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:sunglasses: Awesome list of stories where cybersecurity and privacy have helped make the world a better place
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# Awesome privacy wins

A curated list of stories where cybersecurity and privacy have positively impacted people's lives and resources for helping protect yourself and others



![QR Code](https://github.com/lzmartinico/awesome-privacy-wins/raw/master/qr.png)



## Table of contents

  - [Stories](#stories)

    - [Encryption](#encryption)

    - [Anonymity](#anonymity)

    - [Surveillance](#surveillance)

  - [Resources](#resources)

    - [Guides](#guides)

    - [Hardware and Operating Systems](#hardware-and-operating-systems)

  - [How to help](#how-to-help)

    



## Stories



### Encryption



* [Defending the rights of protesters using Protonmail](https://protonmail.com/blog/protesters-free-speech/)

* [United Nations labels encryption fundamental to Human Rights](https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/HRencryptionanonymityinadigitalage.aspx)



### Anonymity

- [Privacy success stories from Tor](https://blog.torproject.org/how-has-tor-helped-you-send-us-your-story) - Success stories from people using Tor to protect themselves.

- [This is what a Tor Supporter looks like: Laura Poitras](https://blog.torproject.org/what-tor-supporter-looks-laura-poitras) - how journalist Laura Poitras uses Tor to conduct her work safely



### Surveillance

- [How Hong Kong’s Protestors Are Hindering (and Hijacking) the Tools of Surveillance](https://gizmodo.com/how-hong-kong-s-protestors-are-hindering-and-hijacking-1836732933)

- [Digital resistance: security & privacy tips from Hong Kong protesters](https://medium.com/crypto-punks/digital-resistance-security-privacy-tips-from-hong-kong-protesters-37ff9ef73129)

- [How Chilean Protesters Took Down a Drone With Standard Laser Pointers](https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2019/11/how-chilean-protesters-took-down-drone-standard-laser-pointers/161288/)

- [Privacy International impact](https://privacyinternational.org/impact) - success stories from PI, a charity fighting to combact surveillance

- [Little Brother (fiction)](https://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/) - a novel about teenagers resisting government surveillance



## Resources

- [Queer Privacy](https://leanpub.com/queerprivacy) - Collection of essays on everyday and online privacy giving voices to queer people

- [Cybersecurity for the LGBT community](https://www.lgbttech.org/cybersecurity) - Advices for having a safe life on Internet

- [Privacy Tools](https://www.privacytools.io/) - List of privacy-respecting software

- [Privacy for LGBTQ community](https://www.circadence.com/blog/cyber-security-and-the-lgbtqia-community/)

- [SecureDrop](https://securedrop.org/) - Tool for whistleblowers to anonymously communicate with news organisations

### Guides

 

 - [Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy](https://nostarch.com/smartgirlsguide) - Practical guide on how to be safe as a woman online

 - [Fight cyberstalking](https://www.fightcyberstalking.org/) - support for victims of cyberstalking and resources to be safe online

 - [Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border](https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-privacy-us-border-2017)

 - [Email Self-Defense](https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/) - how to encrypt your email on any platform

 - [OpenPGP Best Practices](https://riseup.net/en/security/message-security/openpgp/gpg-best-practices) - advanced guide to email encryption

 - [Secure Secure Shell](https://stribika.github.io/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.html) - how to setup secure defaults to SSH "to make NSA analyst sad"

 - [How to use Tor](https://www.techradar.com/uk/how-to/how-to-protect-your-privacy-online-with-tor-browser-improve-your-security-and-stay-anonymous) - How to use Tor to protect your privacy

 - [Getting started with Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/) - Learn how to add free HTTPS to your own website to support the privacy of your users



### Hardware and Operating Systems



- [Librem](https://puri.sm/) - Laptops & phones that protect the privacy of your family and the security of your business

- [PureOS](https://pureos.net/) - A user friendly, secure and freedom respecting OS for your daily usage

- [Qubes OS](https://www.qubes-os.org/) - Linux Distribution that separates processes in different Virtual Machines

- [Whonix](https://www.whonix.org/) - Anonymity-focused operating system that runs in a Virtual Machine

- [Tails](https://tails.boum.org/) - Anonymity-focused operating system that runs off a USB drive

- [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/) - Android custom operating system focused on Cybersecurity

- [Replicant](https://www.replicant.us/) - Free (libre) Android custom operating system focused on freedom and privacy/security

- [Libreboot](https://libreboot.org/) - A free, open-source boot firmware/BIOS replacement which respects your freedom and privacy



## How to help



- Add items to this list by submitting a pull request

- Contribute to one of the open source projects listed

- Donate to one of the privacy focussed projects/organisations