Everybody Has Something to Hide

Guy Kawasaki just dropped his 18th book, and it’s the kind of practical, no-paranoia, “do this today” guide the world desperately needs.

Everybody Has Something to Hide: Why and How to Use Signal to Preserve Your Privacy, Security, and Well-Being makes a simple point: privacy isn’t secrecy, it’s freedom. Not freedom for spies or activists, but for regular humans texting their doctor, their lawyer, their kid’s school, or their friends.

As Congressman Ro Khanna puts it:

“Everybody Has Something to Hide succeeds because it does not traffic in fear or abstraction. It explains, clearly, practically, and remarkably, why privacy matters and how to reclaim it. If we want a future where democracy endures, we must use and defend the tools that make free expression possible.”

You may have heard of Signal when senior members of the Trump administration famously misused it. If nothing else, this book will save you from making the same mistakes. It explains what Signal is, why it’s considered the gold standard for private messaging, what it protects, what it doesn’t, and how tiny slip-ups can still expose sensitive conversations.

This isn’t a manual for engineers. It’s a field guide for everyone else. Step-by-step, it covers setup, verification, contacts, disappearing messages, groups, backups, screen security, and the myths that get people burned.

With vivid real-world examples, it shows how journalists protect sources, doctors safeguard patient messages, attorneys preserve confidentiality, educators avoid surveillance, politicians dodge opposition traps, activists organize safely, and families reduce harassment, stalking, and data exploitation.

Secure messaging isn’t extreme. It’s modern hygiene. This book gives you the tools and the clarity to take control.