The New Oil
What is The New Oil?
The New Oil is a website dedicated to making data privacy & cybersecurity accessible to everyone regardless of tech background or skill level. The core website offers information about basic concepts like threat modeling, metadata, and encryption, as well as detailed advice and recommendations for services like password managers, encrypted communications, and browsers.

Mission Statement
- To educate readers on why privacy and security matter, and the various tools and techniques available to help them reclaim and protect their own privacy & security
- To empower readers to believe that privacy and security are attainable for everyone and to do their best to reclaim & protect their own privacy and security as much as possible
- To enhance the lives of readers with tools that will improve their privacy and security without negatively impacting their mental or emotional health or professional or social lives
What Is Ghost?
Ghost is a publication platform. You can think of it like Substack, Patreon, Wordpress, Medium, or similar platforms.
We use Ghost primarily as a blog, but it also serves as a hub for major project announcements, early access to content for paying members, and more.
RSS Feeds & Activity Pub
Announcements: https://ghost.thenewoil.org/tag/announcements/rss/
Blog posts: https://ghost.thenewoil.org/tag/blog/rss/
Videos: https://ghost.thenewoil.org/tag/videos/
Activity Pub: @index@ghost.thenewoil.org