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Over the last 16 months, as I've debated this issue around the world, every single time somebody has said to me, "I don't really worry about invasions of privacy because I don't have anything to hide." I always say the same thing to them. I get out a
pen, I write down my email address. I say, "Here's my email address. What I want you to do when you get home is email me the passwords to all of your email accounts, not just the nice, respectable work one in your name, but all of them, because I
want to be able to just troll through what it is you're doing online, read what I want to read and publish whatever I find interesting. After all, if you're not a bad person, if you're doing nothing wrong, you should have nothing to hide." <strong>Not a single person has taken me up on that offer.</strong></p>
<li><ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument">Nothing to hide argument (Wikipedia)</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/3hynvp/how_do_you_counter_the_i_have_nothing_to_hide/">How do you counter the "I have nothing to hide?" argument? (reddit.com)</a></li>
<pclass="text-center"><ahref="https://www.privatesearch.io/"><strong>privatesearch.io</strong></a> is our new privacy-respecting and highly customizable search engine with excellent results. it's open source and doesn't have ads, logs or tracking.</p>
<p>The UKUSA Agreement is an agreement between the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand to cooperatively collect, analyze, and share intelligence. Members of this group, known as the <ahref="http://www.giswatch.org/en/communications-surveillance/unmasking-five-eyes-global-surveillance-practices">Five Eyes</a>,
focus on gathering and analyzing intelligence from different parts of the world. While Five Eyes countries have agreed to <ahref="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/an-exclusive-club-the-five-countries-that-dont-spy-on-each-other/">not spy on each other</a> as adversaries, leaks by Snowden have revealed that some Five Eyes members monitor each other’s citizens and <ahref="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa">share intelligence</a> to <ahref="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/jun/10/nsa-offers-intelligence-british-counterparts-blunkett">avoid breaking domestic laws</a> that prohibit them from spying on their own citizens. The Five Eyes alliance also cooperates with groups of third party countries to share intelligence (forming the Nine Eyes and Fourteen Eyes), however Five Eyes and third party countries can and do
spy on each other.</p>
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<p>Services based in the United States are not recommended because of the country’s surveillance programs, use of <ahref="https://www.eff.org/issues/national-security-letters/faq">National Security Letters</a> (NSLs) and accompanying gag orders, which
forbid the recipient from talking about the request. This combination allows the government to <ahref="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/08/more_on_the_nsa.html">secretly force</a> companies to grant complete access to customer data and
transform the service into a tool of mass surveillance.</p>
<p>An example of this is <ahref="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit#Suspension_and_gag_order">Lavabit</a>– a discontinued secure email service created by Ladar Levison. The FBI <ahref="http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/lavabit-founder-ladar-levison-discusses-his-federal-battle-for-privacy">requested</a> Snowden’s records after finding out that he used the service. Since Lavabit did not keep logs and email content was stored encrypted, the FBI served a subpoena (with a gag order) for the service’s SSL keys. Having the SSL keys would allow them to access
communications (both metadata and unencrypted content) in real time for all of Lavabit’s customers, not just Snowden's.</p>
<p>Ultimately, Levison turned over the SSL keys and <ahref="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/why-did-lavabit-shut-down-snowden-email">shut down</a> the service at the same time. The US government then <ahref="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100962389">threatened Levison with arrest</a>,
saying that shutting down the service was a violation of the court order.</p>
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"Warning: It has come to our attention that Privatoria are no longer supporting their service – its advised to try some other VPN provider." Source: https://www.deepdotweb.com/2016/01/03/privatoria-review/
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<h3>Our VPN Provider Criteria</h3>
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<li>Operating outside the USA or other Five Eyes countries.
<br>More: <ahref="https://www.bestvpn.com/the-ultimate-privacy-guide/#avoidus">Avoid all US and UK based services.</a></li>
<li>OpenVPN software support.</li>
<li>Accepts Bitcoin, cash, debit cards or cash cards as a payment method.</li>
<li>No personal information is required to create an account. Only username, password and <ahref="#email"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span> Email.</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-anonymous-review-2017-170304/">Which VPN Services Keep You Anonymous in 2017?</a><br/>(<strong>Note:</strong> The providers listed first in the TorrentFreaks article are sponsored)</li>
<li><ahref="http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-make-vpns-even-more-secure-120419/">How To Make VPNs Even More Secure</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://blog.spideroak.com/20140124105217-vpn-privacy-anonymity">VPN, privacy and anonymity - SpiderOak</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://vikingvpn.com/blogs/off-topic/beware-of-vpn-marketing-and-affiliate-programs">Beware of False Reviews - VPN Marketing and Affiliate Programs</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://www.goldenfrog.com/take-back-your-internet/articles/7-myths-about-vpn-logging-and-anonymity">I am Anonymous When I Use a VPN - 7 Myths Debunked</a><br/>(<strong>Note:</strong> While this is a good read, they also use the article for self promotion)</li>
<li><ahref="http://torrentfreak.com/proxy-sh-vpn-provider-monitored-traffic-to-catch-hacker-130930/">Proxy.sh VPN Provider Sniffed Server Traffic to Catch Hacker</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://proxy.sh/panel/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=5">Ethical policy - All of the reasons why Proxy.sh might enable logging</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://www.ivpn.net/privacy">IVPN.net will collect your email and IP address after sign up</a><br/>Read the <adata-toggle="tooltip"data-placement="top"data-original-title="The IP collected at signup is only used for a few seconds by our fraud module and then discarded, it is not stored. Storing them would significantly increase our own liability and certainly would not be in our interest. You're absolutely welcome to signup using Tor or a VPN.">Email statement</a> from IVPN.</li>
<li><ahref="https://medium.com/@blackVPN/no-logs-6d65d95a3016">blackVPN announced to delete connection logs after disconnection</a></li>
<p>A warrant canary is a posted document stating that an organization has not received any secret subpoenas during a specific period of time. If this document fails to be updated during the specified time then the user is to assume that the service has
received such a subpoena and should stop using the service.</p>
<li><ahref="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary#Companies_and_organizations_with_warrant_canaries">Companies and organizations with warrant canaries</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/03/australia_outla.html">Warrant canary criticism by Bruce Schneier and an example of a law against warrant canaries.</a></li>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Tor-Project.png"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Tor Browser is your choice if you need an extra layer of anonymity. It's a modified version of Firefox, it comes with pre-installed privacy add-ons, encryption and an advanced
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Firefox.png"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Firefox is fast, reliable, open source and respects your privacy. Don't forget to adjust the settings according to our
recommendations: <ahref="#webrtc"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span> WebRTC</a> and <ahref="#about_config"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span> about:config</a> and get the <ahref="#addons"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span> privacy add-ons</a>.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Brave.png"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">The new open source browser "Brave" automatically blocks ads and trackers, making it faster and safer than your current browser. Brave is based on Chromium.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/IceCat.png"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">GNU IceCat is a good choice for privacy related matters. It is a free software rebranding of the Mozilla Firefox web browser distributed by the GNU Project. IceCat comes with pre-installed privacy add-ons.</p>
<h1><ahref="#fingerprint"class="titleanchor"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Browser Fingerprint - Is your browser configuration unique?</h1>
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<strong>Your Browser sends information that makes you unique amongst millions of users and therefore easy to identify.</strong>
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<p>When you visit a web page, your browser voluntarily sends information about its configuration, such as available fonts, browser type, and add-ons. If this combination of information is unique, it may be possible to identify and track you without using
cookies. EFF created a Tool called <ahref="https://panopticlick.eff.org/">Panopticlick</a> to test your browser to see how unique it is.</p>
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<p>You need to find what <strong>most browsers</strong> are reporting, and then use those variables to bring your browser in the same population. This means having the same fonts, plugins, and extensions installed as the large installed base. You should
have a <ahref="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/random-agent-spoofer/">spoofed user agent string</a> to match what the large userbase has. You need have the same settings enabled and disabled, such as DNT and WebGL. You need your browser to
look as common as everyone else. Disabling JavaScript, using Linux, or even the TBB, will make your browser stick out from the masses.</p>
<p>Modern web browsers have not been architected to assure personal web privacy. Rather than worrying about being fingerprinted, it seems more practical to use <ahref="#addons"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span> free software plugins</a> like Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin and Disconnect.
They not only respect your freedom, but your privacy also. You can get much further with these than trying to manipulate your browser's fingerprint.</p>
<li><ahref="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/35pqyl/new_section_browser_fingerprint_is_your_browser/">Join our discussion on reddit.com about browser fingerprinting.</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://www.browserleaks.com/">BrowserLeaks.com</a> - Web browser security testing tools, that tell you what exactly personal identity data may be leaked without any permissions when you surf the Internet.</li>
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<h1><ahref="#webrtc"class="titleanchor"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> WebRTC IP Leak Test - Is your IP address leaking?</h1>
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<strong>WebRTC is a new communication protocol that relies on JavaScript that can leak your actual IP address from behind your VPN.</strong>
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<p>While software like NoScript prevents this, it's probably a good idea to block this protocol directly as well, just to be safe.</p>
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<h3>How to disable WebRTC in Firefox?</h3>
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<p>In short: Set "media.peerconnection.enabled" to "false" in "about:config".</p>
<p><strong>Explained:</strong></p>
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<li>Enter "about:config" in the firefox address bar and press enter.</li>
<li>Press the button "I'll be careful, I promise!"</li>
<li>Search for "media.peerconnection.enabled"</li>
<li>Double click the entry, the column "Value" should now be "false"</li>
<li>Done. Do the WebRTC leak test again.</li>
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<p>If you want to make sure every single WebRTC related setting is really disabled change these settings:</p>
<p>Chrome on iOS, Internet Explorer and Safari does not implement WebRTC yet. <ahref="#browser"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span> But we recommend using Firefox on all devices.</a></p>
<p><strong>Privacy Badger</strong> is a browser add-on that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web. Privacy Badger learns about trackers as you browse by inspecting external resources websites request.
<p>An efficient <ahref="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode">wide-spectrum-blocker</a> that's easy on memory, and yet can load and enforce thousands more filters than other popular blockers out there. It has no monetization strategy and
is completely <ahref="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/">open source</a>. We recommend Firefox but uBlock Origin also works in other browsers such as Safari, Opera, and Chromium. Unlike AdBlock Plus, uBlock does not allow so-called <ahref="https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads">"acceptable ads"</a>.
<p>Founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer-and privacy-rights attorney. The addon is open source and loads the pages you go to 27% faster and stops tracking by 2,000+ third-party sites. It also keeps your searches private. If you are planning to install "uBlock Origin" make sure to install "Disconnect" first. <strong>Alternative to Disconnect:</strong><ahref="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacy-badger-firefox/">Privacy Badger by EFF</a>
<p>A privacy enhancing firefox addon which aims to hinder browser fingerprinting. It does this by changing the browser/device profile on a timer. Source code: <ahref="https://github.com/dillbyrne/random-agent-spoofer">GitHub.</a>
<p>Automatically removes cookies when they are no longer used by open browser tabs. With the cookies, lingering sessions, as well as information used to spy on you, will be expunged.
<p>A Firefox, Chrome, and Opera extension that encrypts your communications with many major websites, making your browsing more secure. A collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
<p>Emulates Content Delivery Networks locally by intercepting requests, finding the required resource and injecting it into the environment. This all happens instantaneously, automatically, and no prior configuration is required. Source code: <ahref="https://github.com/Synzvato/decentraleyes">GitHub.</a>
<strong>The following add-ons require quite a lot of interaction from user to get things working. Some sites will not work properly until you have configured the add-ons.</strong>
<p>Many websites integrate features which let other websites track you, such as Facebook Like Buttons or Google Analytics. Request Policy gives you control over the requests that websites make to other websites. This gives you greater and more fine grained control over the information that you leak online.
<p>Many websites integrate features which let other websites track you, such as Facebook Like Buttons or Google Analytics. uMatrix gives you control over the requests that websites make to other websites. This gives you greater and more fine grained control
Highly customizable plugin to selectively allow Javascript, Java, and Flash to run only on websites you trust. Not for casual users, it requires technical knowledge to configure.
<h1><ahref="#about_config"class="titleanchor"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Firefox: Privacy Related "about:config" Tweaks</h1>
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<divclass="alert alert-success"role="alert">This is a collection of privacy related <strong>about:config</strong> tweaks. We'll show you how to enhance the privacy of your Firefox browser.</div>
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<h3>Preparation:</h3>
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<li>Enter "about:config" in the firefox address bar and press enter.</li>
<li>Press the button "I'll be careful, I promise!"</li>
<li>A result of the <ahref="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tor_Uplift">Tor Uplift</a> effort, this preference isolates all browser identifier sources (e.g. cookies) to the first party domain, with the goal of preventing tracking across different domains.</li>
<li>A result of the <ahref="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tor_Uplift">Tor Uplift</a> effort, this preference makes Firefox more resistant to browser fingerprinting.</li>
<li>This is Mozilla’s new built in tracking protection. It uses Disconnect.me filter list, which is redundant if you are already using uBlock Origin 3rd party filters, therefore you should set it to false if you are using the add-on functionalities.</li>
<li>Disable preloading of autocomplete URLs. Firefox preloads URLs that autocomplete when a user types into the address bar, which is a concern if URLs are suggested that the user does not want to connect to. <ahref="https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/24/disable-preloading-firefox-autocomplete-urls/">Source</a></li>
<li>Website owners can track the battery status of your device. <ahref="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/3fzbgy/you_may_be_tracked_by_your_battery_status_of_your/">Source</a></li>
<li>Disable that websites can get notifications if you copy, paste, or cut something from a web page, and it lets them know which part of the page had been selected.</li>
<li>Send only the scheme, host, and port in the <code>Referer</code> header</li>
<li>0 = Send the full URL in the <code>Referer</code> header</li>
<li>1 = Send the URL without its query string in the <code>Referer</code> header</li>
<li>2 = Send only the scheme, host, and port in the <code>Referer</code> header</li>
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<li>network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy = 2</li>
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<li>Only send <code>Referer</code> header when the full hostnames match. (Note: if you notice significant breakage, you might try <code>1</code> combined with an <code>XOriginTrimmingPolicy</code> tweak below.) <ahref="https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/">Source</a></li>
<li>0 = Send <code>Referer</code> in all cases</li>
<li>1 = Send <code>Referer</code> to same eTLD sites</li>
<li>2 = Send <code>Referer</code> only when the full hostnames match</li>
<li>When sending <code>Referer</code> across origins, only send scheme, host, and port in the <code>Referer</code> header of cross-origin requests. <ahref="https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/">Source</a></li>
<li>0 = Send full url in <code>Referer</code></li>
<li>1 = Send url without query string in <code>Referer</code></li>
<li>2 = Only send scheme, host, and port in <code>Referer</code></li>
<li>WebGL is a potential security risk. <ahref="http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern">Source</a></li>
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<h3>Related Information</h3>
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<li><ahref="https://ffprofile.com/">ffprofile.com</a> - Helps you to create a Firefox profile with the defaults you like.</li>
<li><ahref="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Category:Security_and_privacy-related_preferences">mozillazine.org</a> - Security and privacy-related preferences. </li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js">user.js Firefox hardening stuff</a> - This is a user.js configuration file for Mozilla Firefox that's supposed to harden Firefox's settings and make it more secure.</li>
<li><ahref="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacy-settings/">Privacy Settings</a> - A Firefox addon to alter built-in privacy settings easily with a toolbar panel.</li>
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<h1><ahref="#email"class="titleanchor"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Privacy-Conscious Email Providers - No Affiliates</h1>
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<strong>All providers listed here are operating outside the US and support <adata-toggle="tooltip"data-placement="bottom"data-original-title="When sending or receiving emails, if both the sending and receiving servers support TLS encryption, the email is sent between servers using an encrypted connection.">SMTP TLS.</a> The table is sortable. Never trust any company with your privacy, always encrypt.</strong>
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<h3>Interesting Email Providers Under Development</h3>
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<li><ahref="https://www.confidantmail.org/">Confidant Mail</a> - An open-source non-SMTP cryptographic email system optimized for large file attachments. It is a secure and spam-resistant alternative to regular email and online file drop services. It
uses <ahref="https://theprivacyguide.org/tutorials/gpg.html">GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)</a> for content encryption and authentication, and TLS 1.2 with ephemeral keys for transport encryption.</li>
<p>Take it a step further and get control of your email with this easy-to-deploy mail server in a box. Mail-in-a-Box lets you become your own mail service provider in a few easy steps. It’s sort of like making your own gmail, but one you control from top
to bottom. Technically, Mail-in-a-Box turns a fresh cloud computer into a working mail server. But you don’t need to be a technology expert to set it up. <strong>More: <ahref="https://mailinabox.email/">https://mailinabox.email/</a></strong></p>
<li><ahref="http://www.gpg4usb.org/">gpg4usb</a> - A very easy to use and small portable editor to encrypt and decrypt any text-message or -file. For Windows and Linux. <ahref="https://theprivacyguide.org/tutorials/gpg.html">GPG tutorial</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.mailvelope.com/">Mailvelope</a> - A browser extension that enables the exchange of encrypted emails following the <ahref="https://theprivacyguide.org/tutorials/pgp.html">OpenPGP encryption standard</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.enigmail.net/">Enigmail</a> - A security extension to Thunderbird and Seamonkey. It enables you to write and receive email messages signed and/or encrypted with the <ahref="https://theprivacyguide.org/tutorials/pgp.html">OpenPGP standard</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/torbirdy/">TorBirdy</a> - This extension configures Thunderbird to make connections over the Tor anonymity network.</li>
<li><ahref="https://emailprivacytester.com/">Email Privacy Tester</a> - This tool will send an Email to your address and perform privacy related tests.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Related Information</h3>
<ul>
<li><ahref="http://www.wired.com/2011/10/ecpa-turns-twenty-five/">Aging ‘Privacy’ Law Leaves Cloud E-Mail Open to Cops</a> - Data stored in the cloud for longer than 6 months is considered abandoned and may be accessed by intelligence agencies without
a warrant. Learning: Use an external email client like Thunderbird or Enigmail, download your emails and store them locally. Never leave them on the server.</li>
<li><ahref="https://forum.openmailbox.org/viewtopic.php?id=390">OpenMailBox keeps one year logs of meta-data</a> - Forum discussion, reply of the server admin.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/may-firstriseup-server-seizure-fbi-overreaches-yet-again">With May First/Riseup Server Seizure, FBI Overreaches Yet Again</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://www.autistici.org/ai/crackdown/">Autistici/Inventati server compromised</a> - The cryptographic services offered by the Autistici/Inventati server have been compromised on 15th June 2004. It was discovered on 21st June 2005. One year
later. During an enquiry on a single mailbox, the Postal Police may have tapped for a whole year every user's private communication going through the server autistici.org/inventati.org.</li>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Thunderbird.png"alt="Thunderbird"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform email, news, and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Thunderbird is an email, newsgroup,
news feed, and chat (XMPP, IRC, Twitter) client.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Claws-Mail.png"alt="Claws Mail"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Claws Mail is a free and open source, GTK+-based email and news client. It offers easy configuration and an abundance of features. It is included with Gpg4win,
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Whiteout-Mail.gif"alt="Whiteout Mail"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Whiteout Mail is an open source email solution with strong end-to-end encryption that is really easy to use and runs on all of your devices. Keeping your emails safe has never been so easy. You can also get a new email address.</p>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/releases">K-9 Mail</a> - An independent mail application for Android. It supports both POP3 and IMAP mailboxes, but only supports push mail for IMAP.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> - Email Encryption. GnuPG is a GPL Licensed alternative to the PGP suite of cryptographic software. <ahref="https://theprivacyguide.org/tutorials/gpg.html">Tutorial.</a> Use <ahref="https://gpgtools.org/">GPGTools for Mac OS X.</a></li>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/I2P.png"alt="I2P-Bote"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">I2P-Bote is a fully decentralized and distributed email system. It supports different identities and does not expose email headers. Currently (2015), it is still
in beta version and can be accessed via its web application interface or IMAP and SMTP. All bote-mails are transparently end-to-end encrypted and, optionally, signed by the sender's private key.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Bitmessage.png"alt="Bitmessage"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless,
meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate authorities. It uses strong authentication which means that the sender of a message cannot be spoofed, and it aims to hide "non-content" data.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/RetroShare.png"alt="RetroShare"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Retroshare creates encrypted connections to your friends. Nobody can spy on you. Retroshare is completely decentralized. This means there are no central servers. It is entirely Open-Source and free. There are no costs, no ads and no Terms of Service.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/provider/searx.jpg"alt="searx"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">An <ahref="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">open source</a> metasearch engine, aggregating the results of other search engines while not storing information about its users. No logs, no ads and no tracking.</p>
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<p><imgsrc="img/provider/StartPage.png"alt="StartPage"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Google search results, with complete privacy protection. Behind StartPage is an european company that has been obsessive about privacy since 2006.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/provider/DuckDuckGo.jpg"alt="DuckDuckGo"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">The search engine that doesn't track you. Some of DuckDuckGo's code is free software hosted at <ahref="https://github.com/duckduckgo">GitHub</a>, but the core is proprietary. <spanclass="flag-icon flag-icon-us"></span><ahref="#ukusa">The company is based in the USA.</a></p>
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<ahref="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-search-link-fix/">Google search link fix</a> - Firefox extension that prevents Google and Yandex search pages from modifying search result links when you click them. This is useful when
copying links but it also helps privacy by preventing the search engines from recording your clicks. (<ahref="https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix">Open Source</a>)
<ahref="https://www.qwant.com/">Qwant</a> - Qwant's philosophy is based on two principles: no user tracking and no filter bubble. Qwant was launched in France in February 2013. <ahref="https://www.qwant.com/privacy">Privacy Policy.</a>
<ahref="https://metager.de/en/">MetaGer</a> - An open source metasearch engine, which is based in Germany. It focuses on protecting the user's privacy.
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Open-Whisper-Systems.png"alt="Open Whisper Systems"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Signal is a mobile app developed by Open Whisper Systems. The app provides instant messaging, as well as voice and video calling.
All communications are end-to-end encrypted. Signal is free and open source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code. The development team is supported by community donations and grants. There are no advertisements,
The Wire app allows users to exchange end-to-end encrypted instant messages, as well as make voice and video calls. Wire is free and open source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code.
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Ricochet.png"style="margin-left:5px;"align="right">Ricochet uses the <ahref="#browser"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span> Tor network</a> to reach your contacts without relying on messaging servers. It creates a hidden service, which is used to rendezvous with
your contacts without revealing your location or IP address. Instead of a username, you get a unique address that looks like <em>ricochet:rs7ce36jsj24ogfw</em>. Other Ricochet users can use this address to send a contact request - asking to be
<li><ahref="https://www.chatsecure.org">ChatSecure</a> - ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP. </li>
<li><ahref="https://crypto.cat/">Cryptocat</a> - Encrypted open source messenger. Supports file sharing and multiple devices. Available for Windows, Linux and Mac.</li>
<li><ahref="http://kontalk.org/">Kontalk</a> - A community-driven instant messaging network. Supports end-to-end encryption. Both client-to-server and server-to-server channels are fully encrypted.</li>
<li><ahref="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations">Conversations</a> - An open source Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smart phones. Supports end-to-end encryption with either OMEMO, OTR or openPGP.</li>
<li><ahref="https://motherboard.vice.com/read/ricochet-encrypted-messenger-tackles-metadata-problem-head-on">Ricochet, the Messenger That Beats Metadata, Passes Security Audit | Motherboard</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/14/communicating-secret-watched/">Chatting in Secret While We're All Being Watched - firstlook.org</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://signal.org/android/apk/">Advanced users with special needs can download the Signal APK directly. Most users should not do this under normal circumstances.</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/6r655i/telegram_isnt_safe/">Telegram is marketed as a private messenger, but it's not private by default.</a></li>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Open-Whisper-Systems.png"alt="Open Whisper Systems"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Signal is a mobile app developed by Open Whisper Systems. The app provides instant messaging, as well as voice and video calling.
All communications are end-to-end encrypted. Signal is free and open source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code. The development team is supported by community donations and grants. There are no advertisements,
The Wire app allows users to exchange end-to-end encrypted instant messages, as well as make voice and video calls. Wire is free and open source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code.
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Linphone.png"alt="Linphone"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Linphone is an open source SIP Phone and a free voice over IP service, available on mobile and desktop environments and on web browsers. It supports ZRTP for
end-to-end encrypted voice and video communication.</p>
<li><ahref="https://jitsi.org/">Jitsi</a> - Jitsi is a free and open source multiplatform voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application.</li>
<li><ahref="https://tox.chat/">Tox</a> - A free and open-source, peer-to-peer, encrypted instant messaging and video calling software.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.ring.cx/">Ring (formerly SFLphone)</a> - Gives you a full control over your communications and an unmatched level of privacy.</li>
<li><ahref="https://signal.org/android/apk/">Advanced users with special needs can download the Signal APK directly. Most users should not do this under normal circumstances.</a></li>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/OnionShare.png"alt="OnionShare"align="right"style="margin-left:5px; ">OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size.
It works by starting a web server, making it accessible as a Tor onion service, and generating an unguessable URL to access and download the files. It doesn't require setting up a server on the internet somewhere or using a third party filesharing service. You host the file on your own computer and use a Tor onion service to make it temporarily accessible over the internet.</p>
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<strong>If you are currently using a Cloud Storage Services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Apple iCloud you should pick an alternative here.</strong>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Seafile.png"alt="Seafile"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Seafile offers 100 GB Storage for $10/month but also gives you the opportunity to host on your own server. Your data is stored in Germany or with Amazon Web Service
in the US for the cloud version. Encrypt files with your own password.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/provider/Nextcloud.png"alt="Nextcloud"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Similar functionally to the widely used Dropbox, with the difference being that Nextcloud is free and open-source, and thereby allowing anyone to install and operate it without charge on a private server, with no limits on storage space or the number of connected clients.</p>
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<p><imgsrc="img/provider/S4.jpg"alt="S4"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">S4 (Simple Secure Storage Service) is Least Authority's verifiably secure off-site backup system for individuals and businesses. 100% client-side encryption and open
source transparency. $25/month for unlimited storage. Servers are hosted with Amazon S3 in the US.</p>
<li><ahref="https://cryptomator.org/">Cryptomator</a> - Free client-side AES encryption for your cloud files. Open source software: No backdoors, no registration.</li>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Seafile.png"alt="Seafile"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Seafile is a file hosting software system. Files are stored on a central server and can by synchronized with personal computers and mobile devices via the Seafile
client. Files can also be accessed via the server's web interface.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Pydio.png"alt="Pydio"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Pydio is open source software that turns instantly any server (on premise, NAS, cloud IaaS or PaaS) into a file sharing platform for your company. It is an alternative
to SaaS Boxes and Drives, with more control, safety and privacy, and favorable TCOs.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Tahoe-LAFS.png"alt="Tahoe-LAFS"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Tahoe-LAFS is a Free and Open decentralized cloud storage system. It distributes your data across multiple servers. Even if some of the servers fail or are
taken over by an attacker, the entire file store continues to function correctly, preserving your privacy and security.</p>
<ahref="https://nextcloud.com/">Nextcloud</a> - Free and open-source, allows anyone to install and operate it for free on a private server, with no limits on storage space or the number of connected clients.
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/SparkleShare.png"alt="SparkleShare"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">SparkleShare creates a special folder on your computer. You can add remotely hosted folders (or "projects") to this folder. These projects will be automatically
kept in sync with both the host and all of your peers when someone adds, removes or edits a file.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Syncany.png"alt="Syncany"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Syncany allows users to backup and share certain folders of their workstations using any kind of storage. Syncany is open-source and provides data encryption and
incredible flexibility in terms of storage type and provider. Files are encrypted before uploading.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Syncthing.png"alt="Syncthing"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to
choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet.</p>
<ahref="https://git-annex.branchable.com/">git-annex</a> - Allows managing files with git, without checking the file contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle,
whether due to limitations in memory, time, or disk space.
<strong>If you are currently using a password manager software like 1Password, LastPass, Roboform or iCloud Keychain you should pick an alternative here.</strong>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Master-Password.jpg"alt="Master Password"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Master Password is based on an ingenious password generation algorithm that guarantees your passwords can never be lost. Its passwords aren't stored:
they are generated on-demand from your name, the site and your master password. No syncing, backups or internet access needed.
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/KeePass.png"alt="KeePass"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. All passwords in one database, which is locked with one
master key or a key file. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known: AES and Twofish. See also: <ahref="http://www.keepassx.org/">KeePassX (not regularly updated)</a> and <ahref="https://keepassxc.org/">KeePassXC</a>.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/LessPass.png"alt="LessPass"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">LessPass is a free and open source password manager that generates unique passwords for websites, email accounts, or anything else based on a master password and information you know. No sync needed. Uses PBKDF2 and SHA-256. It's adviced to use the browser addons for more security.</p>
<ahref="password.html ">Secure Password Generator</a> - generates a unique set of custom, high quality, cryptographic-strength password strings which are safe for you to use.
<ahref="http://www.supergenpass.com/">SuperGenPass</a> - A master password and the domain name of the Web site you are visiting is used as the “seed” for a one-way hash algorithm (base-64 MD5). The output of this algorithm is your generated password.
You remember one password (your “master password”), and SGP uses it to generate unique, complex passwords for the Web sites you visit. Your generated passwords are never stored or transmitted, so you can use SGP on as many computers as you like without
having to “sync” anything.
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<ahref="http://pwsafe.org/">Password Safe</a> - Whether the answer is one or hundreds, Password Safe allows you to safely and easily create a secured and encrypted user name/password list. With Password Safe all you have to do is create and remember
a single "Master Password" of your choice in order to unlock and access your entire user name/password list.
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<h3>Related Information</h3>
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<li><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzGzB-yYKcc">Edward Snowden on Passwords - YouTube</a></li>
<p>Mandatory <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law">key disclosure laws</a> require individuals to turn over encryption keys to law enforcement conducting a criminal investigation. How these laws are implemented (who may be legally compelled to assist) vary from nation to nation, but a warrant
is generally required. Defenses against key disclosure laws include steganography and encrypting data in a way that provides plausible deniability.</p>
<p><ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography">Steganography</a> involves hiding sensitive information (which may be encrypted) inside of ordinary data (for example, encrypting an image file and then hiding it in an audio file). With plausible deniability, data is encrypted in a way that prevents an
adversary from being able to prove that the information they are after exists (for example, one password may decrypt benign data and another password, used on the same file, could decrypt sensitive data).</p>
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<p> * (people who know how to access a system may be ordered to share their knowledge, <strong>however, this doesn't apply to the suspect itself or family members.</strong>)</p>
<li><ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law">Wikipedia page on key disclosure law</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/1523/can-a-us-citizen-be-required-to-provide-the-authentication-key-for-encrypted-dat">law.stackexchange.com question about key disclosure law in US</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt7D4AIfqlQ">DEFCON 20: Crypto and the Cops: the Law of Key Disclosure and Forced Decryption</a></li>
<strong>If you are currently not using encryption software for your hard disk, emails or file archives you should pick an encryption software here.</strong>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/VeraCrypt.png"alt="VeraCrypt"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">VeraCrypt is a source-available freeware utility used for on-the-fly encryption. It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition
or the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication. VeraCrypt is a fork of the discontinued TrueCrypt project. It was initially released on June 22, 2013. According to its developers, security improvements have been implemented and issues
raised by the initial TrueCrypt code audit have been addressed.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/GnuPG.png"alt="GnuPG"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">GnuPG is a GPL Licensed alternative to the PGP suite of cryptographic software. GnuPG is compliant with RFC 4880, which is the current IETF standards track specification
of OpenPGP. Current versions of PGP (and Veridis' Filecrypt) are interoperable with GnuPG and other OpenPGP-compliant systems. GnuPG is a part of the Free Software Foundation's GNU software project, and has received major funding from the German
government. <ahref="https://gpgtools.org/">GPGTools for Mac OS X.</a></p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/PeaZip.png"alt="PeaZip"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">PeaZip is a free and open-source file manager and file archiver made by Giorgio Tani. It supports its native PEA archive format (featuring compression, multi volume
split and flexible authenticated encryption and integrity check schemes) and other mainstream formats, with special focus on handling open formats. It supports 181 file extensions (as of version 5.5.1).</p>
<p><strong>Mac alternative:</strong><ahref="http://www.kekaosx.com/">Keka</a> is a free file archiver.</p>
<li><ahref="https://cryptomator.org/">Cryptomator</a> - Free client-side AES encryption for your cloud files. Open source software: No backdoors, no registration.</li>
<li><ahref="https://minilock.io/">miniLock</a> - Browser plugin for Google Chrome / Chromium to encrypt files using a secret passphrase. Easy to use. From the developer of Cryptocat.</li>
<li><ahref="https://www.aescrypt.com/">AES Crypt</a> - Using a powerful 256-bit encryption algorithm, AES Crypt can safely secure your most sensitive files. For Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.</li>
<li><ahref="https://diskcryptor.net/">DiskCryptor</a> - A full disk and partition encryption system for Windows including the ability to encrypt the partition and disk on which the OS is installed.</li>
<strong>If you are currently browsing the <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Web">Clearnet</a> and you want to access the <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_web">Dark web</a> this section is for you.</strong>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Tor-Project.png"alt="Tor Project"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">The Tor network is a group of volunteer-operated servers that allows people to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. Tor's users employ this network by connecting through a series of virtual tunnels rather than making a direct connection, thus allowing both organizations and individuals to share information over public networks without compromising their privacy. Tor is an effective censorship circumvention tool.</p>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/I2P.png"alt="I2P"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a computer network layer that allows applications to send messages to each other pseudonymously and securely. Uses include anonymous
Web surfing, chatting, blogging and file transfers. The software that implements this layer is called an I2P router and a computer running I2P is called an I2P node. The software is free and open source and is published under multiple licenses.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Freenet.png"alt="Freenet"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver information, and
has a suite of free software for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship. Both Freenet and some of its associated tools were originally designed by Ian Clarke, who defined Freenet's goal as providing freedom of speech
on the Internet with strong anonymity protection.</p>
<li><ahref="http://retroshare.net/">RetroShare</a> - Open Source cross-platform, Friend-2-Friend and secure decentralised communication platform.</li>
<li><ahref="https://gnunet.org/">GNUnet</a> - GNUnet provides a strong foundation of free software for a global, distributed network that provides security and privacy.</li>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/diaspora.png"alt="diaspora*"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;"> diaspora* is based on three key philosophies: Decentralization, freedom and privacy. It is intended to address privacy concerns related to centralized social
networks by allowing users set up their own server (or "pod") to host content; pods can then interact to share status updates, photographs, and other social data.
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Friendica.png"alt="Friendica"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Friendica has an emphasis on extensive privacy settings and easy server installation. It aims to federate with as many other social networks as possible. Currently,
Friendica users can integrate contacts from Facebook, Twitter, Diaspora, GNU social, App.net, Pump.io and other services in their social streams.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/GNU-social.png"alt="GNU social"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">While offering functionality similar to Twitter, GNU social seeks to provide the potential for open, inter-service and distributed communications between
microblogging communities. Enterprises and individuals can install and control their own services and data. Notable public deployments are <ahref="https://quitter.se/">quitter.se</a> and <ahref="https://gnusocial.no">gnusocial.no</a>.</p>
<li><ahref="https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account">Delete your Facebook account</a> - Direct link to delete your Facebook account without being able to reactivate it again.</li>
<li><ahref="http://deletefacebook.com/">How To Permanently Delete A Facebook Account</a> - This guide will take you through a smooth and successful Facebook account deletion.</li>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/DNSCrypt.png"alt="DNSCrypt"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">A protocol for securing communications between a client and a DNS resolver. The DNSCrypt protocol uses high-speed high-security elliptic-curve cryptography and
is very similar to DNSCurve, but focuses on securing communications between a client and its first-level resolver.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/OpenNIC.png"alt="OpenNIC"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">OpenNIC is an alternate network information center/alternative DNS root which lists itself as an alternative to ICANN and its registries. Like all alternative
root DNS systems, OpenNIC-hosted domains are unreachable to the vast majority of the Internet. Only specific configuration in one's DNS resolver makes these reachable, and very few Internet service providers have this configuration.</p>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/quidsup/notrack">NoTrack</a> - A network-wide DNS server which blocks Tracking sites. Currently works in Debian and Ubuntu.</li>
<li><ahref="https://namecoin.info/">Namecoin</a> - A decentralized DNS open source information registration and transfer system based on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency.</li>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Laverna.png"alt="Laverna"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Laverna is a JavaScript note-taking web application with a Markdown editor and encryption support. The application stores all your notes in your browser databases, which is good for security and privacy reasons, because only you have access.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Turtl.png"alt="Turtl"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Turtl lets you take notes, bookmark websites, and store documents for sensitive projects. From sharing passwords with your coworkers to tracking research on an article you're writing, Turtl keeps it all safe from everyone but you and those you share with. </p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/StandardNotes.png"alt="StandardNotes"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Standard Notes is a simple and private notes app that makes your notes easy and available everywhere you are. Features end-to-end encryption on every platform, and a powerful desktop experience with themes and custom editors.<p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Ghostbin.png"alt="Ghostbin"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Ghostbin supports encryption, expiration, sessions, grant users to edit your notes and pastes up to one megabyte. You can also create your own account to keep track of your pastes.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/PrivateBin.png"alt="PrivateBin"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">PrivateBin is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256bit AES.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/0bin.png"alt="0bin"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">0bin is a client side encrypted pastebin that can run without a database. 0bin allows anybody to host a pastebin while welcoming any type of content to be pasted in it.</p>
<li><ahref="https://disroot.org/">disroot.org</a> - Free privacy friendly service that offers PrivateBin and other applications.</li>
<li><ahref="https://hastebin.com/">hastebin.com</a> - Haste is an open-source pastebin software written in node.js, which is easily installable in any network.</li>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Etherpad.png"alt="Etherpad"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/EtherCalc.png"alt="EtherCalc"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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..</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/ProtectedText.png"alt="ProtectedText"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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
<li><ahref="https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/privacy/">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>
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<h1><ahref="#os"class="titleanchor"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> PC Operating Systems</h1>
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<strong>If you are currently using a operating system like Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X you should pick an alternative here.</strong>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Qubes-OS.png"alt="Qubes OS"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<adata-toggle="tooltip"data-placement="bottom"data-original-title="http://qubesos4rrrrz6n4.onion. Requires specific software to access: torproject.org"href="http://qubesos4rrrrz6n4.onion"><imgsrc="img/layout/tor.png"width="35"></img></a>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Debian.png"alt="Debian"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<adata-toggle="tooltip"data-placement="bottom"data-original-title="http://sejnfjrq6szgca7v.onion. Requires specific software to access: torproject.org"href="http://sejnfjrq6szgca7v.onion"><imgsrc="img/layout/tor.png"width="35"></img></a>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Trisquel.png"alt="Trisquel"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<li><ahref="http://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://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
completely open source version of Arch Linux.</li>
<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"
and a Tor "Gateway". All communication are forced through the Tor network to accomplish this.</li>
<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>
<h1><ahref="#live_os"class="titleanchor"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Live CD Operating Systems</h1>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Tails.gif"alt="Tails"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/KNOPPIX.png"alt="KNOPPIX"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Puppy-Linux.png"alt="Puppy Linux"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<li><ahref="http://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
provided by extensions.</li>
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<h1><ahref="#mobile_os"class="titleanchor"><spanclass="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Mobile Operating Systems</h1>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/LineageOS.png"alt="LineageOS"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">LineageOS is a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablets, based on
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/CopperheadOS.png"alt="CopperheadOS"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">CopperheadOS is a hardened mobile open-source operating system by Copperhead Security and based on Android. It aims to provide stronger security and privacy. It also contains a hardened kernel and sandbox features for app isolation. Available for select Pixel and Nexus devices.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/Sailfish-OS.png"alt="Sailfish OS"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">Sailfish OS is a mobile operating system combining the Linux kernel for a particular hardware platform use, the open-source Mer core middleware, a proprietary UI contributed by Jolla, and other third-party components.</p>
<li><ahref="http://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="http://omnirom.org/">OmniROM</a> - A free software operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform.</li>
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<p><imgsrc="img/tools/OpenWrt.png"alt="OpenWrt"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/pfSense.png"alt="pfSense"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">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.</p>
<p><imgsrc="img/tools/LibreWRT.png"alt="LibreWRT"align="right"style="margin-left:5px;">LibreWRT is a GNU/Linux-libre distribution for computers with minimal resources, such as the Ben Nanonote, ath9k based wifi routers, and other hardware that
respects your freedom with emphasis on free software. It is used by the Free Software Foundation on their access point and router which provides network connectivity to portable computers in their office.</p>
<li><ahref="http://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="http://www.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>
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<strong>Microsoft introduced a lot of new features in Windows 10 such as Cortana. However, most of them are violating your privacy.</strong>
<strong><li>Data syncing is by default enabled.</li></strong>
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<li>Browsing history and open websites.</li>
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<li>Apps settings.</li>
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<li>WiFi hotspot names and passwords.</li>
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<strong><li>Your device is by default tagged with a unique advertising ID.</li></strong>
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<li>Used to serve you with personalized advertisements by third-party advertisers and ad networks.</li>
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<strong><li>Cortana can collect any of your data.</li></strong>
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<li>Your keystrokes, searches and mic input.</li>
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<li>Calendar data.</li>
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<li>Music you listen to.</li>
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<li>Credit Card information.</li>
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<li>Purchases.</li>
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<strong><li>Microsoft can collect any personal data.</li></strong>
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<li>Your identity.</li>
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<li>Passwords.</li>
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<li>Demographics.</li>
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<li>Interests and habits.</li>
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<li>Usage data.</li>
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<li>Contacts and relationships.</li>
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<li>Location data.</li>
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<li>Content like emails, instant messages, caller list, audio and video recordings.</li>
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<strong><li>Your data can be shared.</li></strong>
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<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="http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/14/comparison-of-windows-10-privacy-tools/">Comparison of Windows 10 Privacy tools</a> - ghacks.net</li>
<li><ahref="https://fix10.isleaked.com/">Fix Windows 10 privacy.</a> - fix10.isleaked.com</li>
<li><ahref="http://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="http://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>
<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>
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<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>
<footer>Edward Snowden in <citetitle="Edward Snowden, NSA files source: 'If they want to get you, in time they will"><ahref="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-why">The Guardian</a></cite></footer>
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<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
dissent, creativity and personal exploration lie.</p>
<footer>Glenn Greenwald in <citetitle="Glenn Greenwald On Why Privacy Is Vital, Even If You 'Have Nothing To Hide"><ahref="http://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="http://fried.com/privacy"><strong>The Ultimate Guide to Online Privacy</strong></a> - Comprehensive "Ninja Privacy Tips" and 150+ tools.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Information</h3>
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<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="http://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="http://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>
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<h3>Tools</h3>
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<li><ahref="http://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="http://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="http://alternativeto.net/?license=opensource&platform=self-hosted&sort=likes"><strong>AlternativeTo.net</strong></a> - Great collection of open source online and self-hosted software sorted by likes.</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
by the late Aaron Swartz and is currently managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation.</li>
<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="http://www.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>
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