realigning for our 20ᵗʰ anniversary … meanwhile, this site is Proof_of_Past
Moreign's™
Simple_Safety™
formerly ( pre-2026.H2 ) Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™
builds upon years of growing up in Hybrid Decisions® Incubation Labs + Professional Computing Community — since well before launching this in 2017
for those who care + want + willing to help_themselves … and are seeking reasonable ways to utilize Tech_for_Good™ (e..g, Privacy_within_Reason™)
unifiying the various brands of Valentino & Caieus ~&~ expanding them under " a_nobody's™ series … for nobodies … by nobody/Moreign "™
the individual & Brothers_Moreign™ brands of Valentino ☆ Caieus ... are now under "Moreign's" or "a_nobody's™"… to simplify go-forward
e.g., Moreign's Simple_Safety™ … an_nobody's™ Living_in_America™ … and continues sharing at no-charge per the NOTICE (in site footer)
below still has some pre-2026.H2 branding and still viable content being gradually updated & simplified as part of 2026.H2 realigning
— shifting away from saturated/obfuscated terms (e.g., "pro-privacy") and consolidating the sub-brands to just "Simple_Safety™"
e.g., removed the "Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™)" brand … it is now "Simple_Safety™ tools, tips, and tidbits"
NOTE: ALL this applies to every single person ... who believes they should lock their house, apartment, etc. :-)
while the world catches up to where we were years before Elon Musk's tweet — reg. WhatsApp's supposed privacy — and started a stampede towards Signal … our followers were ahead of the herd :-)
It must feel good to know you have been ahead of the herd by just following Linkedin.com/today/author/Caieus + being our hccug.org™ member ~and~ have been benefiting/enjoying his FREE Simple_Safety™ tools, tips, and tidbits ... for so many years!
Signal: Text, and Calls (audio, video, group-calls. screen-sharing, and more) that is on your phone AND laptop/computer - https://signal.org/download/
take time to understand what they are up against ... google-tells-apple-fix-texting-between-android-iphone
there are those, incl. techies, who whine about signal not having some bells-n-whistles that their current non-privacy apps offer …
— failing to recognize the efforts of Signal.org folks being pro-active with frequent updates, to keep us safer, at no charge … well, you are NOT our audience :-)
Note: this screenshot is preserved here as proof of how long ago this was done — the brower-extension shown here has a newer version.
DISCLOSURE
"Zane" is in my middle-name preserving continuity with my past achievements
"Zane" is preserved in various places as proof of past work & achievements
so when you see "Zane" / "Zane Moreign" remember it is me "Caieus" / "Caieus Moreign"
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Simple_Safety™ was born out of Caieus Moreign's efforts to lookout for our friends & our community (non-Techies & Techies)
This is paying_it_forward. Not being paid to talk about anything by any vendor. Sharing per the NOTICE (in footer).
It is up to you to do your own due dilligence, and use it for good. I am not responsible or liable in any way,
" what is shared may not be posh & polished ... but it will be of immediate value & straight-to-the-point.
the below is still relevant (glimpse of how far ahead of the curve we have been & continue to be :-) "
Linkedin.com/today/author/caieus is proof of how long / timeline of my Talks + Articles + Videos + some more about me.
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 :-)
e.g., using Teams via the WebBrowser without downloading/installing Teams software, and using the tools within DPSK™
e.g., heat-maps showing the heat bleeding through the keyboard, and highlighting the ridiculous new-location of the power-button on some models
Many of these are FREE/no-charge Third-Party Offerings ("TPO") primarily opensource— (1) simple to use, (2) easy to install/setup, (3) cross-platform (i.e., Windows and *nix, and also the fruit company), (4) pro-privacy, (5) with encryption … etc., … basically, keep us safe online.
Disclaimer: Not paid by any of the suggested products; suggestions provided are just that, sugestions, and you are responsible to 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.
2017-2020 to 2021-2026 and the 2026-H2 realignment for our 20th ...
this 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] ---> rebranded for 2021 with a lot more under the functional focus sections,
---> 2026.H2 removes all branding for simplicity --- so things are clear that these are Moreign's Simple_Safety™ "tools, tips, and tidbits"
~~~ 2026: the 2021 branding "Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™)" has been removed ~ content is relevant & updated
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™
After the surge of ransomware in 2016, coupled with the massive Telemetry Gathering in Windows 10, Zane Moreign (of Hybrid Decisons®. Incubation Labs) l aunched 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 … this toolkit has reached End-of-Life (EOL) — and replaced with newer improved version (see above) — ESPECIALLY given where we ALL are with the new-normal.
Web browsers: LibreWolf has built-in privacy tools. Ungoogled Chromium for Linux. Tor Browser for generic browsing.
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,
NOTE: duck.ai seems better as it does not require login.
Tip: you do not have to stick with just one, as results vary based on your search and their ongoing updates/tweaks.
browser Extensions ... uBlock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin and https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin
you may also consider this ... Smart HTTPS, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes, uBlock Origin, Privacy Settings
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Text, and Calls (audio, video, group-calls. screen-sharing, and more) that is on your phone AND laptop/computer - https://signal.org/download/
Using only a browser (nothing-to-install) online meetings FREE https://teams.live.com ... that outclasses most everyone else's free offerings
For managing aliases https://simplelogin.io/ so you can keep private your real email.
For secure email nothing seems to beat https://proton.me/ followed by https://tutanota.com/ ... each have their unique sell, and are in the EU (i.e., GDPR)
NOTE: proton also has Pass (with some niceties), Calendar, and Drive but think of it as a cloud folder, as it does not have view/edit, such as, NextCloud.
Best opensource for online collaboration a pretty decent alternative to Microsoft SharePoint or Google-Workspace https://nextcloud.com/providers/
NOTE: when it comes to usability it is extremely hard to beat Microsoft (e.g., VSCode overtook the opensource space by storm, though it has Microsoft hooks, suggest VSCodium instead of VSCode) ... sorry cannot recommend Google as its usability is about hiding/abstracting things, and not even touching Apple.
This is in addition to DPSK™ : Living the Online-Life™
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Text, and Calls (audio & video) that is on your phone AND laptop/computer - https://signal.org/download/
ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS https://blokada.org/
ad blocking and enhanced privacy browser for Android www.bromite.org/ and Tor Browser www.torproject.org/download/ ... Tor Browser alternative for iOS https://onionbrowser.com but not as secure as Tor Browser due to Apple's technical restrictions.
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Band-aids_for_Windows : whack-a-mole tools to plug holes & leaks that increase risk of ransomware (e.g., see below tools)
Duct-tape_for_Windows : try to stop things from falling-off, disappearing, or from being ransomed (e.g., antivirus, etc.)
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 :-)
O&O ShutUp10 ~ www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 made by Microsoft Gold Partner, the simplest of all
Blackbird ~ https://www.getblackbird.net/ (not working on the first pre-release of Windows 11 preview 22000.51)
W10 Privacy ~ www.winprivacy.de/deutsch-start/download/
Destroy Windows 10 Spying (DWS) ~ https://github.com/Wohlstand/Destroy-Windows-10-Spying [archived]
(CAUTION: This can gut the entire "store/metro apps" thus reducing the noise/chatter — making Windows fly :-)
Moreign's Simple_Safety™ ... for those who have to live with whack-a-mole'ing Windows & BigTech
a_nobody's™ Life_without_BigTech™ (click here) ... for those done spending their time=life, money, etc. whack-a-mole'ing Windows & BigTech
a_nobody's™ Living_in_America™ (click here) ... Simple_Safety indirect tech stuff, previously previewed under Life_beside_Tech™
our 2 other brands: a_nobody's™ Living_with_AI™ ~and~ a_nobody's™ Simpler_Living™
Moreign's Quantum_AI_Life™ … formerly Brothers_Moreign™ Simpler_AI± Quantum™ (started as Valentino_Moreign's Simpler_AI± Quantum™)
NOTE: all this is also at no-charge for our community members. yes, membership is also at no-charge. we do not sell your info.
you don't have to take our word for it, just read our site and you will find our stance on data privacy in execution, even with sponsors :-)
