Scenarios

Real situations. Practical answers.

Privacy problems rarely start with hackers. They start with a borrowed phone, a shared iPad or someone who knows your passcode.

Everyday boundaries

Sharing a passcode is normal in many relationships. Keeping a few things to yourself can be too. Here's how to do it calmly.

You hand over your phone to show one picture, and they swipe. Here's how to prevent that.

Kids borrow phones for games and videos, and they swipe everywhere. Here's how to set up a phone that's safe to hand over.

In many countries officers can inspect devices at the border. Here's how to prepare, and what not to do.

A proper erase is fast and reliable, but a few steps around it are easy to miss.

iCloud Photos syncs everything, including hidden photos, to every device on your account. Here's how to untangle it.

If someone monitors your phone, privacy tools can help, but your safety comes first. Here's a careful approach.

Evidence is only useful if it survives and stays credible. Here's how to collect and store it.

Veilbox is free to download. No account, no email, no tracking. Just a pattern only you know.