple & safer computing tools-n-tips to our Friends-n-Family and Community — for FREE — by carving out some $0 Tools-n-Tips from our commercial Hybrid Decisions® Safer_Computing™ Platform (click here for gist)


  • All credit goes to Zane Moreign for creating this and continuing to make every effort to keep this toolkit up-to-date and current with the latest release of Windows 10, and for getting sponsorship/recognition from us/Hybrid Decisions®, Tor Project, DoD/US Air Force Research Labs, and others.


  • Over the years Zane has evolved his Simple_Safety™ Toolkit … which was like playing whack-a-mole with the constant shifting/changes of Windows10 with every build/release (now, DPSK™: Band-Aids for Windows).


2 ⊹ announcing … Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK) … release scheduled for 2021-Q2

  • Zane continues to carve out some strategies & approaches from our commercial Hybrid Decisions® Safer_Computing™ Platform & Offerings.

  • For areas that we do not build software (e.g., windows band-aids, such as, anti-spyware/anti-malware/etc.), Zane continues to seek out Third-Party Offerings (TPO) — thus striving to get the best for his audience.

  • ALL Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ offerings continue to be made available per our simple Disclaimer (at the bottom of this page) — at no-charge/free for Friends of Our Community Effort, HCCUG.org™


~~~ Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family … End-of-Life (EOL) 2020 ~~~

  • After the surge of ransomware in 2016, coupled with the massive Telemetry Gathering in Windows 10, Zane Moreign (of our Incubation Labs) launched his Simple_Safety™ series to offer simple & safer computing tools-n-tips to our Friends-n-Family and Community — for FREE — by carving out some $0 Tools-n-Tips from our commercial Hybrid Decisions® Safer_Computing™ Platform (gist above)


  • All credit goes to Zane Moreign for creating this and continuing to make every effort to keep this toolkit up-to-date and current with the latest release of Windows 10, and for getting sponsorship/recognition from us/Hybrid Decisions®, Tor Project, DoD/US Air Force Research Labs, and others.


  • Over the years Zane has evolved his Simple_Safety™ Toolkit … which was like playing wack-a-mole with the constant shifting/changes of Windows10 with every build/release … this toolkit has reached End-of-Life (EOL) —— ESPECIALLY given where we ALL are with the new-normal and the above announcements.

▹ DPSK™ : Living the Online-Life™ (focus: bare-minimum for web-browsing)

click here to read more



  • Search Engine for any browser: SearX.be pulls from multiple search engines, metager.org pulls from multiple search engines but sometimes is wonky, Whoogle-Search think safer google search, can be self-hosted ... we noticed these superseded DuckDuckGo,
    Tip: you do not have to stick with just one, as results vary based on your search and thier ongoing updates/tweaks.


Disclaimer: Have linked every suggested product so you can do your due-diligence, educate yourself, and decide for yourself, as I do not wish to waste time rehashing what they have already explained well on their respective site.


▹ DPSK™ : Living the Remote-Life™ (focus: remote-working with laptop)

click here to read more

  • Text, and Calls (audio & video) that is on your phone AND laptop/computer - https://signal.org/download/
    NOTE: there are those, incl. techies, who whine about signal     not having some bells-n-whistles that their current NON pro-privacy apps offer; well, here's a gentle reminder — this site is meant for those who CARE about their Privacy and WANT to take ACTION (so, do not waste our time with why you do not like signal :-)


  • Using only a browser (nothing-to-install) online meetings FREE https://teams.live.com ... that outclasses most everyone else's free offerings


  • This is in addition to DPSK™ : Living the Online-Life™

▹ DPSK™ : Living the Mobile-Life™ (focus: streamlining phones/devices)

click here to read more


▹ DPSK™ : Band-aids, Duct-tape, WD-40, & More for Windows 10 & 11 …


  1. Band-aids_for_Windows™ : whack-a-mole tools to plug holes & leaks that increase risk of ransomware (e.g., see below tools)

  2. Duct-tape_for_Windows™ : try to stop things from falling-off, disappearing, or from being ransomed (e.g., antivirus, etc.)

  3. WD-40_for_Windows™ : makes things move smoother & less squeakier (e.g., cleaners, optimizers, debloaters, etc. … some of these WD-40 tools-n-tips require some technical expertise, some non-techies can do :-)


click here to read more

after significant research ... Initial Release: 2017-Oct
 updated for since windows 11 first preview build


Concise set of Third-Party Offerings ("TPO") that do their best to plug the privacy & other holes in Windows 10 & Windows 11. Some of these TPOs have been around since Windows10 first previewed.




The most comprehensive of the lot — proceed with caution

(CAUTION: This can gut the entire "store/metro apps" thus reducing the noise/chatter — making Windows fly :-)







DISCLOSURE


  • IF you want all of these aspects PLUS a whole lot more, built-in and ready to go … try to get Hybrid Decisions® Safer_Computing™ Operating System SaferOS™


  • I CANNOT help anyone get into the HDC-CAP via which you are granted access to SaferOS™, though I am part of their Incubation Labs.


  • I am not being paid to talk about them or any vendor — am doing it so you are aware that there is a company that takes care of all these things and more, a company that helped Microsoft build Microsoft's technologis that power Microsoft Cloud (see their 3 Microsoft Case Studies)