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π Curated List of Privacy Respecting Services and Software
https://github.com/xeddmc/privacy-respecting
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- By 2030, Youβll Be Living in a World Thatβs 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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