personal-security-checklist/4_Privacy_And_Security_Links.md

# Awesome Privacy & Securty [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat2.svg)](https://awesome.re) [![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](http://makeapullrequest.com) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/LICENSE-CC_BY_4.0-00a2ff?&style=flat-square)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) [![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/lissy93/personal-security-checklist?color=%23ffa900&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Lissy93/personal-security-checklist/graphs/contributors)

> A curated list of useful tools and resources online, that help protect your privacy and keep you safe.

**See also**: [Personal Security Checklist](https://github.com/Lissy93/personal-security-checklist/blob/master/README.md) | [Privacy-Respecting Software](https://github.com/Lissy93/personal-security-checklist/blob/master/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md) 🔐


- **Information and Guides**
  - [Getting Started Guides](#getting-started-guides)
  - [How-To Guides](#how-to-guides)
  - [Notable Articles](#notable-articles)
  - [Blogs](#blogs)
- **Media**
  - [Books](#books)
  - [Podcasts](#podcasts)
  - [Videos](#videos)
- **Websites & Services**
  - [Online Tools](#online-tools)
  - [Anonymous Services](#anonymous-services)
  - [Interesting Websites](#interesting-websites)
  - [Privacy-Respecting Software](#privacy-respecting-software)
- **Organisations**
  - [Foundations](#foundations)
  - [Government Organisations](#government-organisations)
  - [Cybercrime](#cybercrime)
- **Research**
  - [Data and API's](#data-and-apis)
  - [Academic Journals](#academic-journals)
  - [Implementations and Standards](#implementations-and-standards)
- **More Lists**
  - [Mega Guides](#mega-guides)
  - [Other GitHub Security Lists](#unrelated-awesome-lists)


## Getting Started Guides

- [EFF SSD](https://ssd.eff.org) - Tips for safer online communications
- [PrivacyTools.io]( https://www.privacytools.io) - Tools to protect against mass surveillance
- [PrismBreak](https://prism-break.org/en/all) - Secure app alternatives
- [The VERGE guide to privacy](https://bit.ly/2ptl4Wm) - Guides for securing mobile, web and home tech
- [Email Self-Defense](https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org) - Complete guide to secure email
- [TwoFactorAuth.org](https://twofactorauth.org) - Check which websites support 2FA
- [Security Planner](https://securityplanner.org) - Great advise for beginners
- [My Shaddow](https://myshadow.org) - Resources and guides, to help you take controll of your data



## How-To Guides

- Complete guide to configureing Firefox for Privacy + Speed: via [12bytes](https://12bytes.org/7750)
- Overview of projects working on next-generation secure email: via [OpenTechFund](https://github.com/OpenTechFund/secure-email)
- ISP and DNS privacy tips: via [bluz71](https://bluz71.github.io/2018/06/20/digital-privacy-tips.html)
- Layers of Personal Tech Security: via [The Wire Cutter](https://thewirecutter.com/blog/internet-security-layers)
- Improving security on iPhone: via [lifehacker](https://lifehacker.com/the-privacy-enthusiasts-guide-to-using-an-iphone-1792386831)
- Protect against SIM-swap scam: via [wired](https://www.wired.com/story/sim-swap-attack-defend-phone)
- Is your Anti-Virus spying on you: via [Restore Privacy](https://restoreprivacy.com/antivirus-privacy)
- How to use Vera Crypt: via [howtogeek](https://www.howtogeek.com/108501/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-getting-started-with-truecrypt)
- How to enable DNS over HTTPS: via [geekwire](https://geekwire.co.uk/privacy-and-security-focused-dns-resolver)
- How to resolve DNS leak issue: via [DNSLeakTest](https://www.dnsleaktest.com/how-to-fix-a-dns-leak.html) 
- Windows data sending: via [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2016/02/microsoft-windows10-privacy.html)
- How to spot a phishing attack: via [EFF](https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-avoid-phishing-attacks)

## Notable Articles

- Turns Out Police Stingray Spy Tools Can Indeed Record Calls: Article on [Wired](https://www.wired.com/2015/10/stingray-government-spy-tools-can-record-calls-new-documents-confirm)

## Blogs
- [Spread Privacy](https://spreadprivacy.com) - Raising the standard of trust online, by DuckDuckGo
- [Restore Privacy](https://restoreprivacy.com) - Tools and guides about privacy and security
- [That One Privacy Site](https://thatoneprivacysite.net) - impartial comparisons and discussions
- [The Hated One](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q) - Privacy and security videos
- [12Bytes](https://12bytes.org/articles/tech) - Opinion Articles about Tech, Privacy and more
- [BringBackPrivacy](https://bringingprivacyback.com) - Easy-reading, sharable privacy articles
- [Heimdal](https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog) - Cyber Security Blog
- [Tech Crunch](https://techcrunch.com/tag/cybersecurity-101) - Cyber Security 101
- [OONI](https://ooni.org/post), Internet freedom and analysis on blocked sites
- [Pixel Privacy](https://pixelprivacy.com/resources) - Online privacy guides
- [The Privacy Project](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/opinion/internet-privacy-project.html) - Articles and reporting on Privacy, by the NYT



## Books
- [Permanent Record](https://amzn.to/30wxxXi) (by Edward Snowden)
- [Sandworm](https://amzn.to/2FVByeJ) (by Andy Greenberg)


## Podcasts
- [Darknet Diaries] (by Jack Rhysider): Stories from the dark sides of the internet. Listen on [Stitcher][da-stitch]
- [CYBER] (by Motherboard, Vice): News and analysis about the latest cyber threats. Listen on [Stitcher][cy-stitch]

[Darknet Diaries]: https://darknetdiaries.com
[da-stitch]: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/darknet-diaries

[CYBER]: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59vpnx/introducing-cyber-a-hacking-podcast-by-motherboard
[cy-stitch]: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vice-2/cyber


## Videos
- **General**
  - [You are being watched](https://youtu.be/c8jDsg-M6qM) by The New York Times
  - [The Power of Privacy](https://youtu.be/KGX-c5BJNFk) by The Guardian
  - [Why Privacy matters, even if you have nothing to hide](https://youtu.be/Hjspu7QV7O0) by The Hated One
- **TED Talks**
  - [Why you should switch off your home WiFi](https://youtu.be/2GpNhYy2l08) by Bram Bonné
  - [Why Privacy Matters](https://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters), by Glenn Greenwald
  - [Fighting viruses, defending the net](https://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_fighting_viruses_defending_the_net), by Mikko Hypponen
  - [The 1s and 0s behind cyber warfare](https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_domas_the_1s_and_0s_behind_cyber_warfare), by Chris Domas
  - [State Sanctioned Hacking - The Elephant in the Room](https://youtu.be/z-A2MxHmnU4) - Historic, economic and demographic overview of the growing threat to the U.S. from Chinese cyber invasions, by Frank Heidt
  - [How the IoT is Making Cybercrime Investigation Easier](https://youtu.be/9CemONO6vrY) - How our data is changing the nature of "evidence" in digital forensics, by Jonathan Rajewski
- **Conferences**
  - [DEF CON 27](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9fPq3eQfaaA4qJEQQyXDYtTIfxCNA0wB) - Collection of talks from DEF CON 2019, Vegas
  - [RSA Conference](https://www.youtube.com/user/RSAConference) - Collection of security talks from the RSA conferences
  - [Administraitor.video](https://administraitor.video) - A regularly updated collection of new and interesting security confrence talks
- **Misc**
  - [Through a PRISM, Darkly](https://youtu.be/e4woRYs0mM4) - Everything we know about NSA spying, by Kurt Opsahl

See also: [awesome-sec-talks](https://github.com/PaulSec/awesome-sec-talks) by @PaulSec





## Online Tools
- [Have I been Pwned](https://haveibeenpwned.com) and [Dehashed](https://www.dehashed.com) - Check if your details have been compromised
- [Redirect Detective](https://redirectdetective.com) - Check where a suspicious URL redirects to
- [εxodus](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org) - Check which trackers any app on the Play Store has
- [VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com) - Analyse a suspicious web resource for malware
- [ScamAdviser](https://www.scamadviser.com) - Check if a website is a scam, before buying from it
- [Deseat Me](https://www.deseat.me) - Clean up your online presence
- [33Mail](http://33mail.com/Dg0gkEA) or [Anonaddy](https://anonaddy.com) Avoid revealing your real email address, by auto-generating aliases for each accound
- [Panopticlick](https://panopticlick.eff.org) - Check if, and how your browser is tracking  you
- [Disroot](https://disroot.org) - A suit of online tools, with online freedom in mind
- [Blocked by ORG](https://www.blocked.org.uk) - Check if your website is blocked by certain ISPs
- [Data Rights Finder](https://www.datarightsfinder.org) - Find, understand and use information from privacy policies
- [Browser Leaks](https://browserleaks.com) - Check which information is being leaked by your browser
- [DNSLeakTest](https://www.dnsleaktest.com) - Check for and fix a DNS leak
- [IP Leak](https://ipleak.net) - Shows your IP address, and other associated details
- [ExifRemove](https://www.exifremove.com) - Remove Meta/ EXIF data online

## Anonymous Services
- [NixNet](https://nixnet.services)
- [Snopyta](https://snopyta.org)
- [Disroot](https://disroot.org)


## Interesting Websites
- [The Intercept: Surveillance Catalogue](https://theintercept.com/surveillance-catalogue) - A database secret of government and military surveillance equpment, that was leaked in the Snowden files
   - See also: The source code for these projects, on WikiLeaks [Vault7](https://wikileaks.org/vault7) and [Vault8](https://wikileaks.org/vault8), and the accompanying [press release](https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1)

## Privacy-Respecting Software

This section has moved to [here](https://github.com/Lissy93/personal-security-checklist/blob/master/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md)



## Foundations

- [Contract for the Web](https://contractfortheweb.org)
- [Electronic Frountier Foundation](https://www.eff.org) - Defending digital privacy + more
- [OWASP Foundation](https://www.owasp.org)
- [Freedom House](https://freedomhouse.org) - Fighting for freedom on the net
- [Privacy International](https://privacyinternational.org)
- [Open Tech Fund](https://www.opentech.fund)
- [Freedom of the Press Foundation](https://freedom.press)
- [Open Rights Group](https://www.openrightsgroup.org)
- [LEAP Encryption Access Project](https://leap.se)
- [The Guardian Project](https://guardianproject.info)
- [Foundation for Applied Privacy](https://applied-privacy.net)
- [Safe + Secure](https://safeandsecure.film) - advise for journalists and film makers
- [Citizen Lab](https://citizenlab.ca)
- [Electronic Privacy Information Center](https://epic.org)
- [American Civil Liberties Union](https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology)
- [Free Software Foundation](https://www.fsf.org)
- [Courage Foundation](https://www.couragefound.org) - Supports those who risk life / liberty to make significant contributions to the historical record


## Government Organisations
- [UK National Cyber Security Center](https://www.ncsc.gov.uk)
- [US Cybersecurity - NIST](https://www.nist.gov/topics/cybersecurity)


## Cybercrime
- [Consumer Fraud Reporting](http://consumerfraudreporting.org) - US's Catalogue of online scams currently circulating, and a means to report cases
- [Action Fraud](https://www.actionfraud.police.uk) - UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime


## Data and API's
- [Exploit Database](https://www.exploit-db.com) - A database or Current software vulnerabilities
- [That One Privacy Site](https://thatoneprivacysite.net/#detailed-vpn-comparison) - Detailed VPN Comparison Data
- [Exodus](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/trackers/stats) - Trackers in Android Apps
- [URLScan](https://urlscan.io) - Service scanning for malisious domains
- [Dehashed](https://www.dehashed.com/breach) - Data Breaches and Credentials
- [VirusTotal](https://developers.virustotal.com/v3.0/reference) - Detailed virus scans of software
- Hosts to block: https://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ and https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts


## Academic Journals
- [Crypto Paper](https://github.com/cryptoseb/cryptopaper) by Crypto Seb- Privacy, Security, and Anonymity For Every Internet User


## Implementations and Standards
- [The GNU Privacy Guard](https://www.gnupg.org)
- [OpenPGP JavaScript Implementation](https://openpgpjs.org)
- [WireGuard](https://www.wireguard.com/papers/wireguard.pdf)
- [Nym](https://as93.link/nym-blog-post) - Next Generation of Privacy infrastructure


## Mega Guides
- by [Fried](https://fried.com/privacy)
- by [ivpn](https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides)
- by [ProPrivacy](https://proprivacy.com/guides/the-ultimate-privacy-guide)
- by [Heimdal Security](https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/cyber-security-mega-guide)
- by [Wired](https://www.wired.com/2017/12/digital-security-guide)
- by [Vice](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3devm/motherboard-guide-to-not-getting-hacked-online-safety-guide)

## More Awesome GitHub Lists

- [privacy-respecting](https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/privacy-respecting) by @nikitavoloboev
- [awesome-privacy](https://github.com/KevinColemanInc/awesome-privacy) by @KevinColemanInc
- [Security_list](https://github.com/zbetcheckin/Security_list) by @zbetcheckin
- [awesome-security](https://github.com/sbilly/awesome-security) by @sbilly
- [awesome-sec-talks](https://github.com/PaulSec/awesome-sec-talks) by @PaulSec
- [awesome-crypto-papers](https://github.com/pFarb/awesome-crypto-papers) by @pFarb
- [awesome-threat-intelligence](https://github.com/hslatman/awesome-threat-intelligence) by @hslatman
- [awesome-incident-response](https://github.com/meirwah/awesome-incident-response) by @meirwah
- [awesome-anti-forensic](https://github.com/remiflavien1/awesome-anti-forensic) by @remiflavien1
- [awesome-malware-analysis](https://github.com/rshipp/awesome-malware-analysis) by @rshipp
- [awesome-honeypots](https://github.com/paralax/awesome-honeypots) by @paralax
- [awesome-hacking](https://github.com/carpedm20/awesome-hacking) by @carpedm20
- [awesome-pentest](https://github.com/enaqx/awesome-pentest) by @enaqx
- [awesome-ctf](https://github.com/apsdehal/awesome-ctf) by @apsdehal


## Unrelated Awesome Lists
 - [awesome]( https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) by @sindresorhus
 - [lists](https://github.com/jnv/lists) by @jnv

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