From 56985952ac16d0d5e0b544934e2e92b96001086a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alicia Sykes Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 20:22:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adds PrivacySpy extension and Alpine Linux --- 5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md b/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md index fc5aee5..fc88c62 100644 --- a/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md +++ b/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md @@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ The following browser add-ons give you better control over what content is able **[Self-Destructing Cookies](https://add0n.com/self-destructing-cookies.html)** | Prevents websites from tracking you by storing unique cookies (note Fingerprinting is often also used for tracking). It removes all related cookies whenever you end a session. **Download**: [Chrome][self-destructing-cookies-chrome] \ [Firefox][self-destructing-cookies-firefox] \ [Opera][self-destructing-cookies-opera] \ [Source][self-destructing-cookies-source] **[Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)** | A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives
**Download**: [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/) / [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/pmcmeagblkinmogikoikkdjiligflglb) **[Site Bleacher](https://github.com/wooque/site-bleacher)** | Remove automatically cookies, local storages, IndexedDBs and service workers
**Download**: [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/site-bleacher/) \ [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/site-bleacher/mlcfcepfmnjphcdkfbfgokkjodlkmemo) \ [Source](https://github.com/wooque/site-bleacher) +**[PrivacySpy](https://privacyspy.org)** | The companian extension for PrivacySpy.org - an open project that rates, annotates, and archives privacy policies. The extension shows a score for the privacy policy of the current website.
**Download**: [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacyspy/ppembnadnhiknioggbglgiciihgmkmnd) \ [Fireforx](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacyspy/) **[HTTPZ](https://github.com/claustromaniac/httpz)** | Simplified HTTPS upgrades for Firefox (lightweight alternative to HTTPS-Everywhere)
**Download**: [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/httpz/) **[Skip Redirect](https://github.com/sblask/webextension-skip-redirect)** | Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This add-on tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful
**Download**: [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/skip-redirect/) \ [Source](https://github.com/sblask/webextension-skip-redirect) **[Web Archives](https://github.com/dessant/web-archives/wiki/Search-engines)** | View archived and cached versions of web pages on 10+ search engines, such as the Wayback Machine, Archive.is, Google etc Useful for checking legitimacy of websites, and viewing change logs
**Download**: [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/view-page-archive/) \ [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-archives/hkligngkgcpcolhcnkgccglchdafcnao) \ [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/apcfghlggldjdjepjnahfdjgdcdekhda) \ [Source](https://github.com/dessant/web-archives) @@ -796,9 +797,11 @@ Windows 10 has many features that violate your privacy. Microsoft and Apple are | --- | --- | **[Qubes OS](https://www.qubes-os.org/)** (containerized apps) | Open-source security-oriented operating system for single-user desktop computing. It uses virtualisation, to run each application in it's own compartment to avoid data being leaked. It features [Split GPG](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/split-gpg/), [U2F Proxy](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/u2f-proxy/), and [Whonix integration](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/whonix/). Qubes makes is easy to create [disposable VMs](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/disposablevm/) which are spawned quickly and destroyed when closed. Qubes is [recommended](https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/781493632293605376) by Edward Snowden **[Whonix](https://www.whonix.org/)** (VM) | Whonix is an anonymous operating system, which can run in a VM, inside your current OS. It is the best way to use Tor, and provides very strong protection for your IP address. It comes bundled with other features too: Keystroke Anonymization, Time Attack Defences, Stream Isolation, Kernel Self Protection Settings and an Advanced Firewall. Open source, well audited, and with a strong community- Whonix is based on Debian, [KickSecure](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure) and [Tor](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Whonix_and_Tor) -**[Tails](https://tails.boum.org/)** (live) | Tails is a live operating system (so you boot into it from a USB, instead of installing). It preserves your privacy and anonymity through having no persistent memory/ leaving no trace on the computer. Tails has Tor built-in system-wide, and uses state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt your files, emails and instant messaging. Open source, and built on top of Debian +**[Tails](https://tails.boum.org/)** (live) | Tails is a live operating system (so you boot into it from a USB, instead of installing). It preserves your privacy and anonymity through having no persistent memory/ leaving no trace on the computer. Tails has Tor built-in system-wide, and uses state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt your files, emails and instant messaging. Open source, and built on top of Debian. Tails is simple to stup, configure and use **[Parrot](https://parrotlinux.org/)** (security)| Parrot Linux, is a full Debian-based operating system, that is geared towards security, privacy and development. It is fully-featured yet light-weight, very open. There are 3 edditions: General Purpose, Security and Forensic. The Secure distribution includes its own sandbox system obtained with the combination of [Firejail](https://firejail.wordpress.com/) and [AppArmor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppArmor) with custom security profiles. While the Forensics Edition is bundled with a comprehensive suit of security/ pen-testing tools, similar to Kali and Black Arch **[Discreete Linux](https://www.privacy-cd.org/)** (offline)| Aimed at journalists, activists and whistle-blowers, Discreete Linux is similar to Tails, in that it is booted live from external media, and leaves no/ minimal trace on the system. The aim of the project, was to provide all required cryptographic tools offline, to protect against Trojan-based surveillance +**[Alpine Linux](https://www.alpinelinux.org/)** | Alpine is a security-oriented, lightweight distro based on musl libc and busybox. It compiles all user-space binaries as position-independent executables with stack-smashing protection. Install and setup may be quite complex for some new users + #### General Purpose Linux Distros