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awesome-privacy

🦄 A curated list of privacy & security-focused software and services
https://github.com/lissy93/awesome-privacy

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2-Factor Authentication

Categories

  • Authenticator - FA Client for iOS, which never connects to the internet - built by @mattrubin.me
  • Authenticator - browser One-Time Password (OTP) client, supports both Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP, specified in RFC 6238 and HMAC-Based One-Time Password (HOTP, specified in RFC 4226.
  • 2fa.directory
  • TrayTop - offline and compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux.
  • Raivo OTP - time-password (OTP) client built for iOS; Raivo OTP! - built by @tijme
  • 2fa.directory

Acknowledgements

And, of course our Stargazers, forkers and followers!

Contributors

Sponsors

Ad Blockers

Notable Mentions

  • Diversion - blocking, Dnsmasq logging, Entware and pixelserv-tls installations and more on supported routers running Asuswrt-Merlin firmware, including its forks
  • hBlock - compliant shell script, designed for Unix-like systems, that gets a list of domains that serve ads, tracking scripts and malware from multiple sources and creates a hosts file (alternative formats are also supported) that prevents your system from connecting to them. Aimed at improving security and privacy through blocking advert, tracking and malware associated domains
  • RethinkDNS + Firewall - blocker and a firewall for Android 6+ (no root required)
  • TrackStop with PerfectPrivacy
  • Private Internet Access - 9242873-13842740), and NordVPN also have ad-block features.

AI Voice Assistants

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  • reputation - google-home-security-vulnerability-srlabs-phishing-eavesdropping). For that reason it is recommended not to have these devices in your house. The following are open source AI voice assistants, that aim to provide a human voice interface while also protecting your privacy and security
  • Kalliope - on voice controlled personal assistant designed for home automation. It runs well on Raspberry Pi, Debian or Ubuntu and is easy to program with simple YAML-based skills, but does not have a wide library of pre-built add-ons

Anonymous Mail Forwarding

Self-Hosted Email

  • 33Mail - standing aliasing service. As well as receiving, 33Mail also lets you reply to forwarded addresses anonymously. Free plan, as well as Premium plan ($1/ month) if you'd like to use a custom domain
  • SimpleLogin - login)) allias service with many additional features. Can be self-hosted, or the managed version has a free plan, as well as hosted premium option ($2.99/ month) for using custom domains
  • ProtonMail - All Email feature.
  • mailhero.io - in encryption, so you will need to use PGP, but it is free.
  • Mailu - catchall](https://github.com/Pro/exchange-catchall)

Anti-Malware

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  • Armadito - based anti-virus and malware detection for Windows and Linux. Supports both ClamAV signatures and YARA rules. Has a user-friendly interface, and includes a web-based admin panel for remote access.

Backup and Sync

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Blogging Platforms

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Bonus #1 - Alternatives to Google

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Bonus #2 - Open Source Media Applications

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Bonus #3 - Self-Hosted Services

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Bonus #4 - Self-Hosted Sysadmin

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Bonus #5 - Self-Hosted Development Tools

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  • Docker
  • Judge0 - A web compiler accessed through either an API of web-IDE, for executing trusted or untrusted code

Bonus #7 - Raspberry Pi/ IoT Security Software

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Browser Extensions

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  • Canvas Fingerprint Blocker - blocker-fingerprin/nomnklagbgmgghhjidfhnoelnjfndfpd) \ Firefox \ Edge \ Source
  • Self-Destructing Cookies - destructing-cookies-chrome] \ [Firefox][self-destructing-cookies-firefox] \ [Opera][self-destructing-cookies-opera] \ [Source][self-destructing-cookies-source]
  • User Agent Switcher - Agent string, making it appear that you are on a different device, browser and version to what you are actually using. This alone does very little for privacy, but combined with other tools, can allow you to keep your fingerprint changing, and feed fake info to sites tracking you. Some websites show different content, depending on your user agent.Download: Chrome \ Fireforx \ Edge \ Opera \ Source
  • PrivacySpy - an open project that rates, annotates, and archives privacy policies. The extension shows a score for the privacy policy of the current website.Download: Chrome \ Fireforx
  • Web Archives - US/firefox/addon/view-page-archive/) \ Chrome \ Edge \ Source
  • Track Me Not - profiling, through creating meaningless noise and obfuscation, outlined in their [whitepaper][tmn-whitepaper]. Controversial whether or not this is a good approach Download: [Firefox][tmn-firefox] \ [Source][tmn-source]
  • Extension source viewer
  • LocalCDN - US/firefox/addon/localcdn-fork-of-decentraleyes/)
  • ScriptSafe - safe-chrome] \ [Firefox][script-safe-firefox]
  • Temporary Containers - Account Containers, let's you isolate cookies and other private data for each web site. Download: Firefox
  • WebRTC-Leak-Prevent - rtc-chrome]. For Firefox users, you can do this through browser settings. Test for WebRTC leaks, with browserleaks.com/webrtc
  • Privacy-Oriented Origin Policy - US/firefox/addon/privacy-oriented-origin-policy/) \ Source
  • Site Bleacher - US/firefox/addon/site-bleacher/) \ Chrome \ Source
  • Lightbeam - firefox] \ [Source][lightbeam-source]
  • Privacy Badger - parties from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at. Download: [Chrome][privacy-badger-chrome] \ [Firefox][privacy-badger-firefox]

Browsers

Categories

Browser Sync

Notable Mentions

  • Floccus - US/firefox/addon/floccus/) and Edge
  • Ymarks - based self-hosted bookmark synchronization server and Chrome extension.
  • syncmarx - US/firefox/addon/syncmarx/)).
  • NextCloud Bookmarks - US/firefox/addon/freedommarks/) (Firefox) and OwnCloud Bookmarks (Chrome).
  • RainDrop - featured all-in-1 bookmarking and web-snip suite. It has a beautiful UI, good data controls and some very handy integrations and features. Available on desktop, mobile, web and through a browser extension. The catch is that it is not open source, there is a free and premium plan, but no option for self-hosting.

Budgeting Tools

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  • Firefly III - hosted) | A free and open source personal finance manager. Firefly III has all essential features, a clean and clear UI and is easy to set up and use (see live demo). It's backed by a strong community, and is regularly updated with new features, improvements and fixes. There is also a hass.io addon, and it works nicely with Home Assistant. Note: Since it is self-hosted, you will need to ensure that your server (either local or remote) is correctly configured for security.
  • EasyBudget - to-use app open source budgeting app. It doesn't have all the features that alternatives offer, but it does simple budget management and planning very effectively
  • HomeBank - party port for Mac OS)
  • Collabora - populate your spreadsheets from your financial data, using publicly accessible API - mitigating the requirement for a dedicated budgeting application.
  • Smart Wallet - Budget](https://rezach.github.io/my-budget) (Desktop), MoneyManager EX, Skrooge, kMyMoney and Budget Zen (a simple E2E encrypted budget manager)

Cloud Hosting

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  • Vindo - managed virtual private servers and domain registration
  • Private Layer - grade, high-speed offshore dedicated servers, they own their own data centres, have a solid privacy policy and accept anonymous payment
  • Servers Guru - currencies (Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum etc..) and don't require any personal informations. They resell from reliable main actors in the industry and provide multiple hosting locations across europe. Their VPS offers starts at 4.99€/ month
  • 1984 - shore dedicated servers. Orange Website specialises in protecting online privacy and free speech, hosted in Iceland. RackBone (previously DataCell) provides secure and ethical hosting, based in Switzerland. And Bahnhof offers high-security and ethical hosting, with their data centres locates in Sweden. Finally Simafri has a range of packages, that support Tor out of the box
  • 5 eyes

Cloud Productivity Suites

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  • NextCloud - hosted productivity platform, with a strong community and growing app store. NextCloud is similar to (but arguably more complete than) Google Drive, Office 365 and Dropbox, originally it was a fork from OwnCloud, but since have diverged. Clear UI and stable native apps across all platforms, and also supports file sync. Supports encrypted files, but you need to configure this yourself. Fully open source, so you can self-host it yourself (or use a hosted solution, starting from $5/ month)
  • Sandstorm - hosting web apps. Once you've set it up, you can install items from the Sandstorm App Market with -click, similar to NextCloud in terms of flexibility
  • Skiff Pages - to-end encrypted, privacy-first collaborative document, note-taking, and wiki product. Skiff Pages has a modern, easy-to-use UI and supports rich text documents with embedded content. Skiff also supports end-to-end encrypted file upload and sharing (Skiff Drive), as well as workspaces for multiple users to collaborate. Skiff Pages is available on web, iOS, and Android.

Code Hosting

Notable Mentions

  • SourceHut - based build pipelines. Can be self-hosted, or used through the managed instance at sr.ht
  • Codeberg - managed instance of Forgejo
  • Gogs - hosted git platform, written in Go

Communication

Email Clients

Email Security Tools

Encrypted Email

Encrypted Messaging