Data Detox Kit

Name

Data Detox Kit

Legal name

Data Detox Kit (a project/product of Tactical Tech)

Website

https://datadetoxkit.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Privacy and Digital Literacy Education

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192), Information (51)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFALAE

Content Moderation, Safe Messaging & Classroom Communication Safety

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Academic Integrity, Online Safety, Privacy & Compliance Tools

SECONDARYEDAFAGAB

Live Polling, Quizzing & Formative Assessment Engagement Tools

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Collaboration, Classroom Engagement & Communication Tools

Keywords

• Digital privacy education
• Data protection guides
• Digital wellbeing resources
• Online security training
• Digital literacy workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant and Donation Funding: The Data Detox Kit is a free public resource funded through grants and institutional support. It does not generate revenue through commercial means but operates as a non-profit educational initiative under Tactical Tech, with funding from organizations like SIDA.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Data Detox Kit is a free, non-commercial educational platform that provides practical guides, downloadable PDFs, and facilitator workshop outlines covering digital privacy, online security, digital wellbeing, misinformation, health data, AI literacy, and technology's environmental impact. The offering is structured as standalone topic-area guides (Privacy, Security, Wellbeing, Misinformation, Health Data, Tech and Environment, and Artificial Intelligence) plus targeted PDF resources such as a Youth Workbook, a Voter's Guide, and thematic deep-dives, all available in 40+ languages. The content is delivered through a public website, printable downloadable assets, and structured workshop outlines intended for educators, librarians, and community facilitators running sessions for the general public and youth audiences.

Product overview

The Data Detox Kit is an open educational resource and platform providing free digital privacy, security, wellbeing, and technology literacy guidance. The main platform at datadetoxkit.org offers articles and guides organized into topic areas (Privacy, Security, Wellbeing, Misinformation, Health, Environment, and AI), supported by an Alternative App Centre of privacy-focused app recommendations. The portfolio includes printable PDF Essential Guides in 40+ languages, Data Detox x Youth interactive workbooks for ages 11-16, and specialized guides such as the Voter's Guide and AI guide. Workshop outlines (Smart Phones Smart Habits, Demystifying Your Data, App Cleanse) provide facilitation materials for educators. All content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International and requires JavaScript with support for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox browsers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Detox Kit Main Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Available in 40+ languages
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Tactical TechcoreOthersThe Data Detox Kit is a product of Tactical Tech, an international organization working to raise awareness about the role of technology in society. Tactical Tech provides organizational oversight, funding coordination, and operational infrastructure for the Data Detox Kit project.
• RNW MediaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRNW Media provided research that informed the 'Your Words Matter' guide on reporting technology-facilitated gender-based violence. This guide was developed by the Data Detox Kit based on RNW Media's research, demonstrating a content co-development partnership.
• Goethe-Institut BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoethe-Institut Brazil collaborated with Tactical Tech to develop the 'What's the Buzz with AI?' guide, with localization support from IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), funded by the European Media & Information Fund managed by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
• 40+ Partner Translation OrganizationscoreOthersVarious partner organizations provide translations and adaptations of Data Detox Kit content into 40+ languages, enabling localized accessibility globally. Partners include libraries, educational institutions, and civil society organizations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Access Now: International digital rights non-profit providing digital security helpline resources and educational materials for activists and civil society. Comparable audience and educational resource model.
• Privacy International: UK-based charity advocating for privacy rights and producing public-facing educational resources about data protection and surveillance. Comparable mission in raising public awareness about digital privacy.
• Mozilla Foundation: Non-profit arm of Mozilla producing internet literacy, privacy, and web literacy educational content. Comparable digital literacy mission with strong open-web ethos and multilingual delivery.
• Security in a Box: A sister project of Tactical Tech offering digital security tool guides and tactics for activists and human rights defenders, available in multiple languages. Overlaps directly with Data Detox Kit's security and privacy topic areas.
• Internet Society: Global non-profit promoting internet openness, accessibility, and education. Provides educational resources on internet-related topics comparable to Data Detox Kit's digital literacy mission.
• Tactical Tech: Parent non-profit organization of Data Detox Kit. Tactical Tech is a Berlin-based NGO that has worked on digital rights and technology literacy for 30+ years, producing multiple educational projects (Security in a Box, Me and My Shadow, The Glass Room) with overlapping mission and methodology.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): Major US-based digital rights non-profit providing surveillance self-defense guides, privacy education, and digital literacy resources. Highly comparable mission and educational content format (Surveillance Self-Defense).
• Our Data Our Selves: Another Tactical Tech project focused on personal data and self-tracking. Sibling project with closely overlapping educational content on health data and privacy topics.
• Me and My Shadow: A predecessor Tactical Tech project focused on data trails and digital privacy literacy. Direct conceptual predecessor to Data Detox Kit, with overlapping educational mission and target audience.
• The Glass Room: Another Tactical Tech project presenting data privacy and technology literacy through interactive exhibitions and pop-up installations. Direct sibling project with overlapping audience and content focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/info_activism
• Facebookfacebook.com/datadetoxkit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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