Privacy guides for safer digital sharing
Learn how to reduce unnecessary exposure before sharing content with AI tools, support teams, clients, public platforms, or file recipients.
AI Privacy guides
2 focused guides with practical checks, limitations, and related tools.
What Not to Paste Into ChatGPT
Learn which personal, business, developer, medical, legal, and access-related details to remove before pasting content into ChatGPT.
anonymize text before using AIHow to Anonymize Text Before Using AI
A step-by-step method for replacing names, contact details, account IDs, and indirect identifiers before sharing text with AI tools.
Developer Privacy guides
3 focused guides with practical checks, limitations, and related tools.
How to Sanitize Error Logs Before Sharing
Remove API keys, tokens, customer data, IP addresses, file paths, internal hosts, and private URLs before sharing error logs.
redact API keys before posting logsHow to Redact API Keys Before Posting Logs
Find, remove, rotate, and safely replace API keys, Bearer tokens, passwords, JWTs, private keys, and connection strings in logs.
check JWT for sensitive dataHow to Check a JWT for Sensitive Data
Decode JWT header and payload sections locally and review identity, role, tenant, organization, issuer, audience, and custom claims.
Data Privacy guides
5 focused guides with practical checks, limitations, and related tools.
How to Mask JSON Before Sharing With Support
Keep JSON valid while masking emails, names, IDs, tokens, passwords, addresses, customer records, and sensitive nested values.
scan CSV for personal informationHow to Scan a CSV for Personal Information
Review CSV headers, sample values, free-text columns, IDs, emails, phone numbers, and exports before sharing spreadsheet data.
client data redaction examplesClient Data Redaction Examples
See before-and-after examples for cleaning client emails, support tickets, reports, logs, JSON, and screenshots before external sharing.
what are UTM parametersWhat Are UTM Parameters and Should You Remove Them?
Understand utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, click IDs, referral parameters, and when to remove tracking data before sharing links.
remove tracking from Amazon linkHow to Remove Tracking From Amazon Links
Clean an Amazon product URL by keeping the product identifier and removing unnecessary referral, campaign, search, and tracking parameters.
Image Privacy guides
7 focused guides with practical checks, limitations, and related tools.
How to Redact Screenshots Before Sharing Online
Check browser tabs, URLs, names, account IDs, notifications, balances, QR codes, and hidden context before sharing screenshots.
check photo GPS dataHow to Check If a Photo Has GPS Location Data
Check JPEG EXIF GPS latitude and longitude, understand app-created copies, verify removal, and review visible location clues before sharing.
what is EXIF dataWhat Is EXIF Data and Why Can It Affect Privacy?
Learn what EXIF metadata can contain, including camera model, dates, orientation, software, copyright, and GPS location fields.
remove EXIF metadata before uploadingHow to Remove EXIF Metadata Before Uploading a Photo
Create a clean image copy without common EXIF and GPS metadata, verify the result, and review visible content before uploading.
image metadata privacy checklistImage Metadata Privacy Checklist Before Uploading
Use this checklist to inspect GPS, EXIF, file names, visible details, clean copies, and destination behavior before uploading images.
remove GPS from Android photosHow to Remove GPS Location From Android Photos
Remove saved GPS coordinates from Android photos, disable future camera location tags, and verify the cleaned copy before sharing.
remove GPS from iPhone photosHow to Remove GPS Location From iPhone Photos
Remove or exclude location metadata from iPhone photos, control future camera access, and verify the image before sharing it.
File Privacy guides
5 focused guides with practical checks, limitations, and related tools.
How Browser-Only Privacy Tools Work
Understand local JavaScript processing, browser file access, canvas image export, hashing, network limits, and manual-review requirements.
no upload file toolsWhat “No Upload” Means for Browser File Tools
Understand local file selection, JavaScript processing, network verification, third-party resources, browser memory, and no-upload limitations.
ZIP file privacy checklistZIP File Privacy Checklist Before Sharing an Archive
Check hidden files, paths, backups, environment files, logs, metadata, passwords, and archive contents before sharing a ZIP file.
verify download SHA-256 checksumHow to Verify a Download With a SHA-256 Checksum
Calculate a local SHA-256 file hash, compare all 64 hexadecimal characters, and understand what a checksum match does and does not prove.
remove DOCX comments and tracked changesHow to Remove Comments and Tracked Changes From a DOCX File
Inspect and remove Word comments, tracked changes, hidden revisions, document properties, and author information before sharing a DOCX file.
PDF Privacy guides
5 focused guides with practical checks, limitations, and related tools.
How to Merge PDF Files Without Uploading Them
Compare local PDF merge options, prepare files, verify page order and links, and protect sensitive documents without using an upload service.
remove PDF metadata before sharingHow to Remove PDF Metadata Before Sharing
Inspect PDF title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, comments, attachments, and other hidden information before sharing.
remove PDF pages before sharingHow to Remove PDF Pages Before Sharing
Remove blank, duplicate, irrelevant, or sensitive pages locally, then verify page count, bookmarks, links, forms, and metadata.
PDF redaction mistakesPDF Redaction Mistakes: Why Black Boxes May Not Be Enough
Learn why drawing black boxes over PDF text can leave selectable content, and how to verify redaction, comments, attachments, and metadata.
extract one page from PDFHow to Extract One Page From a PDF
Extract and save one page from a PDF locally, verify the result, and avoid exposing the rest of the document to an online upload service.