This is a collection of my original illustrations that makes privacy concepts more understandable.

ℹ️ Human made, no LLM/AI was used!

Not all encrypted messengers are created equal

➡️ download files 🔗/image-files/encrypted-messengers

(An)other side of age verification identity collection

➡️ download files 🔗/image-files/another-side

ℹ️ These designs can be printed on T-shirts, stickers, pins, or used as wallpaper. They are organized in folders containing SVG and PNG files for easy sharing.

Readme ➡️ here.

Various sources

ℹ️ In no particular order; WIP; continuously updated

• heydata.eu: WhatsApp & Data Privacy in 2025: What Users and Companies Need to Know Now
• heydata.eu: WhatsApp vs. Signal: Which Messenger Is Better for Data Protection
• medium.com: I Know Which Device You Used Last Summer: Fingerprinting WhatsApp Users’ Devices (archive.md version)
• techpoint.africa: WhatsApp is fingerprinting Nigerian users. Here are other reasons why the FCCPC wants it to pay a $220m fine
• forbes.com: WhatsApp Tells Users: Share Your Data With Facebook Or We’ll Delete Your Account (archive.md version)
• wired.com: All the data WhatsApp and Instagram send to Facebook (archive.md version)
• youtube.com: The Dark Side of WhatsApp: What They Don't Want You To Know (Techlore)
• whatsapp.com: WhatsApp Privacy Policy
• propublica.com: How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users
• wired.com: WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years, Actually (archive.md version)
• themarkup.org: Each Facebook User Is Monitored by Thousands of Companies - Consumer Reports
• firewalltimes.com: How Companies Track You Online – The Definitive Guide
• medium.com: How WhatsApp Secretly Collects and Shares Your Data (archive.md version)
• medium.com: What’s Hiding In Your WhatsApp Data? (archive.md version)
• techradar.com: WhatsApp encryption isn't the problem, metadata is
• ayanrayne.com: WhatsApp Privacy Policy Explained — End-to-End Encryption Isn’t the Whole Story
• fossbytes.com: Metadata: Story Of How Whatsapp And Other Chat Apps Collect Data
• signal.org Government Requests

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Changelog

1.4.1

• Replace image from "This person does not exist" with a photo by Jeffrey Keenan
• Removed contradictory statement

1.4.0

• NEW - A lie machine
• NEW - previews format
• README tweaks

1.3.0

• NEW - Image headers

1.2.0

• NEW - (An)other side of age verification identity collection; illustration by Fast Ink; heavily edited

1.1.2

• New file structure for the privacy visuals section

1.1.1

• LLM generated background replaced by a real photo by Markus Spiske

1.1.0

• NEW - Added "Wearable Visuals" section
• NEW - "Commodities"

1.0.2

• LLM use clarification

1.0.1

• NEW - new sources added

1.0.0

• repo created
• added "Not all encrypted messengers are created equal."

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Services and resources worth checking out

ℹ️ In no particular order, and not sponsored; just a list of things I use.

• Signal - E2EE messenger (🌎 web, ⬇️ download page)

• Ente.io - Safe home for your photos. End-to-end encrypted. Cross-platform. Open-source. (🌎 web)

  • shameless referral code plug: HW79QE (+10GB)

• NextDNS - The new firewall for the modern Internet. (🌎 web)

• Mullvad VPN - Privacy is for the people (web)

• Techlore - Digital Rights for All (🌎 web)

  • Privacy & Security Resources (🌎 web)
  • VPN Comparison Tool (🌎 web)

• Naomi Brockwell - Empower yourself. (▶️ YouTube, 🌎web)

• Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons - Security and Privacy Blog for Non-Techies (🌎 web)

• Surveillance Report - Weekly News for Your Digital Freedom (web)

• The New Oil - The Beginner’s Guide to Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (🌎 web)

• The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - Defending your rights in the digital world (🌎 web)

• Privacy Guides (🌎 web)