diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 1e51a47239..12689b4ab0 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -527,8 +527,20 @@ function check_config(&$a) {
 	$plugins = get_config('system','addon');
 	$plugins_arr = array();
 
-	if($plugins)
+	if($plugins) {
 		$plugins_arr = explode(',',str_replace(' ', '',$plugins));
+		if(get_config('system','strict_privacy')) {
+			unset($a->config['system']['huburl']);
+			for($x = 0; $x < count($plugins_arr); $x ++) {
+				if(    $plugins_arr[$x] === 'facebook' 
+					|| $plugins_arr[$x] === 'twitter' 
+					|| $plugins_arr[$x] === 'statusnet') {
+					unset($plugins_arr[$x]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 
 	$a->plugins = $plugins_arr;
 
diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index db2542849d..98e38fb115 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 
 	$a->set_baseurl(get_config('system','url'));
 
+	$prv = get_config('system','strict_privacy');
+
 	logger('notifier: invoked: ' . print_r($argv,true));
 
 	$cmd = $argv[1];
@@ -329,6 +331,10 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 					}
 					break;
 				case 'stat':
+
+					if($prv)
+						break;
+
 					if($followup && $contact['notify']) {
 						logger('notifier: slapdelivery: ' . $contact['name']);
 						$deliver_status = slapper($owner,$contact['notify'],$slap);
@@ -373,7 +379,7 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 					}
 					break;
 				case 'mail':
-
+						
 					// WARNING: does not currently convert to RFC2047 header encodings, etc.
 
 					$addr = $contact['addr'];
@@ -459,7 +465,7 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 
 	if($slap && count($url_recipients) && $followup && $notify_hub && (! $expire)) {
 		foreach($url_recipients as $url) {
-			if($url) {
+			if($url && (! $prv)) {
 				logger('notifier: urldelivery: ' . $url);
 				$deliver_status = slapper($owner,$url,$slap);
 				// TODO: redeliver/queue these items on failure, though there is no contact record
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 537a7a497a..338dc9cf1d 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -626,19 +626,21 @@ function dfrn_request_content(&$a) {
 		else
 			$tpl = get_markup_template('auto_request.tpl');
 
+		$prv = get_config('system','strict_privacy');
+
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
 			'$header' => t('Friend/Connection Request'),
-			'$desc' => t('Examples: jojo@demo.friendika.com, http://demo.friendika.com/profile/jojo, testuser@identi.ca'),
+			'$desc' => t('Examples: jojo@demo.friendika.com, http://demo.friendika.com/profile/jojo') . (($prv) ? ', testuser@identi.ca' : ''),
 			'$pls_answer' => t('Please answer the following:'),
-			'$does_know' => t('Does $name know you?'),
+			'$does_know' => sprintf( t('Does %s know you?'),$a->profile['name']),
 			'$yes' => t('Yes'),
 			'$no' => t('No'),
 			'$add_note' => t('Add a personal note:'),
 			'$page_desc' => t("Please enter your 'Identity Address' from one of the following supported social networks:"),
 			'$friendika' => t('Friendika'),
-			'$statusnet' => t('StatusNet/Federated Social Web'),
+			'$statusnet' => (($prv) ? t('StatusNet/Federated Social Web') : ''),
 			'$private_net' => t("Private \x28secure\x29 network"),
-			'$public_net' => t("Public \x28insecure\x29 network"),
+			'$public_net' => (($prv) ? t("Public \x28insecure\x29 network") : ''),
 			'$your_address' => t('Your Identity Address:'),
 			'$submit' => t('Submit Request'),
 			'$cancel' => t('Cancel'),
diff --git a/mod/follow.php b/mod/follow.php
index 9a9f9da7d8..31cfcfb64c 100644
--- a/mod/follow.php
+++ b/mod/follow.php
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ function follow_post(&$a) {
 		// NOTREACHED
 	}
 
-
 	$ret = probe_url($url);
 
-
 	if($ret['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN) {
 		if(strlen($a->path))
 			$myaddr = bin2hex($a->get_baseurl() . '/profile/' . $a->user['nickname']);
@@ -36,6 +34,9 @@ function follow_post(&$a) {
 		
 		// NOTREACHED
 	}
+	elseif(get_config('system','strict_privacy')) {
+		unset($ret['notify']);
+	}
 
 	// do we have enough information?
 	
diff --git a/mod/salmon.php b/mod/salmon.php
index c2f76aa0a6..bf33033d81 100644
--- a/mod/salmon.php
+++ b/mod/salmon.php
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ function salmon_post(&$a) {
 		// NOTREACHED
 	}
 
+	// Check if we're allowed to talk to insecure networks
+
+	if(get_config('system','strict_privacy'))
+		salmon_return(400);
+
 	require_once('include/items.php');
 
 	// Placeholder for hub discovery. We shouldn't find any hubs