https://github.com/henry-fisher/privacyresources
A list of resources to help me keep track of important news/studies/projects/etc. in the privacy & security world.
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A list of resources to help me keep track of important news/studies/projects/etc. in the privacy & security world.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/henry-fisher/privacyresources
- Owner: henry-fisher
- License: cc0-1.0
- Created: 2022-01-27T20:57:24.000Z (over 4 years ago)
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- Last Pushed: 2023-05-21T02:53:37.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-02-12T20:53:21.491Z (over 2 years ago)
- Topics: anonymous, privacy, privacy-protection, privacy-tools, security, security-tools
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- Readme: README.md
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# Henry's Privacy Resources 🧠🔐
A list of resources to help me keep track of important news/studies/projects/etc. in the privacy & security world. This is designed for my own use, but I'm publicizing it as I believe much of it is information people should have access to. I will be putting everything here through the archive machine soon to ensure none of it is lost. This is a constant work in progress and is currently incomplete, so please don't ask where *XYZ* is for now - it's likely coming soon.
## Table of Contents
- [📰 News](#news)
- [Email](#email)
- [Tor](#tor)
- [VPN](#vpn)
- [🔬 Research ](#research)
- [🌐 Resources & Tools](#resources)
- [🔗 Services](#services)
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### News
*Sorted by publish date*
#### Email
- [CTemplar New Backup Protocols](https://old.reddit.com/r/ctemplar/comments/qmbu7m/curious_how_email_backups_are_going/hj9y4yq/) *(Keywords: News, Email, CTemplar, Backups)* | **4 November 2021**
- [CTemplar Data Incident PSA](https://old.reddit.com/r/ctemplar/comments/qgz64o/psa_2021_report/) *(Keywords: News, Email, CTemplar, PSA, Backups)* | **27 October 2021**
#### Mobile
- [The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5 : Part 3](https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2019/10/the-sad-saga-of-purism-and-the-librem-5-part-3) *(Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5)* | **25 October 2019**
- [The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5 : Part 2](https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2019/10/the-sad-saga-of-purism-and-the-librem-5-part-2) *(Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5)* | **25 October 2019**
- [The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5 : Part 1](https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2019/10/the-sad-saga-of-purism-and-the-librem-5-part-1) *(Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5)* | **23 October 2019**
- [An Interview With Zlatan Todoric, Open-Source Developer & Former Purism CTO](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Zlatan-Todoric-Interview) *(Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5)* | **20 October 2019**
#### Tor
- [Why Does Tor Browser for Android have Trackers?](https://blog.torproject.org/friends-of-tor-match-2020/#comment-290239) *(Keywords: News, Tor, Exodus Privacy, Trackers)* | **9 November 2020**
- [Dark web doesn't exist, says Tor's Dingledine. And folks use network for privacy, not crime](https://www.theregister.com/2017/07/29/tor_dark_web/) *(Keywords: News, Tor, Dark Web, Crime)* | **11 February 2018**
#### VPN
- [Hidden VPN owners unveiled: 104 VPN products run by just 24 companies](https://vpnpro.com/blog/hidden-vpn-owners-unveiled-97-vpns-23-companies/) *(Keywords: News, VPN, VPN Ownership)* | **17 January 2022**
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### Research
*Sorted by publish date*
#### Browser
- [Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home?](https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf) *(Keywords: Research, Browser, Data, Telemetry, Identifiers, Default, Brave, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, Douglas Leith)* | **24 February 2020**
- [Browser Fingerprinting: A survey](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.01051.pdf) *(Keywords: Research, Browser, Fingerprinting, Identifiers, Pierre Laperdrix, Natalia Bielova, Benoit Baudry, Gildas Avoine)* | **4 November 2019**
- [Browser Fingerprinting via OS and Hardware Level Features](https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2017/ndss-2017-programme/cross-browser-fingerprinting-os-and-hardware-level-features/) *(Keywords: Research, Browser, Fingerprinting, Identifiers, Yinzhi Cao, Song Li, Erik Wijmans)* | **27 February 2017**
#### Mobile
- [Are iPhones Really Better for Privacy? A Comparative Study of iOS and Android Apps](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.13722.pdf) *(Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Data, Data Sharing, Telemetry, Applications, Third-party tracking, Konrad Kollnig, Anastasia Shuba)* | **19 December 2021**
- [Bugs in our Pockets: The Risks of Client-Side Scanning](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2110.07450.pdf) *(Keywords: Research, Mobile, CSS, Law Enforcement, Backdoor, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Scanning, )* | **15 October 2021**
- [Android Mobile OS Snooping By Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and Realme Handsets](https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/Android_privacy_report.pdf) *(Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, ROM, /e/OS, LineageOS, Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Realme, Google Play Services, Telemetry, Douglas Leith)* | **6 October 2021**
- [Data Security on Mobile Devices: Current State of the Art, Open Problems, and Proposed Solutions](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2105.12613.pdf) *(Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Data, Law Enforcement, Encryption, Data Access, FBI, Maximilian Zinkus, Tushar Jois, Matthew Green)* | **27 May 2021**
- [Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google](https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf) *(Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Data, Data Sharing, Telemetry, Douglas Leith)* | **25 March 2021**
____
### Resources
*Sorted Alphabetically*
#### 2FA
- [2FA Directory](https://2fa.directory/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, 2FA, Two Factor Authentication, List)*
#### Account Management
- [Nuke Reddit History](https://www.reddit.com/r/NukeRedditHistory/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Account Management, Reddit)*
#### Alternative Front-Ends
- [Bibliogram - Instagram Frontend](https://bibliogram.art/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Front-Ends, Instagram, Viewer)*
- [Nitter - Twitter Frontend](https://nitter.net/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Front-Ends, Twitter, Viewer)*
- [Picuki - Instagram Frontend](https://www.picuki.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Front-Ends, Instagram, Viewer)*
#### Android
- [Plexus - App compatibility on degoogled devices](https://plexus.techlore.tech/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Android, Custom ROM, MicroG, Application, App)* | **My Notes: I made this, so you know its development is slow as a snail.**
- [Universal Android Debloater - Improve privacy, security and battery performance by removing unnecessary and obscure system apps](https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Android Tools, Google Play Services, System Apps, Android, Uninstall, Delete)*
#### Browser
- [arkenfox wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Browser, Firefox, Hardening)* | **My Notes: The arkenfox user guide goes through exactly how to harden Firefox.**
- [BrowserLeaks - Show you what kind of personal identity data can be leaked](https://browserleaks.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Browser Tools, Fingerprinting, Javascript, Unique)*
- [PrivacyTests.org - Open-source tests of web browser privacy](https://privacytests.org/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Browser Tools, Browser Comparision, Browser Tests, Fingerprinting)*
#### Cryptocurrency
- [KYC? Not me!](https://kycnot.me/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Cryptocurrency, KYC, Identity)* | **My Notes: Some of the services here "don't work" for US users. If only a certain tool with the acronym V P N existed ;)**
#### Digital Footprint
- [BreachDirectory - Check for data breaches](https://breachdirectory.org/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Data Breach, Email, Phone, Username)*
- [Have I Been Pwned - Check for data breaches](https://haveibeenpwned.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Data Breach, Email, Phone)*
- [The Paranoid's Bible - An Anti-Dox Effort](https://paranoidsbible.tumblr.com/post/163682829279/quickie-the-paranoids-bible) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Dox, Doxing)*
- [The Paranoid's Bible 2.0 - An Anti-Dox Effort](https://paranoidsbible.tumblr.com/post/160173700334/the-paranoids-bible-20) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Dox, Doxing)*
- [This Person Does Not Exist - Face Generator](https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Machine Learning, Profile)*
#### Education
- [Recommending Tools - How to reduce harm to participants when recommending tools](https://sec.eff.org/articles/recommending-tools) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Education, EFF)* | **My Notes: Something I wish more people in the privacy community read. Basic information on how to preach privacy & security without being a conceited asshole who thinks they're better than everyone.**
#### External Resources
- [Personal Data Removal Workbook](https://inteltechniques.com/data/workbook.pdf) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, OSINT, Guide)*
- [Personal Security Checklist](https://github.com/Lissy93/personal-security-checklist) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide)*
- [PrivacyGuides - Your Central Privacy & Security Resource](https://www.privacyguides.org/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide)*
- [Self-Hosted Privacy Resources](https://github.com/sethforprivacy/self-hosted-services) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Self-Hosting, Docker)*
- [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity](https://anonymousplanet.org/index) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide)* | **My Notes: For higher threat models.**
- [The New Oil - The Beginner's Guide to Data Privacy & Cybersecurity](https://thenewoil.org/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide)*
#### iOS
- [Open-Source iOS Apps - A community curated set of open-source iOS apps](https://open-source-ios-apps.netlify.app/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, iOS, FOSS, Open Source, List)* | **My Notes: Believe it or not, almost no one is truly 100% FOSS. So yes, migrating as much as possible to FOSS (even on iOS) moves people in a healthy direction. FOSS gatekeepers are the worst.**
#### Messengers
- [Messenger Matrix](https://www.messenger-matrix.de/messenger-matrix-en.html) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Messengers, Comparison)*
#### Miscellaneous
- [Ad Blocker Test](https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Miscellaneous, Ads, Ad Blocker)*
- [How I experience the web today](https://how-i-experience-web-today.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Miscellaneous, Web, Internet)* | **My Notes: Love this site lol.**
- [Terms of Service; Didn't Read](https://tosdr.org/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Miscellaneous, Privacy Policy)*
#### OSINT
- [Cyber Background Checks - Search people, street addresses, phone numbers or emails!](https://www.cyberbackgroundchecks.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, OSINT, Name, Address, Phone, Email)*
- [OSINT Framework - Gathering information from free tools or resources](https://osintframework.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, OSINT)*
- [WhatsMyName - This tool allows you to enumerate usernames across many websites](https://whatsmyname.app/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, OSINT, Username)*
#### Search Engine
- [The Search Engine Map - Types of search engines and where they get results from](https://www.searchenginemap.com/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Search Engines, Search Results, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Google, Yandex)* | **My Notes: Always interesting to see people bash on Bing results but love DDG results. This should give people information on where search results come from.**
#### Threat Modeling
- [Opsec 101 - The basics of Opsec in a way that most anyone should be able to understand](https://opsec101.org/) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Threat Modeling, OPSEC)*
#### Tor
- [Real-World Onion Sites - This is a list of substantial, commercial-or-social-good mainstream websites which provide onion services](https://github.com/alecmuffett/real-world-onion-sites) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Tor, Onion Sites, List)*
- [TorPlusVPN - All different ways to combine Tor with X have different pros and cons](https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/wikis/doc/TorPlusVPN) *(Keywords: Resources & Tools, Tor, VPN, Proxy, SSH)* | **My Notes: To clear up the common question of whether or not to combine VPN & Tor. For most users, if they're asking the question: NO.**
____
### Services
*Sorted Alphabetically*
#### Addresses
- [PostScanMail - View and Manage Your Postal Mail Online](https://www.postscanmail.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Addresses, Fake Address, Business Address, Alias)* | **My Notes: Essentially address aliasing. Very cool concept, never tried it before though.**
#### Android ROMs
- [CalyxOS](https://calyxos.org/) *(Keywords: Services, Android ROMs, Custom ROM)* | **My Notes: Verified boot, maintains AOSP security, adds some neat privacy features, adds optional MicroG.**
- [DivestOS](https://divestos.org/) *(Keywords: Services, Android ROMs, Custom ROM)* | **My Notes: Some devices include verified boot, generally improves on LineageOS security.**
#### Browser Tools
- [arkenfox](https://github.com/arkenfox) *(Keywords: Services, Browser Tools, Firefox, Hardening)* | **My Notes: A convenient and thorough method of hardening Firefox.**
#### Dating
- [Alovoa - Meet new, exciting people!](https://alovoa.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Dating)*
#### Cryptocurrency
- [Bisq - Exchange, Decentralized](https://bisq.network/) *(Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Exchange)* | **My Notes: Peer to peer Bitcoin exchange.**
- [Coincards - Spend crypto at top brands](https://coincards.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Payment Aliasing, Gift Card)* | **My Notes: Allows easy ability to indirectly pay with anything using crypto.**
- [Haveno - Opening Monero To The World](https://haveno.exchange/) *(Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Exchange)* | **My Notes: Peer to peer Monero exchange, currently incomplete.**
- [LocalMonero - Buy or Sell Monero Anonymously](https://localmonero.co/) *(Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Exchange)*
- [Moon - Pay with crypto](https://paywithmoon.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Payment Aliasing, Fake Card, Debit Card, Credit Card, Alias)*
- [Samourai Wallet - A Bitcoin wallet for the streets](https://samouraiwallet.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Wallet)*
- [Travala - Travel with crypto](https://www.travala.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Travel, Flying, Hotel)*
#### Email
- [AnonAddy - Anonymous Email Forwarding](https://anonaddy.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Email, Alias)* | **My Notes: Never used it, but hope to one day.**
- [Guerrilla Mail - Disposable Temporary E-Mail Address](https://www.guerrillamail.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Email, Alias)*
- [SimpleLogin - Receive and send emails anonymously](https://simplelogin.io/) *(Keywords: Services, Email, Alias)* | **My Notes: Use on a day-to-day basis. Fantastic service for email aliasing.**
#### Payments
- [Privacy.com](https://privacy.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Payments, Fake Card, Debit Card, Credit Card, Alias)* | **My Notes: Use every day. Like most aliasing solutions, it's a transfer of trust from dozens/hundreds of sites - to one. Understand what that entails and the use-case.**
- [Viabuy](https://www.viabuy.com/the-prepaid-mastercard-in-gold-or-black.html) *(Keywords: Services, Payments, Fake Card, Debit Card, Credit Card, Prepaid Card, Alias)* | **My Notes: This is only for those in the EU. Heard good things about it.**
#### Phone Numbers
- [MySudo](https://mysudo.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Phone Numbers, Fake Number, Second Number, Alias)* | **My Notes: Like other aliasing solutions, it's a transfer of trust. Probably one of the best VOIP-only services for number aliasing.**
- [SilentLink - Instant eSIM](https://silent.link/) *(Keywords: Services, Phone Numbers, Fake Number, Second Number, Cryptocurrency, eSIM, Alias)*
- [Textverified](https://www.textverified.com/) *(Keywords: Services, Phone Numbers, Fake Number, Second Number, Alias)*