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<!DOCTYPE html> <!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- set the default language as English -->
<html lang="en"> <html lang="en">
<head> <head>
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<meta charset="utf-8"> <meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=1024"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1024">
<meta name="keywords" content="privacy tools, surveillance, encryption, edward snowden, nsa, tor, bitcoin"> <meta name="keywords" content="privacy tools, surveillance, encryption, edward snowden, nsa, tor, bitcoin">
<meta name="description" content="You are being watched. Private and state-sponsored organizations are monitoring and recording your online activities. privacytools.io provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance."> <meta name="description" content="You are being watched. Private and state-sponsored organizations are monitoring and recording your online activities. privacytools.io provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.">
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<title>privacy tools - encryption against global mass surveillance 🔒</title> <title>privacy tools - encryption against global mass surveillance 🔒</title>
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<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="https://www.privacytools.io/img/favicons/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="https://www.privacytools.io/img/favicons/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="https://www.privacytools.io/img/favicons/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="https://www.privacytools.io/img/favicons/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png">
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<meta name="msapplication-config" content="https://www.privacytools.io/img/favicons/browserconfig.xml"> <meta name="msapplication-config" content="https://www.privacytools.io/img/favicons/browserconfig.xml">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff">
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<link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
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<script src="js/respond.min.js"></script> <script src="js/respond.min.js"></script>
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<meta property="og:title" content="privacy tools - encryption against surveillance"/> <meta property="og:title" content="privacy tools - encryption against surveillance"/>
<meta property="og:type" content="website"/> <meta property="og:type" content="website"/>
<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.privacytools.io/"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.privacytools.io/"/>
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<body> <body>
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<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top"> <nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="container"> <div class="container">
<div class="navbar-header"> <div class="navbar-header">
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<ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
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<li><a href="https://www.privacytools.io/"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.privacytools.io/"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"></span></a></li>
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<li class="dropdown"> <li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Provider<span class="caret"></span></a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Provider<span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
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</ul> </ul>
</li> </li>
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<li class="dropdown"> <li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Browser<span class="caret"></span></a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Browser<span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
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</ul> </ul>
</li> </li>
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<li class="dropdown"> <li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Software<span class="caret"></span></a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Software<span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
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</ul> </ul>
</li> </li>
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<li class="dropdown"> <li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">OS<span class="caret"></span></a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">OS<span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
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</ul> </ul>
</li> </li>
<!-- drop down menu - Participate -->
<li><a href="#participate">Participate</a></li> <li><a href="#participate">Participate</a></li>
<li class="dropdown"> <li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Share<span class="caret"></span></a> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Share<span class="caret"></span></a>
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<div class="container theme-showcase" role="main"> <div class="container theme-showcase" role="main">
<div class="jumbotron"> <div class="jumbotron">
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<h1><a href="https://www.privacytools.io/" title="privacy tools"><img src="img/layout/logo.png" class="img-responsive" alt="privacytools.io"></a></h1> <h1><a href="https://www.privacytools.io/" title="privacy tools"><img src="img/layout/logo.png" class="img-responsive" alt="privacytools.io"></a></h1>
<p>You are being watched. Private and state-sponsored organizations are monitoring and recording your online activities. privacytools.io provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.</p> <p>You are being watched. Private and state-sponsored organizations are monitoring and recording your online activities. privacytools.io provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.</p>
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</div> </div>
<!-- quote by Glenn Greenwald located below the header -->
<div class="page-header"> <div class="page-header">
<h1>Privacy? I don't have anything to hide.</h1> <h1>Privacy? I don't have anything to hide.</h1>
</div> </div>
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</p> </p>
<strong>Related:</strong> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/3hynvp/how_do_you_counter_the_i_have_nothing_to_hide/" target="_blank">How do you counter the "I have nothing to hide?" argument?</a> <strong>Related:</strong> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/3hynvp/how_do_you_counter_the_i_have_nothing_to_hide/" target="_blank">How do you counter the "I have nothing to hide?" argument?</a>
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<!-- Global Mass Surveillance - The Fourteen Eyes -->
<a class="anchor" name="ukusa"></a> <a class="anchor" name="ukusa"></a>
<div class="page-header"> <div class="page-header">
<h1><a href="#ukusa" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Global Mass Surveillance - The Fourteen Eyes</h1> <h1><a href="#ukusa" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Global Mass Surveillance - The Fourteen Eyes</h1>
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<br> <br>
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<div class="row"> <div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="col-sm-4">
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</div> </div>
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<a class="anchor" name="usa"></a> <a class="anchor" name="usa"></a>
<h3>Why is it not recommended to choose a US based service?</h3> <h3>Why is it not recommended to choose a US based service?</h3>
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<br> <br>
<!-- yellow warning box about vpns and "no log" policies. -->
<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert"> <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
<strong>Note: Using a VPN provider will not make you anonymous. But it will give you a better privacy. A VPN is not a tool for illegal activities. Don't rely on a "no log" policy.</strong> <strong>Note: Using a VPN provider will not make you anonymous. But it will give you a better privacy. A VPN is not a tool for illegal activities. Don't rely on a "no log" policy.</strong>
</div> </div>
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<div class="row"> <div class="row">
<div class="col-md-6"> <div class="col-md-6">
<h3>Our VPN Provider Criteria</h3> <!-- bullet list of VPN Provider Criteria
--><h3>Our VPN Provider Criteria</h3>
<ul> <ul>
<li>Operating outside the USA or other Five Eyes countries. <a href="https://www.bestvpn.com/the-ultimate-privacy-guide/#avoidus" target="_blank">Avoid all US and UK based services.</a></li> <li>Operating outside the USA or other Five Eyes countries. <a href="https://www.bestvpn.com/the-ultimate-privacy-guide/#avoidus" target="_blank">Avoid all US and UK based services.</a></li>
<li>OpenVPN software support.</li> <li>OpenVPN software support.</li>
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</div> </div>
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<div class="col-md-6"><span class="pull-right"> <div class="col-md-6"><span class="pull-right">
<h3>Related VPN information</h3> <h3>Related VPN information</h3>
<ul> <ul>
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</div> </div>
</div> </div>
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<a class="anchor" name="wc"></a> <a class="anchor" name="wc"></a>
<div class="page-header"> <div class="page-header">
<h1><a href="#wc" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> What is a warrant canary?</h1> <h1><a href="#wc" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> What is a warrant canary?</h1>
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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary#Companies_and_organizations_with_warrant_canaries" target="_blank">Companies and organizations with warrant canaries</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary#Companies_and_organizations_with_warrant_canaries" target="_blank">Companies and organizations with warrant canaries</a></li>
</ul> </ul>
<!-- browsers -->
<a class="anchor" name="browser"></a> <a class="anchor" name="browser"></a>
<div class="page-header"> <div class="page-header">
<h1><a href="#browser" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Browser Recommendation</h1> <h1><a href="#browser" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Browser Recommendation</h1>
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<div class="row"> <div class="row">
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<div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="col-sm-4">
<div class="panel panel-success"> <div class="panel panel-success">
<div class="panel-heading"> <div class="panel-heading">
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</div> </div>
</div> </div>
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<div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="col-sm-4">
<div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel panel-info">
<div class="panel-heading"> <div class="panel-heading">
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</div> </div>
--> -->
<!-- browsers - tor browser bundle -->
<div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="col-sm-4">
<div class="panel panel-warning"> <div class="panel panel-warning">
<div class="panel-heading"> <div class="panel-heading">
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</div> </div>
<!-- browsers - worth mentioning -->
<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3> <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>
<!-- browsers - JonDoFox -->
<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="https://anonymous-proxy-servers.net/en/jondofox.html" target="_blank">JonDoFox</a> - A profile for the Firefox web browser, particularly optimized for anonymous and secure web surfing.</li> <li><a href="https://anonymous-proxy-servers.net/en/jondofox.html" target="_blank">JonDoFox</a> - A profile for the Firefox web browser, particularly optimized for anonymous and secure web surfing.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<!-- Browser Fingerprint -->
<a class="anchor" name="fingerprint"></a> <a class="anchor" name="fingerprint"></a>
<!-- heading -->
<div class="page-header"> <div class="page-header">
<h1><a href="#fingerprint" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Browser Fingerprint - Is your browser configuration unique?</h1> <h1><a href="#fingerprint" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Browser Fingerprint - Is your browser configuration unique?</h1>
</div> </div>
<!-- yellow warning message about the browser sending unique information -->
<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert"> <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
<strong>Your Browser sends information that makes you unique amongst millions of users and therefore easy to identify.</strong> <strong>Your Browser sends information that makes you unique amongst millions of users and therefore easy to identify.</strong>
</div> </div>
<!-- fingerprint image to the right of the paragraphs -->
<img src="img/layout/browser-fingerprint.jpg" class="img-responsive pull-right" alt="Warrant Canary Example" style="margin-left:20px;"> <img src="img/layout/browser-fingerprint.jpg" class="img-responsive pull-right" alt="Warrant Canary Example" style="margin-left:20px;">
<!-- first paragraph -->
<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 <a href="https://panopticlick.eff.org/" target="_blank">Panopticlick</a> to test your browser to see how unique it is.</p> <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 <a href="https://panopticlick.eff.org/" target="_blank">Panopticlick</a> to test your browser to see how unique it is.</p>
<!-- First orange "test your browser now" button -->
<p><a href="https://panopticlick.eff.org/" target="_blank"><button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Test your Browser now</button></a></p> <p><a href="https://panopticlick.eff.org/" target="_blank"><button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Test your Browser now</button></a></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 <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/random-agent-spoofer/" target="_blank">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>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 <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/random-agent-spoofer/" target="_blank">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>
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<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 <a href="#addons">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> <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 <a href="#addons">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>
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<h3>Related Information</h3> <h3>Related Information</h3>
<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="https://panopticlick.eff.org/browser-uniqueness.pdf" target="_blank">How Unique Is Your Web Browser? Peter Eckersley, EFF.</a></li> <li><a href="https://panopticlick.eff.org/browser-uniqueness.pdf" target="_blank">How Unique Is Your Web Browser? Peter Eckersley, EFF.</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.browserleaks.com/" target="_blank">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> <li><a href="https://www.browserleaks.com/" target="_blank">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>
</ul> </ul>
<!-- WebRTC IP Leak Test -->
<a class="anchor" name="webrtc"></a> <a class="anchor" name="webrtc"></a>
<div class="page-header"> <div class="page-header">
<h1><a href="#webrtc" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> WebRTC IP Leak Test - Is your IP address leaking?</h1> <h1><a href="#webrtc" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> WebRTC IP Leak Test - Is your IP address leaking?</h1>
</div> </div>
<!-- red alert message about WebRTC being a new communication protocol... -->
<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"> <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
<strong>WebRTC is a new communication protocol that relies on JavaScript that can leak your actual IP address from behind your VPN.</strong> <strong>WebRTC is a new communication protocol that relies on JavaScript that can leak your actual IP address from behind your VPN.</strong>
</div> </div>
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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> <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>
<!-- orange "Test your Browser now" button -->
<p><a href="webrtc.html" target="_blank"><button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Test your Browser now</button></a></p> <p><a href="webrtc.html" target="_blank"><button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Test your Browser now</button></a></p>
<!-- heading: How to disable WRTC in Firefox? -->
<h3>How to disable WebRTC in Firefox?</h3> <h3>How to disable WebRTC in Firefox?</h3>
<!-- steps on manually disabling WRTC in Firefox -->
<p>In short: Set "media.peerconnection.enabled" to "false" in "about:config".</p> <p>In short: Set "media.peerconnection.enabled" to "false" in "about:config".</p>
<p><strong>Explained:</strong></p> <p><strong>Explained:</strong></p>
<ol> <ol>
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<li>Double click the entry, the column "Value" should now be "false"</li> <li>Double click the entry, the column "Value" should now be "false"</li>
<li>Done. Do the WebRTC leak test again.</li> <li>Done. Do the WebRTC leak test again.</li>
</ol> </ol>
<p>If you want to make sure every single WebRTC related setting is really disabled change these settings:</p> <p>If you want to make sure every single WebRTC related setting is really disabled change these settings:</p>
<ol> <ol>
<li>media.peerconnection.turn.disable = true</li> <li>media.peerconnection.turn.disable = true</li>
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<li>media.peerconnection.identity.timeout = 1</li> <li>media.peerconnection.identity.timeout = 1</li>
</ol> </ol>
<p>Now you can be 100% sure WebRTC is disabled.</p> <p>Now you can be 100% sure WebRTC is disabled.</p>
<!-- the "Test your Browser again" button -->
<p><a href="webrtc.html" target="_blank"><button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Test your Browser again</button></a></p> <p><a href="webrtc.html" target="_blank"><button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Test your Browser again</button></a></p>
<!-- steps to manually disable WebRTC in Chrome -->
<h3>How to fix the WebRTC Leak in Google Chrome?</h3> <h3>How to fix the WebRTC Leak in Google Chrome?</h3>
<p>There is no known working solution, only a plugin that is easily circumvented. Please use Firefox instead. </p> <p>There is no known working solution, only a plugin that is easily circumvented. Please use Firefox instead. </p>
<h3>What about other browsers?</h3> <h3>What about other browsers?</h3>
<p> <p>Chrome on iOS, Internet Explorer and Safari does not implement WebRTC yet. <a href="#browser">But we recommend using Firefox on all devices.</a></p>
Chrome on iOS, Internet Explorer and Safari does not implement WebRTC yet. <a href="#browser">But we recommend using Firefox on all devices.</a>
</p>
<!-- Firefox add-ons -->
<a class="anchor" name="addons"></a> <a class="anchor" name="addons"></a>
<div class="page-header"> <div class="page-header">
<h1><a href="#addons" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Excellent Firefox Privacy Addons</h1> <h1><a href="#addons" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Excellent Firefox Privacy Addons</h1>
</div> </div>
<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert"> <div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
<strong>Improve your privacy with these excellent Firefox addons.</strong> <strong>Improve your privacy with these excellent Firefox addons.</strong>
</div> </div>
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/</a> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/</a>
</p> </p>
<h3>Hinder Browser Fingerprinting with "Random Agent Spoofer"</h3> <h3>Hinder Browser Fingerprinting with "Random Agent Spoofer"</h3>
<img src="img/addons/Random-Agent-Spoofer.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="Random Agent Spoofer" style="margin-right:30px;"> <img src="img/addons/Random-Agent-Spoofer.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="Random Agent Spoofer" style="margin-right:30px;">
<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: <a href="https://github.com/dillbyrne/random-agent-spoofer" target="_blank">GitHub.</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: <a href="https://github.com/dillbyrne/random-agent-spoofer" target="_blank">GitHub.</a>
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/</a> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/</a>
</p> </p>
<h3>Be in total control with "NoScript Security Suite"</h3> <h3>Be in total control with "NoScript Security Suite"</h3>
<img src="img/addons/NoScript.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="NoScript" style="margin-right:30px;"> <img src="img/addons/NoScript.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="NoScript" style="margin-right:30px;">
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/</a> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/</a>
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<h3>Content control with "Policeman"</h3> <h3>Content control with "Policeman"</h3>
<img src="img/addons/Policeman.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="Policeman" style="margin-right:30px;"> <img src="img/addons/Policeman.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="Policeman" style="margin-right:30px;">
<p>This addon has purpose similar to RequestPolicy and NoScript. It's different from the former in that it supports rules based on content type. For example, you can allow images and styles, but not scripts and frames for some sites. It can also be set up to act as a blacklist. <p>This addon has purpose similar to RequestPolicy and NoScript. It's different from the former in that it supports rules based on content type. For example, you can allow images and styles, but not scripts and frames for some sites. It can also be set up to act as a blacklist.
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/policeman/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/policeman/</a> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/policeman/" target="_blank">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/policeman/</a>
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<h1><a href="#about_config" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Firefox: Privacy Related "about:config" Tweaks</h1> <h1><a href="#about_config" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Firefox: Privacy Related "about:config" Tweaks</h1>
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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.
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<p></p><h3>Preparation:</h3><p></p> <div class="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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<li>Enter "about:config" in the firefox address bar and press enter.</li> <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>Press the button "I'll be careful, I promise!"</li>
<li>Follow the instructions below...</li> <li>Follow the instructions below...</li>
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<li>privacy.trackingprotection.enabled = true</li> <li>privacy.trackingprotection.enabled = true</li>
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<ul><li>Even with Firefox set to not remember history, your closed tabs are stored temporarily at Menu -> History -> Recently Closed Tabs.</li></ul> <ul><li>Even with Firefox set to not remember history, your closed tabs are stored temporarily at Menu -> History -> Recently Closed Tabs.</li></ul>
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<h3>Related Information</h3> <h3>Related Information</h3>
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<li><a href="https://ffprofile.com/" target="_blank">ffprofile.com</a> - Helps you to create a Firefox profile with the defaults you like.</li> <li><a href="https://ffprofile.com/" target="_blank">ffprofile.com</a> - Helps you to create a Firefox profile with the defaults you like.</li>
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<h1><a href="#email" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Privacy-Conscious Email Providers - No Affiliates</h1> <h1><a href="#email" class="titleanchor"><span class="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 <a data-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> <strong>All providers listed here are operating outside the US and support <a data-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>Become Your Own Email Provider with Mail-in-a-Box</h3> <h3>Become Your Own Email Provider with Mail-in-a-Box</h3>
<a href="https://mailinabox.email/" target="_blank"><img src="img/provider/Mail-in-a-Box.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="Mail-in-a-Box" style="margin-right:10px;"></a> <a href="https://mailinabox.email/" target="_blank"><img src="img/provider/Mail-in-a-Box.gif" class="img-responsive pull-left" alt="Mail-in-a-Box" style="margin-right:10px;"></a>
<p> <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. Its 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 dont need to be a technology expert to set it up. <strong>More: <a href="https://mailinabox.email/" target="_blank">https://mailinabox.email/</a></strong></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. Its 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 dont need to be a technology expert to set it up. <strong>More: <a href="https://mailinabox.email/" target="_blank">https://mailinabox.email/</a></strong>
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<h3>Privacy Email Tools</h3> <h3>Privacy Email Tools</h3>
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<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3> <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>
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<li><a href="https://metager.de/en/" target="_blank">MetaGer</a> - A metasearch engine, which is based in Germany. It focuses on protecting the user's privacy. Supported by 24 own crawlers of small scale web search engines.</li> <li>
<li><a href="https://ixquick.com/" target="_blank">ixquick.com</a> - Returns the top ten results from multiple search engines. It uses a "Star System" to rank its results by awarding one star for every result that has been returned from a search engine. Based in the USA and the Netherlands.</li> <a href="https://metager.de/en/" target="_blank">MetaGer</a> - A metasearch engine, which is based in Germany. It focuses on protecting the user's privacy. Supported by 24 own crawlers of small scale web search engines.
<li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-search-link-fix/" target="_blank">Google search link fix</a> - Firefox extension that prevents Google, Yahoo 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. (<a href="https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix" target="_blank">Open Source</a>)</li> </li>
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<a href="https://ixquick.com/" target="_blank">ixquick.com</a> - Returns the top ten results from multiple search engines. It uses a "Star System" to rank its results by awarding one star for every result that has been returned from a search engine. Based in the USA and the Netherlands.
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-search-link-fix/" target="_blank">Google search link fix</a> - Firefox extension that prevents Google, Yahoo 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. (<a href="https://github.com/palant/searchlinkfix" target="_blank">Open Source</a>)
</li>
</ul> </ul>
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<h1><a href="#im" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Encrypted Instant Messenger</h1> <h1><a href="#im" class="titleanchor"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a> Encrypted Instant Messenger</h1>
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<strong>If you are currently using an Instant Messenger like WhatsApp, Viber, LINE or Threema you should pick an alternative here.</strong> <strong>If you are currently using an Instant Messenger like WhatsApp, Viber, LINE or Threema you should pick an alternative here.</strong>
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<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3> <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>
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<h3 class="panel-title">Signal for Mobile</h3> <h3 class="panel-title">Signal for Mobile</h3>
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<p><img src="img/tools/Open-Whisper-Systems.png" alt="Open Whisper Systems" align="right" style="margin-left:5px;">Signal is a mobile app developed by <a href="https://whispersystems.org/" target="_blank">Open Whisper Systems</a>. The app provides end-to-end encryption for your calls. Signal is free and open source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code.</p> <p><img src="img/tools/Open-Whisper-Systems.png" alt="Open Whisper Systems" align="right" style="margin-left:5px;">Signal is a mobile app developed by <a href="https://whispersystems.org/" target="_blank">Open Whisper Systems</a>. The app provides end-to-end encryption for your calls. Signal is free and open source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code.</p>
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<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3> <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>
<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="https://owncloud.org/" target="_blank">ownCloud</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.</li> <li>
<a href="https://owncloud.org/" target="_blank">ownCloud</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.
</li>
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<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3> <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>
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<li><a href="https://git-annex.branchable.com/" target="_blank">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..</li> <li>
<a href="https://git-annex.branchable.com/" target="_blank">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..
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<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3> <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.privacytools.io/password.html " target="_blank">Secure Password Generator</a> - generates a unique set of custom, high quality, cryptographic-strength password strings which are safe for you to use.</li> <li>
<li><a href="http://www.supergenpass.com/" target="_blank">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.</li> <a href="https://www.privacytools.io/password.html " target="_blank">Secure Password Generator</a> - generates a unique set of custom, high quality, cryptographic-strength password strings which are safe for you to use.
<li><a href="http://pwsafe.org/" target="_blank">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.</li> </li>
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<a href="http://www.supergenpass.com/" target="_blank">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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<a href="http://pwsafe.org/" target="_blank">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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<p>View and edit our website source code on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io" target="_blank">https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io</a></p> <p>View and edit our website source code on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io" target="_blank">https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io</a></p>
<p>Thank you for participating. This projects needs you.</p> <p>Thank you for participating. This projects needs you.</p>
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<p><em>privacytools.io is a socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy. never trust any company with your privacy, always encrypt.</em></p> <p><em>privacytools.io is a socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy. never trust any company with your privacy, always encrypt.</em></p>
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