Your Phone Knows More About You Than Your Family Does
Every app, every permission, every default setting — quietly collecting, sharing, and selling. Let’s shut that down.
Defaults Are Designed to Exploit You
When you unbox a new phone or set up a new laptop, the default settings are optimised for the manufacturer and their advertising partners — not for you. Location tracking is on. Microphone access is granted to apps that don’t need it. Your contacts are synced to servers you’ve never heard of. Your passwords are weak, reused, or stored in plain text.
This isn’t a conspiracy. It’s a business model. And you’re the product.
Most people are starting here — at Protocol 6, fully exposed — simply because no one ever showed them what to change.
What Securing Devices & Accounts Covers
I go through your devices and accounts with you (or for you) and lock things down properly.
Phone Hardening
- Full privacy settings audit (iOS and Android)
- App-by-app permissions review and cleanup
- Removal of unnecessary/invasive apps
- Installation and setup of privacy-respecting alternatives
- Secure messaging setup (Signal/SimpleX)
- Location, microphone, camera, and contact permissions locked down
- Add-on phone/secondary number consultation (when to separate your identities)
PC/Laptop Hardening
- Operating system privacy settings configuration
- Browser hardening and privacy extension setup (Brave, uBlock Origin, etc.)
- Telemetry and tracking reduction
- Software audit and cleanup
- Firewall and basic security configuration
Account Hardening
- Password manager setup and migration (Bitwarden or equivalent)
- Unique, strong passwords generated for all accounts
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled on all critical accounts
- Email migration to ProtonMail (or privacy-respecting provider)
- Calendar and contacts migration to Proton ecosystem
- Cloud storage migration (Google Drive → privacy-first alternative)
- Social media privacy settings audit and lockdown
- Old/unused account identification and deletion
Choose How You Want It Done
Done With You — Remote Sessions
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2-hour focused sessions via secure video call
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I walk you through each change in real time on your own device
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You learn what each setting does and why it matters
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Ideal for people who want to understand and maintain their own setup
Done With You — On-Site
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Same process, in person at your location (available in Victoria, Australia)
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I walk you through each change in real time on your own device
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You learn what each setting does and why it matters
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Ideal for people who want to understand and maintain their own setup
Done For You
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You hand over the device (in person or via secure remote access), I handle everything
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You get it back fully configured with a summary document of what changed
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Ideal for people who want results without the learning curve
WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH
✅ Phone that isn’t broadcasting your life
✅ Computer that isn’t reporting back to Microsoft/Apple/Google
✅ Unique strong passwords on every account
✅ Two-factor authentication on everything that matters
✅ Privacy-respecting email, calendar, and cloud storage
✅ Secure messaging set up and ready to use
✅ The confidence that you’ve actually done something meaningful about your privacy
What clients are saying
FAQ
No. We’re changing settings and swapping apps, not modifying the operating system. Everything stays fully functional — just more private.
Most individual device hardening sessions take 2 hours. A full phone + laptop + all accounts package typically takes 2-3 sessions.
Most privacy tools are free and open-source. If there are any paid recommendations (like ProtonMail Plus), I’ll explain why and you decide.
Family packages are available. I can harden everyone’s devices and set up a shared family privacy strategy.
Stop Giving Away Your Data for Free
Book a securing session and take back control of your devices — this week.
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