thenewoil/websiteA project dedicated to teaching beginners and non-tech-savvy people about digital privacy and cybersecurity.
For an in depth guide on how to set up the project on your local machine click this link. Credit to Rik and Jaden for setting up the site in the Astro framework, updating the overall design to something more modern, and continuing to help with any major issues.
Technology is a constantly changing field and as people who take their privacy and security seriously, we place a considerable amount of trust in the information on this (and many other) site(s) than in most other tech fields. As such, it is vital that The New Oil stays as current & up to date as possible. All readers are encouraged to submit updates and suggested changes via an on GitHub or GitLab. Merge & Pull requests are only enabled on GitHub due to the way our automations work.
If you wish to contribute financially, we accept one-time or recurring contributions through Open Collective, Liberapay, Patreon, PayPal, and most cryptocurrencies. We also have a merch store. You can view all of these links here. You can see where your support will be used on our Roadmap here
Readers who speak foreign languages can help us translate the site on Crowdin. If the language you'd like to help translate to isn't listed, please contact us or open an issue and we'll happily add it if we can.
We do NOT accept AI-generated content, including submissions and "code."
