I may make a separate post about this. No promises, though ;)

Fantastic list, thank you so much!

You’re welcome! I’m glad I could help.

I saved your post and will be using it as my reference; this is a better list than I made for myself.

Thank you! I’m glad you can give the gift of privacy.

Albeit I already follow most of your recommendations

If you have any questions about my recommendations in other posts, I’d be happy to answer them too!

1. Is there a reason why you don’t have YubiKey on your list?
   I didn’t like it at first but now I highly recommend it.

I recommended them last year, but YubiKeys use proprietary hardware and software. I wanted to avoid that this year.

2. What about the Camera Shy Hoodie? I know it’s DIY but IMO there are people here that might be willing to make it themselves.

I also included that last year, and I mentioned this year that those can be uniquely identifying, so it’s sometimes better not to have it. Your anonymous dress can, ironically, deanonymize you.

I also saved this: 7 Privacy Garments That Block Surveillance Cameras

All of the images there are AI generated. I would take that article with a grain of salt.

You rock, Charger8232! Thanks again!

Thank you!

EDIT: I forgot about Zenni glasses:

EyeQLenz and Zenni ID Guard™ are designed to reflect signals to help disrupt unwanted tracking under certain conditions. Results may vary due to recognition technology and environmental factors. Zenni does not guarantee that its products provide anonymity or total protection from surveillance and biometric identification.

I don’t see any benefit of those over Reflectacles. Plus, their website has a few privacy issues. It doesn’t seem like something to support for privacy when there are better options available.

I’ve decided to make a rule this year: only physical items. You can’t put a subscription under the tree.

I’m glad I’m memorable! :P

Now, eating a meal at a restaurant or spending an extended time indoors like that would be a little out of place.

The worst that can happen is you get escorted out if the location is really stingy. As long as you can deal with social pressure (it helps that nobody will know who you are) you should be fine.

webcam covers?

I already included this under accessories.

Hard wired keyboards?

Wired keyboards are far more commonly used than wireless keyboards.

and for power cables, why not a power bank? put the power bank between the “power station” and the device you’re powering and you’re good

That is one workaround, but you end up carrying cables anyways. Sometimes you may need to loan your cable to someone else, or need precise wattage.

Even still, you’re coming up with gift ideas, which is the goal of this post :)

Especially in the wintertime or for skiing, most people won’t care if you have one on. Even if they do care, it doesn’t change its anonymity.

Do you walk up to every stranger with a Pixel and ask if they run GrapheneOS? No?

GrapheneOS is a privacy and security focused operating system for your phone, based on Android. It provides much more security than stock Android. If you want a more private or secure device, then GrapheneOS is the go-to recommendation for Pixel devices.

I’m certain that most people between 2016 and 2023 bought multiple devices to upgrade old ones.

I wonder why they chose lemmynsfw to train their AI on.