Who Are You Hiding From?

Security pros use threat modeling, and the whole idea fits in one question: what are you protecting, and from whom?

Want to dodge targeted ads? A blocker and a private search engine handle most of it. Protecting sources as a journalist? Now you need Tor, encrypted messaging, and tight day-to-day discipline.

Most of us sit in the middle — enough cover to escape mass tracking without making our phones a chore. The biggest wins come from the simplest changes.