Safer devices and everyday privacy
Make practical changes to your phone, browser, home network and backups.
15 lessons · Approximately 68 minutes · Learn at your pace
Before you start: No prior lessons required.
- Protect the Phone That Holds Your Digital LifeBuild a small set of habits for safer apps, accounts and everyday phone use.4 minLesson
- Screen Locks and Device EncryptionSee how a lock and protected storage help when a device is lost.4 minLesson
- Why Does This App Want My Contacts?Match camera, location and contact permissions to the feature you actually want.4 minLesson
- Website Notifications, Camera and Microphone AccessUnderstand browser permission prompts and remove unwanted website access.4 minLesson
- Why Software Updates MatterSee how an update closes a known weakness and learn where to get it safely.4 minLesson
- Secure Your Home Wi-Fi and RouterUnderstand the two router passwords and reduce unnecessary access to your home network.4 minLesson
- Public WiFi SecurityUnderstand what an untrusted network can observe and what HTTPS does—and does not—protect.6 minLesson
- Share Moments Without Sharing EverythingReview who can see your posts, location and account details before publishing.4 minLesson
- Backups: Keep a Way Back to Your FilesUnderstand why syncing is not enough and practice restoring a file before you need it.4 minLesson
- Malware: Harmful Software, Explained SimplyLearn what malicious software can do and how to respond without trusting a fake repair.4 minLesson
- Ransomware and Why Recovery Needs PreparationSee how files can become unavailable and why backups help without solving every consequence.4 minLesson
- Who Can Open Your Shared Link?Choose the intended readers and the least access they need before sharing a document.6 minLesson
- Before You Share or Hand Over Your ScreenSeparate showing a screen from allowing another person to control your device.6 minLesson
- Before You Add a Browser ExtensionUnderstand the access a browser add-on requests before allowing it into your browsing.5 minLesson
- Before You Sell or Recycle a DevicePlan a safe handover without losing your files or handing them to the next owner.5 minLesson
Bring it together
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