My privacy journey started with a YouTube video by SomeOrdinaryGamers about the Club Penguin Online doxing situation in 2020. Then, through Techlore and other YouTubers, I learned about private browsers, VPNs, password managers, Linux, FOSS, and more. What made you start?
The main one was the mandatory metadata retention laws the Australian Government passed a few years ago. As a pirate I also wanted to protect myself better against any potential future legal issues.