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πŸ” Curated List of Privacy Respecting Services and Software
https://github.com/xeddmc/privacy-respecting

  • this article
  • By 2030, You’ll Be Living in a World That’s Run by Google
  • DuckDuckGo - [DuckDuckGo privacy policy](https://duckduckgo.com/privacy).
  • StartPage - [How we protect you](https://www.startpage.com/eng/protect-privacy.html).
  • Searx - [Why use Searx?](https://asciimoo.github.io/searx/)
  • Qwant - [Qwant privacy policy](https://about.qwant.com/legal/privacy/).
  • What should you think about when using Facebook?
  • Scuttlebutt - [Scuttlebutt principles](https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/principles.html).
  • Mastodon - [What is Mastodon?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSbNdBmWKE) [Mastodon instances](https://instances.social/).
  • Diaspora - [What is Diaspora?](https://diasporafoundation.org/)
  • Steemit - [What is Steemit?](https://www.wired.com/story/the-social-network-doling-out-millions-in-ephemeral-money/)
  • Indieweb - [Why run your own website?](https://indieweb.org/why)
  • Minds - Anonymous & open-source social network with encrypted conversations. [How Minds.com Protects Your Privacy](https://www.minds.com/blog/view/823256224013205504).
  • Chttr - [Politically unbiased, privacy respecting social network](https://chttr.co/about).
  • Pleroma - [Pleroma instances](http://distsn.org/pleroma-instances.html).
  • Cent - Democratized social network built on Ethereum. [What is Cent?](https://medium.com/cent-official/cent-income-from-anywhere-519515b396d8)
  • Signal Protocol
  • Signal - Uses [Signal Protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol).
  • Silence - Fork of Signal based on SMS instead of a server.
  • Riot - Secure decentralized chat powered by [Matrix](https://matrix.org/blog/home/) protocol.
  • Threema - [FAQ](https://threema.ch/en/faq).
  • Keybase - Open-source end-to-end encrypted chat and Dropbox alternative.
  • Ring - [About Ring](https://ring.cx/en/about/practical).
  • Ricochet - Anonymous instant messaging.
  • Telegram - Uses [MTProto Mobile Protocol](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto). However group channels cannot be E2E encrypted, and [private chats default to non-E2E](https://telegram.org/faq#q-what-if-im-more-paranoid-than-your-regular-user). Telegram states that [generating profit is not the end goal](https://telegram.org/faq#q-how-are-you-going-to-make-money-out-of-this) of the app.
  • Briar - Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging and forums.
  • Tox - Peer-to-peer serverless IM platform.
  • Wire - Open-source Projet based on End-to-end encryption (server in Switzerland).
  • Conversations - Built on XMPP/Jabber. [List of XMPP clients for any operating system](https://xmpp.org/software/clients.html).
  • Public XMPP services - Choose one, talk to any, or run your own with [Prosody](https://prosody.im/).
  • Wickr - Encrypted Ephemeral Platform Trusted By Millions Worldwide.
  • Semaphor - Encrypted, decentralized authority team chat and file sharing.
  • IPFS - [Open source](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs#readme)
  • Syncthing - [Open source](https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing#readme).
  • Seafile - [About Seafile](https://www.seafile.com/en/about/).
  • Nextcloud - [About Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/about/). Self hosted + encryption app available.
  • ownCloud - [ownCloud Features](https://owncloud.org/features/). Self hosted + encryption app available.
  • Keybase - Open-source end-to-end encrypted Dropbox and GitHub alternative.
  • CozyCloud - [Privacy and CozyCloud](https://cozy.io/en/privacy/). Open Source + self hosted.
  • SpiderOak ONE - End-to-end no-knowledge encryption, [Edward Snowden endorsed!](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-dropbox-privacy-spideroak)
  • Tahoe-LAFS - Capability-secure, end-to-end encryption, [provider-independent privacy](https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/about.html). Storage providers cannot read stored data.
  • Least Authority - Paid personal Tahoe-LAFS grids.
  • Matador Cloud - Free global Tahoe-LAFS grid, paid services.
  • Tresorit - Swiss based end-to-end encrypted cloud storage.
  • ProtonVPN - As a Swiss VPN provider, Proton does not log user activity or share data with third parties. Tor is also supported.
  • Multiple data breaches
  • Mailfence - [Secure](https://mailfence.com/en/secure-email.jsp) and [private](https://mailfence.com/en/private-email.jsp) email-suite ([About](https://blog.mailfence.com/about-mailfence/), [Privacy policy](https://mailfence.com/en/privacy.jsp), [Transparency report](https://blog.mailfence.com/transparency-report-and-warrant-canary/)).
  • ProtonMail - [Security of ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/security-details).
  • Tutanota - [FAQ](https://tutanota.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/topics/69730-english).
  • Posteo - [About Posteo](https://posteo.de/en/site/about_posteo/). [Transparency Report](https://posteo.de/en/site/transparency_report).
  • iRedMail - Be your own email provider.
  • CleanEmail
  • Fastmail - Email, calendars, and contacts. [Privacy Policy](https://www.fastmail.com/about/privacy.html).
  • Kolab Now - Online service providing personal [Kolab Groupware](https://kolabenterprise.com) on desired level. [Privacy Statement](https://kolabnow.com/privacy).
  • Microsoft shares Windows 10 telemetry data with third parties
  • Google collects meta data (phone calls, SMS) from Android phones
  • Linux - Open source kernel.
  • Tails OS
  • Qubes OS
  • iOS 10 security white paper
  • Android with LineageOS
  • Android with Copperhead
  • Android with /e/ - Fully ungoogled mobile phone OS. [Privacy Facts](https://e.foundation/privacy-facts/)
  • Apple privacy
  • FreeBSD - [Privacy Policy](https://www.freebsd.org/privacy.html).
  • PureOS - Secure and freedom respecting. Soon also on smartphone: [Librem5](https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/).
  • Firefox - [Firefox privacy](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/).
  • Brave - [About Brave](https://www.brave.com/about/).
  • Tor Browser - [Tor (anonymity network) wiki](<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)>).
  • Vivaldi - [DuckDuckGo Collaboration](https://vivaldi.com/press/releases/take-your-privacy-back/).
  • Ungoogled Chromium - [More about Ungoogled Chromium](https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium#credits).
  • DTube - [What is DTube?](https://about.d.tube/)
  • Peertube - [Peertube instances](https://instances.joinpeertube.org).
  • BitChute - [Peer to peer video sharing platform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitChute).
  • Snips - AI assistant platform.
  • Mycroft - Open-source AI assistant, range of hardware options.
  • Apple Privacy
  • Security Checklist - Open source checklist of resources designed to improve your online privacy and security.
  • Privacy Tools - Encryption against global mass surveillance. [(GitHub)](https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io#readme)
  • Digital Privacy Tips
  • PRISM Break - Opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora. [(GitLab)](https://gitlab.com/prism-break/prism-break)
  • List of best privacy practices
  • Privacy awesome list
  • Awesome self hosted
  • Self Hosted Subreddit
  • Adversaries and Anonymity Systems: The Basics
  • Will a VPN Protect Me? Defining Your Threat Model
  • Bring Privacy Back
  • Leaving the Cloud
  • Secure Email - Overview of projects working on next-generation secure email.
  • Terms of Service Didn't Read - User rights initiative to rate and label website terms & privacy policies.
  • Cryptomator - Free client-side encryption for your cloud files. Open Source
  • Bitmessage - P2P Based email-like platform. Uses proof-of-work to secure communications.
  • Rebooting the Web of Trust - Research on building the next generation of Web-Of-Trust based identity systems.
  • Awesome Humane Tech - Improve society using this list of humane tech projects.
  • Security in a Box - Tutorials on how to stay private online and install privacy-preserving apps.
  • My Shadow - FOSS alternative apps that respect your privacy.
  • EFF SDD - EFF's surveillance self-defense guide.
  • Restore privacy - Privacy-preserving alternatives to popular Google products.
  • EPIC privacy tools - EPIC's collection of privacy-preserving tools.
  • Secured.fyi - A ranking of paid and free services based on security and privacy attributes.
  • That one privacy site - A detailed privacy-oriented comparison between VPN and E-mail providers.
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