description="Etherpad is a highly customizable Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time. Etherpad allows you to edit documents collaboratively in real-time, much like a live multi-player editor that runs in your browser. Write articles, press releases, to-do lists, etc."
description="Write.as is a cross-platform, privacy-oriented blogging platform. It's anonymous by default, letting you publish without signing up. If you create an account, it doesn't require any personal information. No ads, distraction-free, and built on a sustainable business model."
description="ProtectedText is an open source web application. It encrypts and decrypts text in the browser, and password (or its hash) is never sent to the server - so that text can't be decrypted even if requested by authorities. No cookies, no sessions, no registration, no users tracking."
<li><ahref="https://ethercalc.net/">EtherCalc</a> - EtherCalc is a web spreadsheet. Data is saved on the web, and people can edit the same document at the same time. Changes are instantly reflected on all screens. Work together on inventories, survey forms, list management, brainstorming sessions.</li>
<li><ahref="https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/anonymous/">dudle</a> - An online scheduling application, which is free and OpenSource. Schedule meetings or make small online polls. No email collection or the need of registration.</li>
description="Qubes is an open-source operating system designed to provide strong security for desktop computing. Qubes is based on Xen, the X Window System, and Linux, and can run most Linux applications and utilize most of the Linux drivers."
description="Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system and a Linux distribution that is composed entirely of free and open-source software, most of which is under the GNU General Public License, and packaged by a group of individuals known as the Debian project."
description="Trisquel is a Linux-based operating system derived from Ubuntu. The project aims for a fully free software system without proprietary software or firmware and uses Linux-libre, a version of the Linux kernel with the non-free code (binary blobs) removed."
<li><ahref="https://www.archlinux.org/">Arch Linux</a> - A simple, lightweight Linux distribution. It is composed predominantly of free and open-source software, and supports community involvement. <ahref="https://www.parabola.nu/">Parabola</a> is a
<li><ahref="https://www.whonix.org/">Whonix</a> - A Debian GNU/Linux based security-focused Linux distribution. It aims to provide privacy, security and anonymity on the internet. The operating system consists of two virtual machines, a "Workstation"
<li><ahref="https://subgraph.com/">Subgraph OS</a> - Another Debian based Linux distribution, it features security hardening which makes it more resistant to security vulnerabilities. Subgraph runs many desktop applications in a security sandbox to limit their risk in case of compromise.
By default, it anonymizes Internet traffic by sending it through the Tor network. Note: It is still in alpha, and much testing and bug fixing still has to be done.</li>
description="Tails is a live operating system, that starts on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card. It aims at preserving privacy and anonymity, and helps to: Use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship; Internet connections go through the Tor network; leave no trace on the computer; use state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt files, emails and instant messaging."
description="Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB flash drive (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive. The decompression is transparent and on-the-fly."
description="Puppy Linux operating system is a lightweight Linux distribution that focuses on ease of use and minimal memory footprint. The entire system can be run from RAM with current versions generally taking up about 210 MB, allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has started."
<li><ahref="https://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/">Tiny Core Linux</a> - A minimal Linux operating system focusing on providing a base system using BusyBox and FLTK. The distribution is notable for its size (15 MB) and minimalism, with additional functionality
<strong>Even though the source code of the following OS is provided, installing Google Apps may compromise your setup. The MicroG project can serve as a FLOSS replacement, depending on your threat model.</strong>
description="LineageOS is a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablets, based on the official releases of Android by Google. It is the continuation of the CyanogenMod project."
<li><ahref="https://www.replicant.us/">Replicant</a> - An open-source operating system based on Android, aiming to replace all proprietary components with free software.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.omnirom.org/">OmniROM</a> - A free software operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform.</li>
<li><ahref="https://microg.org/">MicroG</a> - A project that aims to reimplement the proprietary Google Play Services in the Android operating system with a FLOSS replacement.
<p><strong>NetGuard</strong> provides simple and advanced ways to block certain apps' access to the internet without the help of root privileges. Applications and addresses can individually be allowed or denied access to your Wi-Fi and/or mobile connection, allowing you to control which apps are able to call home or not.
<p>Revoking Android permissions from apps often let apps crash or malfunction. <strong>XPrivacyLua</strong> solves this by feeding apps fake data instead of real data.
description="OpenWrt is an operating system (in particular, an embedded operating system) based on the Linux kernel, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. The main components are the Linux kernel, util-linux, uClibc and BusyBox. All components have been optimized for size, to be small enough for fitting into the limited storage and memory available in home routers."
description="pfSense is an open source firewall/router computer software distribution based on FreeBSD. It is installed on a computer to make a dedicated firewall/router for a network and is noted for its reliability and offering features often only found in expensive commercial firewalls. pfSense is commonly deployed as a perimeter firewall, router, wireless access point, DHCP server, DNS server, and as a VPN endpoint."
description="LibreCMC is a GNU/Linux-libre distribution for computers with minimal resources, such as the Ben Nanonote, ath9k-based Wi-Fi routers, and other hardware with emphasis on free software. The project's current goal is to aim for compliance with the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG) and ensure that the project continues to meet these requirements set forth by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).."
<li><ahref="https://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a> - A project that produces a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Emphasizes portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.</li>
<li><ahref="https://dd-wrt.com/">DD-WRT</a> - A is Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and wireless access points. It is compatible with several models of routers and access points.</li>
<li>When downloading Windows 10, you are authorizing Microsoft to share any of above-mentioned data with any third-party, with or without your consent.</li>
<li><ahref="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/windows-10-doesnt-offer-much-privacy-by-default-heres-how-to-fix-it/">Windows 10 doesn't offer much privacy by default: Here's how to fix it. </a> - Ars Technica.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/3f38ed/guide_how_to_disable_data_logging_in_w10">Guide: How to disable data logging in W10.</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/">Even when told not to, Windows 10 just can't stop talking to Microsoft. It's no wonder that privacy activists are up in arms.</a> - Ars Technica.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150820/06171332012/windows-10-reserves-right-to-block-pirated-games-unauthorized-hardware.shtml">Windows 10 Reserves The Right To Block Pirated Games And 'Unauthorized' Hardware.</a> - Techdirt.</li>
<p>Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.</p>
<footerclass="blockquote-footer">Edward Snowden on <citetitle="Just days left to kill mass surveillance under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. We are Edward Snowden and the ACLU's Jameel Jaffer. AUA."><ahref="https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/36ru89/just_days_left_to_kill_mass_surveillance_under/crglgh2">Reddit</a></cite></footer>
<p>The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting. If I wanted to see your emails or your wife's phone, all
I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards. I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things... I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is
not something I am willing to support or live under. </p>
<footerclass="blockquote-footer">Edward Snowden in <citetitle="Edward Snowden, NSA files source: 'If they want to get you, in time they will"><ahref="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-why">The Guardian</a></cite></footer>
<p>We all need places where we can go to explore without the judgmental eyes of other people being cast upon us, only in a realm where we're not being watched can we really test the limits of who we want to be. It's really in the private realm where
<footerclass="blockquote-footer">Glenn Greenwald in <citetitle="Glenn Greenwald On Why Privacy Is Vital, Even If You 'Have Nothing To Hide"><ahref="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/glenn-greenwald-privacy_n_5509704.html">Huffington Post</a></cite></footer>
<li><ahref="https://ssd.eff.org/"><strong>Surveillance Self-Defense by EFF</strong></a> - Guide to defending yourself from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices.</li>
<li><ahref="https://cryptoseb.pw/paper"><strong>The Crypto Paper</strong></a> - Privacy, Security and Anonymity for Every Internet User.</li>
<li><ahref="https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/"><strong>Email Self-Defense by FSF</strong></a> - A guide to fighting surveillance with GnuPG encryption.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.bestvpn.com/the-ultimate-privacy-guide/"><strong>The Ultimate Privacy Guide</strong></a> - Excellent privacy guide written by the creators of the bestVPN.com website.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides"><strong>IVPN Privacy Guides</strong></a> - These privacy guides explain how to obtain vastly greater freedom, privacy and anonymity through compartmentalization and isolation.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/wiki/index"><strong>r/privacytoolsIO Wiki</strong></a> - Our Wiki on reddit.com.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm"><strong>Security Now!</strong></a> - Weekly Internet Security Podcast by Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/techsnap/"><strong>TechSNAP</strong></a> - Weekly Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast. Every week TechSNAP covers the stories that impact those of us in the tech industry.</li>
<li><ahref="https://keybase.io/"><strong>Keybase.io</strong></a> - Get a public key, safely, starting just with someone's social media username.</li>
<li><ahref="https://freedom.press/"><strong>Freedom of the Press Foundation</strong></a> - Supporting and defending journalism dedicated to transparency and accountability since 2012.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.erfahrungen.com/mit/anonymisierung/t/"><strong>Erfahrungen.com</strong></a> - German review aggregator website of privacy-related services.</li>
<li><ahref="https://tosdr.org/"><strong>Terms of Service; Didn't Read</strong></a> - "I have read and agree to the Terms" is the biggest lie on the web. We aim to fix that.</li>
<li><ahref="https://ipleak.net/"><strong>ipleak.net</strong></a> - IP/DNS Detect - What is your IP, what is your DNS, what informations you send to websites.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.ghacks.net/2015/12/28/the-ultimate-online-privacy-test-resource-list/"><strong>The ultimate Online Privacy Test Resource List</strong></a> - A collection of Internet sites that check whether your web browser leaks information.</li>
<li><ahref="https://prism-break.org/"><strong>PRISM Break</strong></a> - We all have a right to privacy, which you can exercise today by encrypting your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services.</li>
<li><ahref="https://securityinabox.org/"><strong>Security in-a-Box</strong></a> - A guide to digital security for activists and human rights defenders throughout the world.</li>
<li><ahref="https://securedrop.org/"><strong>SecureDrop</strong></a> - An open-source whistleblower submission system that media organizations can use to securely accept documents from and communicate with anonymous sources. It was originally created
<li><ahref="https://pack.resetthenet.org/"><strong>Reset The Net - Privacy Pack</strong></a> - Help fight to end mass surveillance. Get these tools to protect yourself and your friends.</li>
<li><ahref="https://secfirst.org/"><strong>Security First</strong></a> - Umbrella is an Android app that provides all the advice needed to operate safely in a hostile environment.</li>
<li><ahref="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/block-cloudflare-mitm-attack/"><strong>Block Cloudflare MiTM Attack</strong></a> - Firefox add-on to detect and block corporate MITM attack.
<li><ahref="https://www.osalt.com/"><strong>Osalt</strong></a> - A directory to help you find open source alternatives to proprietary tools.</li>
<li><ahref="https://alternativeto.net/"><strong>AlternativeTo</strong></a> - A directory to help find alternatives to other software, with the option to only show open source software</li>
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