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| <li class="dropdown"> | ||||
| <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Software<span class="caret"></span></a> | ||||
| <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> | ||||
| <li><a href="#win10">Don't use Windows 10</a></li> | ||||
| <li><a href="#clients">Email Clients</a></li> | ||||
| <li><a href="#messaging">Email Alternatives</a></li> | ||||
| <li><a href="#im">Instant Messenger</a></li> | ||||
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| <a class="anchor" name="win10"></a> | ||||
| <div class="page-header"> | ||||
| <h1>Don't use Windows 10 - It's a privacy nightmare</h1> | ||||
| </div> | ||||
|  | ||||
| <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert"> | ||||
| <strong>Microsoft introduced a lot of new features in Windows 10 such as Cortana. However, most of them are violating your privacy.</strong> | ||||
| </div> | ||||
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| <img src="img/layout/Windows-10-Privacy.jpg" class="img-responsive pull-right" alt="Windows 10 Privacy" style="margin-left:10px;"> | ||||
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| <ol> | ||||
| 	<strong><li>Data syncing is by default enabled.</li></strong> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Browsing history and open websites.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Apps settings.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>WiFi hotspot names and passwords.</li></ul> | ||||
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| 	<strong><li>Your device is by default tagged with a unique advertising ID.</li></strong> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Used to serve you with personalized advertisements by third-party advertisers and ad networks.</li></ul> | ||||
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| 	<strong><li>Cortana can collect any of your data.</li></strong> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Your keystrokes, searches and mic input.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Calendar data.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Music you listen to.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Credit Card information.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Purchases.</li></ul> | ||||
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| 	<strong><li>Microsoft can collect any personal data.</li></strong> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Your identity.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Passwords.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Demographics.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Interests and habits.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Usage data.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Contacts and relationships.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Location data.</li></ul> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>Content like emails, instant messages, caller list, audio and video recordings.</li></ul> | ||||
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| 	<strong><li>Your data can be shared.</li></strong> | ||||
| 	<ul><li>When downloading Windows 10, you are authorizing Microsoft to share any of above mentioned data with any third-party, with or without your consent.</li></ul>	 | ||||
| </ol> | ||||
|  | ||||
| <p>Source: <a href="http://propakistani.pk/2015/07/30/windows-10-can-be-your-worst-privacy-nightmare/" target="_blank">Windows 10 Can be Your Worst Privacy Nightmare - propakistani.pk</a>	 | ||||
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| <div class="container"> | ||||
| <div class="row"> | ||||
| <div class="col-md-6"> | ||||
|  | ||||
| <h3>More bad news</h3> | ||||
| <ul> | ||||
| 	<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/" target="_blank">Even when told not to, Windows 10 just can’t stop talking to Microsoft. It's no wonder that privacy activists are up in arms.</a> - Ars Technica.</li> | ||||
| 	<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/windows-10-privacy-paranoia-leads-to-ban-from-private-piracy-torrent-trackers/" target="_blank">Windows 10 privacy paranoia leads to ban from private pirate torrent trackers. Pirates are concerned that Win10 will send the contents of your hard disk to Microsoft.</a> - Ars Technica.</li> | ||||
| 	<li><a href="http://lifehacker.com/what-windows-10s-privacy-nightmare-settings-actually-1722267229" target="_blank">What Windows 10's "Privacy Nightmare" Settings Actually Do.</a> - Lifehacker.</li> | ||||
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| </ul> | ||||
|  | ||||
| </div> | ||||
|  | ||||
| <div class="col-md-6"><span class="pull-right"> | ||||
| <h3>Some good news</h3> | ||||
| <ul> | ||||
| 	<li><a href="https://fix10.isleaked.com/" target="_blank">fix10.isleaked.com</a> - Fix Windows 10 privacy.</li> | ||||
| 	<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/windows-10-doesnt-offer-much-privacy-by-default-heres-how-to-fix-it/" target="_blank">Windows 10 doesn’t offer much privacy by default: Here’s how to fix it. </a> - Ars Technica.</li> | ||||
| <li><a href="https://github.com/10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking/releases" target="_blank">Windows Tracking Disable Tool</a> -  Uses some known methods that attempt to disable tracking in Windows 10.</li> | ||||
| <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/3f38ed/guide_how_to_disable_data_logging_in_w10" target="_blank">Guide: How to disable data logging in W10.</a> - reddit.</li> | ||||
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| </ul> | ||||
| </span></div> | ||||
| </div> | ||||
| </div> | ||||
|  | ||||
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| <a class="anchor" name="ukusa"></a> | ||||
| <div class="page-header"> | ||||
| <h1>Global Mass Surveillance - The Fourteen Eyes</h1> | ||||
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| </div> | ||||
| </div> | ||||
| </div> | ||||
|  | ||||
| <h3>Warning</h3> | ||||
| <ul> | ||||
| <li><a href="#win10">Don't use Windows 10 - It's a privacy nightmare</a></li> | ||||
| </ul> | ||||
|  | ||||
| <h3>Worth Mentioning</h3> | ||||
| <ul> | ||||
| <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/" target="_blank">OpenBSD</a> - A project that produces a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Emphasizes portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.</li> | ||||
| <li><a href="https://www.archlinux.org/" target="_blank">Arch Linux</a> - A simple, lightweight Linux distribution. It is composed predominantly of free and open-source software, and supports community involvement</li> | ||||
| <li><a href="https://www.whonix.org/" target="_blank">Whonix</a> - A Debian GNU/Linux based security-focused Linux distribution. It aims to provide privacy, security and anonymity on the internet. The operating system consists of two virtual machines, a "Workstation" and a Tor "Gateway". All communication are forced through the Tor network to accomplish this..</li> | ||||
| </ul> | ||||
|  | ||||
| <a class="anchor" name="live_os"></a> | ||||
| <div class="page-header"> | ||||
| <h1>Live CD Operating Systems</h1> | ||||
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