personal-security-checklist/4_Privacy_And_Security_Links.md
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Personal Cyber Security: Useful Links
See also: Personal Security Checklist 🔐

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

Getting Started Guides

Foundations

How-To Guides

  • Complete guide to configureing Firefox for Privacy + Speed: via 12bytes
  • Overview of projects working on next-generation secure email: via OpenTechFund
  • ISP and DNS privacy tips: via bluz71
  • Layers of Personal Tech Security: via The Wire Cutter
  • Improving security on iPhone: via lifehacker
  • Protect against SIM-swap scam: via wired
  • Is your Anti-Virus spying on you: via Restore Privacy
  • How to use Vera Crypt: via howtogeek
  • How to enable DNS over HTTPS: via geekwire
  • How to resolve DNS leak issue: via DNSLeakTest
  • Windows data sending: via The Hacker News
  • How to spot a phishing attack: via EFF

Notable Articles

  • Turns Out Police Stingray Spy Tools Can Indeed Record Calls: Article on Wired

Talks

See also: awesome-sec-talks by @PaulSec

Blogs

Books

Podcasts

  • Darknet Diaries (by Jack Rhysider): Stories from the dark sides of the internet. Listen on Stitcher
  • CYBER (by Motherboard, Vice): News and analysis about the latest cyber threats. Listen on Stitcher

Videos

Data and API's

Academic Journals

  • Crypto Paper by Crypto Seb- Privacy, Security, and Anonymity For Every Internet User

Implementations and Standards

Government Cyber Security Organisations

Anonymous Services

Online Tools

  • Have I been Pwned and Dehashed - Check if your details have been compromised
  • Redirect Detective - Check where a suspicious URL redirects to
  • εxodus - Check which trackers any app on the Play Store has
  • VirusTotal - Analyse a suspicious web resource for malware
  • ScamAdviser - Check if a website is a scam, before buying from it
  • Deseat Me - Clean up your online presence
  • 33Mail or Anonaddy Avoid revealing your real email address, by auto-generating aliases for each accound
  • Panopticlick - Check if, and how your browser is tracking you
  • Disroot - A suit of online tools, with online freedom in mind
  • Blocked by ORG - Check if your website is blocked by certain ISPs
  • Data Rights Finder - Find, understand and use information from privacy policies
  • Browser Leaks - Check which information is being leaked by your browser
  • DNSLeakTest - Check for and fix a DNS leak
  • IP Leak - Shows your IP address, and other associated details
  • ExifRemove - Remove Meta/ EXIF data online

Cybercrime

  • Consumer Fraud Reporting - US's Catalogue of online scams currently circulating, and a means to report cases
  • Action Fraud - UKs national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime

Interesting Websites

Mega Guides

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