Understand what you agree to.
Take control of what happens next.
JSYK turns complex privacy policies into plain-language explanations, practical fixes, and independent reporting—so you can make informed decisions about the services you use.
Privacy tools for everyday decisions.
Explore the database, follow a practical guide, or read the context behind the issue.
Policy Database
Read simplified breakdowns of privacy policies and terms for services you use.
Privacy Clinics
Use short, practical walkthroughs to review settings and reduce unnecessary sharing.
Dossiers
Follow clear explainers and reporting on digital rights, privacy, and technology policy.
Find the problem. Fix the setting.
Step-by-step guides to locking down your apps in 5 minutes or less.
The data economy wasn’t built
with your privacy in mind.
You Are the Product
Free services often rely on collecting large amounts of user data, which can then be used to build profiles and target content or ads.
Weaponized Legalese
Privacy policies can be hard to read, making it difficult to understand exactly what a service says it can do with your information.
The Illusion of Choice
Settings may look flexible on the surface while the most privacy-friendly options remain hidden or harder to reach.
We build the tools to
take your control back.
Honest Audits
We break down what services say they collect and how that information is used.
Plain English
We translate dense policy language into clear explanations anyone can understand.
Kill Switches
We point you to the exact settings changes and opt-outs that reduce unnecessary sharing.
Make privacy the default.
Not a luxury.
Privacy should be understandable and actionable. JSYK helps people make sense of the rules, settings, and business models behind the digital services they use.
We publish plain-language policy breakdowns, practical Privacy Clinics, and independent Dossiers—without treating privacy knowledge as a premium product.
We believe privacy is a default, not a luxury.
The internet was not built to spy on you, but many services now depend on collecting and analyzing user data. JSYK explains those systems in simple language so people can make better decisions online.
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