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Privacy Guides Adds New "Hardware Recommendations" Section


Software isn't all that matters; learn about the hardware tools you use every day to protect your privacy.

Android Ready SE is a collaboration between vendors to ensure their devices follow best practices and include tamper resistant hardware backed storage for things like encryption keys. It's usually a good idea to wipe the drive and install a fresh copy of your operating system of choice, even if that means just reinstalling Windows from scratch. Most computers and phones come equipped with a TPM(or a similar secure cryptoprocessor) which safely stores your encryption keys and handles other security-related functions.

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