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awesome-privacy

💡Limiting personal data leaks on the internet
https://github.com/KevinColemanInc/awesome-privacy

  • O&O ShutUp10 - O&O ShutUp10 means you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far.
  • Windows 10 Privacy Guide - An in-depth guide on purging Windows 10 of Microsoft's attempts to track you.
  • Windows Privacy Tweaker - Freeware app from phrozen.io.
  • Winaero - Free, small and useful software for Windows.
  • WPD - The real privacy dashboard for Windows.
  • Destroy-Windows-10-Spying - Destroy Windows Spying tool.
  • Tron - Tron, an automated PC cleanup script.
  • Tallow - Tallow is a transparent Tor firewall and proxying solution for Windows.
  • MalwareBytes - "Crushes malware so you are protected and your machine keeps running smoothly."
  • HitmanPro - Antivirus product from Sophos.
  • VirusTotal - Web service for scanning files and URLs for viruses.
  • How to remove viruses and malware on your Windows PC - Helpful HowToGeek article on cleaning out the pipes.
  • njal.la - Anonymous domain registration by the founder of thepiratebay.
  • That One Privacy Site - VPN section of That One Privacy Site with VPN comparisons.
  • Choosing the best VPN (for you) - Guide to Choosing the Best VPN (for you).
  • /r/VPN wiki - Helpful FAQ-type resource composed by the folks at /r/VPN.
  • Choosing the VPN that's right for you - Helpful guide from the EFF.
  • Which VPN services keep you anonymous in 2018? - TorrentFreak Article by Ernesto.
  • privacytools.io
  • VPN over SSH - ArchWiki page describing how to achieve a poor man's VPN with SSH tunneling.
  • /r/VPNTorrents - This is for the discussion of torrenting (and similar P2P protocols) using VPN type technology.
  • VPN comparison - Comprehensive tool for comparing VPN services.
  • Docker AWS VPN - Guide for self-hosting VPN on AWS with Docker.
  • DigitalOcean self hosted VPN - Guide for self-hosted VPN on Digital Ocean.
  • Firezone - Self-hosted VPN server using WireGuard. Supports MFA, SSO, and has easy deployment options.
  • n2n - Peer-to-peer VPN.
  • OpenVPN - OpenVPN provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers.
  • WireGuard VPN - WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec.
  • Shadowsocks - Encrypted proxy project, used in mainland China to circumvent Internet censorship
  • GoQuiet - Obfuscates traffic as normal HTTPS traffic through domain fronting
  • Cloak - Universal pluggable transport for Shadowsocks
  • v2ray-plugin - A plugin that is based v2ray
  • Tor project - Government grade anonymous web browsing.
  • How to setup Tor relay - Guide for setting up a Tor relay.
  • Panoramix - Provide privacy via mix-networks (Tor alternative).``
  • The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) - Anonymous overlay network (Tor alternative).
  • Don't use http proxies
  • What is my IP address - Check what IP is exposed to the internet.
  • EFF browser privacy test - Test privacy settings of your web browser.
  • Privacy checkup - Test privacy / trackability of your web browser.
  • Privacy test by Tenta - Test privacy settings on browser.
  • DuckDuckGo - Search engine that doesn't track you.
  • Startpage - The world's most private search engine.
  • Ahmia - Tor search engine.
  • Have I been pwned? - See if your email address or password has been found in a database hack.
  • Tor browser - Encrypted and anonymous web browsing.
  • Epic browser - Privacy focused web browser.
  • Net runner - To cater to powerusers and meet the demands of 4chan's /g.
  • Cliqz - Ad blocking and private search mobile web browser.
  • Firefox - Privacy-first web browser with lots of addons to further increase privacy.
  • User agent changer - Change user agent to prevent browser finger printing.
  • Privacy badger - EFF - Block ads and other tracking services.
  • HTTPS everywhere - EFF - Prefers encrypted sessions.
  • Click&Clean - Private data cleaner for Chrome and Firefox.
  • Firefox Focus browser - Automatic ad blocking and tracking protection on iOS and Android.
  • DNS service - Privacy-first consumer DNS service by Cloudflare.
  • CanvasBlocker (FF) - Prevents fingerprinting in Firefox.
  • Cookie AutoDelete - Deletes unnused cookies on tab close.
  • Decentraleyes - Protects against tracking with a local CDN (Content Delivery Network) emulation.
  • uBlock Origin - An efficient and essential blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast, lean, and powerful.
  • TamperMonkey - The world's most popular userscript manager.
  • WebRTC Network Limiter - Configures how WebRTC's network traffic is routed by changing Chrome's privacy settings.
  • ScriptSafe - A browser extension that gives users control of the web and more secure browsing while emphasizing simplicity and intuitiveness.
  • NoScript - Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and clickjacking attacks.
  • Violentmonkey - An open-source userscript manager.
  • Firefox Profilemaker - Creates privacy focused Firefox profiles that you can easily configure to match your needs and preferences.
  • AntiAdware - Remove forced download accelerators, managers, and adware on supported websites.
  • AdGuard Popup Blocker - Popup Blocker by AdGuard is a userscript that blocks all unwanted pop-up windows in different browsers.
  • How to make the internet not suck (as much) - Block domains at host file level for faster more private web browsing.
  • Hosts (GitHub project) - List of malicious domains to block in host file.
  • Tails OS - Live operating system that you can start on almost any computer. It aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity.
  • Qubes OS - Reasonably secure operating system.
  • ipredia - Linux distro with all network traffic is automatically and transparently encrypted and anonymized.
  • Whonix - High security method of surfing the internet.
  • Discreete Linux - Privacy focused flavor of Ubuntu.
  • Cherry - A self-hosted webchat server that supports HTTPS.
  • Signal - Free peer reviewed scalable encryption chat.
  • Wire - End-to-end chats, calls, and documents.
  • Ricochet - End-to-end serverless Tor chat
  • ExifCleaner - Open source app to remove exif metadata from images.
  • jitsi - Secure open source video conferencing.
  • Nbox - Hide your email for signups.
  • Improvmx - Forward email from your own domain name (allows for uniq emails for each website you register).
  • Yopmail - Temporary email.
  • Mailinator - Temporary email.
  • Throw Away Mail - Temporary email.
  • AnonAddy - Open-source anonymous email forwarding (with optional PGP encryption)
  • ProtonMail - Secure email based in Switzerland.
  • Mailfence - Based in Belgium – 500 MB free; 20 GB Pro
  • Tutanota - Based in Germany – 1 GB free; 10 GB Pro
  • Mailbox.org - Based in Germany – 2 GB storage
  • Mail-in-a-box - Host your own email on your own server
  • Forward Email - the only 100% open-source, encrypted, and privacy-focused email service.
  • LastPass - Password management.
  • 1Password - Password management.
  • Keepass - Open source password management.
  • Passbolt - Open source password management.
  • PasswordStore - Open source password management using `gpg` to encrypt passwords.
  • BitWarden - Open source password management with Cloud syncing.
  • LessPass - No sync password management
  • Pass
  • Craigslist - Meet people in real life to purchase physical electronics.
  • Freecycle - Free electronics for sale.
  • Localbitcoins - Anonymously purchase bitcoins with cash.
  • Bitcoin Core - Sending and receiving online bitcoin payments.
  • Bit Launderer - Launder bitcoins.
  • BTC Prepaid Credit Card - Bitpay offers pre-paid credit cards with BTC.
  • List of cryptocurrencies (wikipedia)
  • Over the counter btc - Marketplace for people to conduct over-the-counter trading in bitcoin currency.
  • CoinJoin - Bitcoin transaction compression which aims to improve privacy.
  • Synqion (Formerly TeamDrive) - Cloud back up certified by the Independent Regional Centre for Data Protection of Schleswig-Holstein.
  • Tresorit - Cloud back up protected by Swiss data protection laws (but hosted on Microsoft Azure) with client side encryption.
  • SpiderOak - Cloud back up with client side decryption only.
  • NextCloud - Open source, self-hosted file share and communication platform based in Germany.
  • Least Authority S4 - think AWS S3 but with client-side encrypted.
  • lethe - A cross-platform data wiping tool that implements data destruction suggestions given by Bruce Schneier in his book ``Applied Cryptography``.
  • Do you need a vpn? (mozilla) - Guide to choosing a VPN provider.
  • Firefox privacy guide - Firefox Configuration Guide for Privacy Freaks and Performance Buffs.
  • A Better Online Experience - macOS & iOS privacy configurations for email, browsing, and more.
  • Google alternatives - Privacy-focused alternaties to Google services.
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to Online Anonymity - Guidance to creating (truly) anonymous identities.
  • Pi-hole - Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole.
  • Prism Break - Opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore, and Tempora.
  • /r/privacy - The intersection of technology, privacy, and freedom in a digital world.
  • Any Soft Keyboard - A privacy-focused keyboard.
  • PrivacyTools - Services, tools, and knowledge to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance
  • switching.software - Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.
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