Hi everyone,

I’ve been thinking about privacy and security for a long time — long before smartphones, social media, and apps quietly tracking everything became normal.

I’ve watched the internet grow from something simple and open into something powerful, convenient, and… complicated. Along the way, the lines between privacy, security, and anonymity got blurred. Not because people aren’t paying attention — but because the technology changed faster than the language we use to talk about it.

This week’s posts were my attempt to slow that conversation down and put some of those pieces back where they belong.

Monday – What’s the Difference, Really?

We started with the foundation.

Security keeps bad actors out.

Privacy controls what’s shared.

Anonymity hides identity — and it’s not something most people actually want day to day.

👉 https://www.pcrescue.me/blog/privacy-security-anonymity-differences

Tuesday – Secure ≠ Private

You can have strong passwords, two-factor login, encryption, and updates — and still feel like everything knows too much about you.

That’s not a failure. It’s just understanding what security does, and what it doesn’t.

👉 https://www.pcrescue.me/blog/secure-but-not-private

Wednesday – Anonymity Isn’t Privacy

A lot of people say they want anonymity.

What they usually want is control — without breaking the tools they rely on.

True anonymity has tradeoffs most people don’t want.

👉 https://www.pcrescue.me/blog/anonymity-isnt-privacy

Thursday – The Privacy vs Convenience Tradeoff

This is where it starts to click.

Privacy isn’t a switch.

It’s a series of choices we make — often without realizing it.

More convenience usually means more data.

More privacy usually means more friction.

👉 https://www.pcrescue.me/blog/privacy-vs-convenience

Friday – A “Good Enough” Privacy Setup

We wrapped the week with something practical.

Not perfect. Not extreme.

Just a realistic setup that balances security, privacy, and peace of mind — and that you can actually maintain.

👉 https://www.pcrescue.me/blog/good-enough-privacy-setup

The big takeaway this week:

You don’t need to disappear from the internet to be safe.

You don’t need perfect privacy.

You just need to understand what’s being protected, what’s being shared, and why.

That understanding goes a long way toward worrying less.

Have a good weekend,

Mike

PCRescue

https://www.pcrescue.me