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Take Back Your
Digital Privacy

Stop trusting Big Tech with your data. Start protecting it yourself. In 12 weeks, go from privacy-curious to crypto-capable. Zero fluff. All terminal. Completely free.

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12 Weeks
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// Courses

Where do you want to start?

All 12 weeks live

Cypherpunk 101

Hands-on, terminal-first. GPG, Tor, SSH tunnels, encrypted workflows. You learn by doing — every lesson is a lab.

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Privacy 101

Beginner-friendly, GUI-first privacy fundamentals. No terminal required. Build real privacy habits from day one.

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Advanced Cypherpunk

Post-quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, advanced protocols. For graduates of Cypherpunk 101.

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// Curriculum — Cypherpunk 101

What you'll actually build

Weeks 1–3

Foundations

  • Build a personal threat model from scratch
  • GPG encryption and digital signatures
  • Crypto primitives: hashing, entropy, symmetric vs asymmetric
Weeks 4–5

Secure Everything

  • Encrypt your email and messaging stack
  • Encrypted filesystems and automated backups
  • Real PGP in daily use — not just theory
Weeks 6–8

Network Like a Ghost

  • Tor done right — not just the browser
  • SSH tunnels, jump boxes, port forwarding
  • Compartmentalized identities and VMs
Weeks 9–10

Automate Your Security

  • Scripted encrypted backup workflows
  • Cron + systemd + encrypted pipelines
  • Real-world projects combining all skills
Weeks 11–12

Advanced

  • Distributed systems and P2P communication
  • Cryptographic protocols in practice
  • Putting it all together
Total

By the end, you can:

  • Encrypt files, email, and drives from the CLI
  • Route traffic anonymously through Tor and SSH
  • Build automated, encrypted daily workflows
// Fit check

Who this course is for

This is for you if

  • You want to USE encryption, not just read about it
  • You're tired of privacy theater that never protects anything
  • You prefer the terminal over GUI settings panels
  • You believe privacy is a human right, not a premium feature
  • You want to build real skills, not collect course completions

Not for you if

  • You want a passive video course to fall asleep to
  • You're looking for cryptocurrency trading advice
  • You need Linux hand-holding from "what is a terminal?"
  • You expect enterprise certifications and exam prep
// The manifesto
"Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age… Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world."
— Eric Hughes, A Cypherpunk's Manifesto (1993)

Cypherpunks write code. We believe:

Privacy is a human right Cryptography liberates Open source enables trust Math protects better than laws
// FAQ

Common questions

Is this really free?
Yes. The core courses are and will remain free. No paywall, no email capture, no account required. Advanced modules and guided cohorts may come later — but the foundation stays open.
Do I need to know how to program?
No. You need basic terminal comfort — knowing how to open a shell and type commands. We use tools, not write code. If you can cd and ls, you're ready.
How long until I can actually use this?
Week 1 gives you a working threat model immediately. By Week 3, you'll encrypt your first message. Real skills, real fast.
What if I get stuck?
Encrypted contact channels are coming. Community forums will grow as the audience does. In the meantime, each lesson has enough context to get unstuck — and the cypherpunk community is everywhere you'd expect (Matrix, Tor, Signal).

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