thgtoa/README.md

Welcome.

**[IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION FOR UKRAINIANS. ВАЖЛИВА РЕКОМЕНДАЦІЯ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНЦІВ](briar.html)**

This is a maintained guide with the aim of providing an introduction to various online tracking techniques, online ID verification techniques, and detailed guidance to creating and maintaining (truly) anonymous online identities. <span style="color: red">**It is written with hope for activists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, whistle-blowers, and good people being oppressed, censored, harassed anywhere!**</span> This guide has no affiliation with the [Anonymous](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(hacker_group)) <sup>[[Wikiless]](https://wikiless.org/wiki/Anonymous_(hacker_group))</sup> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(hacker_group))</sup> collective/movement.

This guide is an open-source non-profit initiative, [licensed](LICENSE.html) under **Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International** ([cc-by-nc-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)</sup>) and is **not sponsored/endorsed by any commercial/governmental entity**. This means that you are free to use our guide for pretty much any purpose **excluding commercially** as long as you do attribute it. There are no ads or any affiliate links.

**If you would like to make a donation to help this project, you can do so from [here](donations.html) where you will also find the project goals. All the donations will be strictly used within the context of this project. All donations and spendings are logged on the donations page.**

**Direct downloads alternatives:**
- **Coming soon**

**View the guide:**
- [In your browser](guide.html)
- <del>[PDF](export/guide.pdf)</del> (temporarily unavailable)
- <del>[OpenDocument (ODT)](export/guide.odt)</del> (temporarily unavailable)
- Raw [Markdown](https://github.com/Anon-Planet/thgtoa/raw/master/guide.md) (references do not work when viewing this way).

Mirrors:
- Tor Onion Mirror: <http://thgtoallkcxrdv37u6knsc3pumk6cq6lqmcqlw3j5vkmyahkxive4jyd.onion>

The guide and all the files are also readily available on Archive.org and Archive.today:

- Archive.org: <https://web.archive.org/web/https://anonymousplanet.org/>
- Archive.today: <https://archive.ph/anonymousplanet.org/>
- Archive.today over Tor: <http://archiveiya74codqgiixo33q62qlrqtkgmcitqx5u2oeqnmn5bpcbiyd.onion/anonymousplanet.org/>

If you want to access/see the original/legacy project, please see the [legacy resources](legacy.html) page.

If you want to see the changes between your PDF and the latest PDF, you could use one of these tools (we do not endorse those):

- <https://tools.pdf24.org/en/compare-pdf>
- <https://products.aspose.app/pdf/comparison>
- <https://draftable.com/compare>

If you want to compare an older ODT file with a newer one, use the LibreWriter compare features as explained here: <https://help.libreoffice.org/7.1/en-US/text/shared/guide/redlining_doccompare.html> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/wen/https://help.libreoffice.org/7.1/en-US/text/shared/guide/redlining_doccompare.html)</sup>)

**If you want to check the files for integrity, safety, authenticity, please refer to this ["How To"](verify.html).**

Feel free to submit issues using Github Issues with the repository link above. Criticism, opinions, and ideas are welcome!

Follow or contact us on:

Discussion Channels:
- Matrix room: ```#anonymity:matrix.org``` <https://matrix.to/#/#anonymity:matrix.org>
- Matrix space: ```#privacy-security-anonymity:matrix.org``` <https://matrix.to/#/#privacy-security-anonymity:matrix.org>
- Twitter at https://twitter.com/AnonyPla 
- Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@anonymousplanet

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