# Problem Statement

> "If it's free, you're the product."
>
> -- *some guy* [TBD/TODO]

## Privacy vs Security

There is a distinct difference between two methods of hardening a device. One focuses more on keeping your metadata safe, and the other protects your data. Many solutions handle both at the same time, such as using a VPN.

`Privacy` is the first; it means that you would like to prevent others from seeing what you are doing, keeping others' **eyes** off your data. You would like your web browsing experience to be *confidential*. `Privacy` involves using browsers which delete sensitive data, messengers which use `end-to-end encryption` (`E2EE`), etc.

`Security` is the latter; ensuring that your device and its content are not accessible to others. This is more related to keeping others' **hands** off your data. Having proper `security` prevents your devices from being hacked and your online accounts from being breached. This would be more related to using a `passcode` on your device, having strong `passwords`, and `encrypting` any storage devices.