The Privacy Diet James Patrick

Start Here · iPhone · Your path

Lock down my phone

Settings, permissions, and whether to change the phone itself. Work down the list — each step builds on the ones above it.

Pick a different goal · Change device

Start here

  1. Quick Win 3

    Audit and Lock Down Your App Permissions

    ⏱ 30 min    ★ Impact: High

  2. In the book

    The iOS and Android settings audit

    The Privacy Diet · Chapter 2

  3. Tutorial

    Encrypted DNS on Your Phone, Everywhere You Go

    Android's Private DNS and an iPhone DNS profile, set up in fifteen minutes: which resolver now that Mullvad's is closing, how to check it works, and how it fits with a Pi-hole at home.

    beginner⏱ 15 min

  4. Compare

    Which Phone Should You Use

    A recommended path for each kind of reader, from happy iPhone user to maximum control.

  5. In the book

    iPhone vs Android

    The Privacy Diet · Chapter 1

Go further on Android

  1. In the book

    Your phone, de-Googled

    De-Google Your Life · Chapters 15–17