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awesome-privacy
💡Limiting personal data leaks on the internet
https://github.com/KevinColemanInc/awesome-privacy
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Windows 10 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 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.
- Windows 10 Privacy Guide - An in-depth guide on purging Windows 10 of Microsoft's attempts to track you.
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Antivirus
- 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.
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Anonymous web browsing
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Domain registration
- njal.la - Anonymous domain registration by the founder of thepiratebay.
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VPN Guides and Tutorials
- 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.
- 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.
- privacytools.io
- Which VPN services keep you anonymous in 2018? - TorrentFreak Article by Ernesto.
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Self-hosted VPNs
- 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.
- 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.
- n2n - Peer-to-peer VPN.
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Shadowsocks
- 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
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Mix networks (Tor, etc.)
- 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).
- Tor project - Government grade anonymous web browsing.
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Http proxies
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Browser testing
- 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.
- What is my IP address - Check what IP is exposed to the internet.
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Search engines
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Browser testing
- 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.
- DuckDuckGo - Search engine that doesn't track you.
- DuckDuckGo - Search engine that doesn't track you.
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Web browsers
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Browser testing
- 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.
- Cliqz - Ad blocking and private search mobile web browser.
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Extensions & plugins for web browsers
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- uBlock Origin - An efficient and essential blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast, lean, and powerful.
- Privacy badger - EFF - Block ads and other tracking services.
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Userscripts
- 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.
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Host file optimizations
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Userscripts
- Hosts (GitHub project) - List of malicious domains to block in host file.
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Linux distros
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Userscripts
- 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.
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Communication
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Chat
- Ricochet - End-to-end serverless Tor chat
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Image
- ExifCleaner - Open source app to remove exif metadata from images.
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Video
- jitsi - Secure open source video conferencing.
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Email
- Nbox - Hide your email for signups.
- 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.
- AnonAddy - Open-source anonymous email forwarding (with optional PGP encryption)
- 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
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Password managment
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Burner electronics
- Craigslist - Meet people in real life to purchase physical electronics.
- Freecycle - Free electronics for sale.
- Craigslist - Meet people in real life to purchase physical electronics.
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Payment
- 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.
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File hosting
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Backup
- 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.
- Tresorit - Cloud back up protected by Swiss data protection laws (but hosted on Microsoft Azure) with client side encryption.
- NextCloud - Open source, self-hosted file share and communication platform based in Germany.
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Blogs
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Command line tools
- 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.
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Miscellaneous
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Command line tools
- 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.
- switching.software - Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.
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Browser testing
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Extensions & plugins for web browsers
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Email
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Command line tools
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VPN Guides and Tutorials
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Userscripts
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Payment
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Backup
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Password managment
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Self-hosted VPNs
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Mix networks (Tor, etc.)
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Shadowsocks
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Burner electronics
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Http proxies
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Video
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Chat
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Domain registration
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Image
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Keywords
vpn
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4chan
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debotnet
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privacy
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windows-10
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peer-to-peer
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censorship
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censorship-circumvention
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gfw
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openvpn
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pluggable-transports
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proxy
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shadowsocks
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tor
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blocker
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browser-extension
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chromium
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firefox
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javascript
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ublock
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ublock-origin
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adguard
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open-source
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popup-blocker
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