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Contributing Guidelines
Please read this before contributing.
Rules
- Be nice and respectful.
- English only.
- Be constructive.
Quality over Quantity
We're trying to keep it simple and promote the best tools, not all of them.
Software Criteria
Main
- Easy to use. Could your mother use that tool or service? Usability is most important.
- Cross-platform / Accessible.
- Privacy respecting.
- Open Source / free software is preferred but not required.
- Must list source code in source_code.md (if applicable)
- Prioritize Products without Vendor Lock-in (decentralized/self-hostable) or data interoperability.
There can be exceptions if no software is available that meet the criteria.
Note: This criteria applies to all of privacytools.io
Proividers
- Prioritize Products by privacy respecting nationality.
VPN
- Prioritize Products by privacy respecting nationality.
- Cannot be based in USA or UK.
- Must be acessable via free software (i.e OpenVPN, WireGuard)
- Use Encryption
- Accept Cryptocurrency
- No logging policy
- Outside of USA
- Support SMTP SSL
- Accessable Using Free Software (i.e IMAP)
Hardware
- Must be H-Node Class A or Equivlant (if applicable)
- Must prioritize hardware certifications like RYF, OSHWA, and OSI when avalible.
- Cannot lock users to a particular platform.
Software
- Must be able to download over encrypted network (can be a mirror)
- Must be free software
Encryption
- Only verifiable encryption is to be trusted
OSes
- Must state if recommends, depends on, or offers non-free software (contrib)
- No Tracking Policy (opt-in analytics is ok)