The UKUSA Agreement is an agreement between the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand to cooperatively collect, analyze, and share intelligence. Members of this group, known as the Five Eyes, focus on gathering and analyzing intelligence from different parts of the world. While Five Eyes countries have agreed to not spy on each other as adversaries, leaks by Snowden have revealed that some Five Eyes members monitor each other's citizens and share intelligence to avoid breaking domestic laws that prohibit them from spying on their own citizens. The Five Eyes alliance also cooperates with groups of third-party countries to share intelligence (forming the Nine Eyes and Fourteen Eyes), however Five Eyes and third-party countries can and do spy on each other.
+The UKUSA Agreement is an agreement between the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand to cooperatively collect, analyze, and share intelligence. Members of this group, known as the Five Eyes, focus on gathering and analyzing intelligence from different parts of the world. While Five Eyes countries have agreed to not spy on each other as adversaries, leaks by Snowden have revealed that some Five Eyes members monitor each other's citizens and share intelligence to avoid breaking domestic laws that prohibit them from spying on their own citizens. The Five Eyes alliance also cooperates with groups of third-party countries to share intelligence (forming the Nine Eyes and Fourteen Eyes); however, Five Eyes and third-party countries can and do spy on each other.
{% include panel.html color="danger"
diff --git a/_includes/sections/hosting-provider.html b/_includes/sections/hosting-provider.html
index 89511903..276a556d 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/hosting-provider.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/hosting-provider.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{% include cardv2.html
title="Data Center: Bahnhof"
image="/assets/img/provider/bahnhof.png"
-description="Bahnhof is one of Sweden’s largest network operators, founded in 1994. They specialize in innovative data center construction: Extreme security coupled with low cost green energy has made us world famous."
+description="Bahnhof is one of Sweden’s largest network operators, founded in 1994. They specialize in innovative data center construction: Extreme security coupled with low-cost green energy has made them world famous."
website="https://www.bahnhof.net/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-bahnhof-net/341"
%}
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-bahnhof-net/341"
{% include cardv2.html
title="VPS & Domain: Njalla"
image="/assets/img/provider/Njalla.png"
-description="Created by people from The Pirate Bay and IPredator VPN. Accepted Payments: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero, DASH, Bitcoin Cash and PayPal. A privacy-aware domain registration service and VPS provider."
+description="Njalla is a privacy-aware domain registration service and VPS provider based in Nevis (with VPS data centers in Sweden). It is created by people from The Pirate Bay and IPredator VPN. Accepted payments: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero, DASH, Bitcoin Cash and PayPal."
website="https://njal.la/"
tor="http://njalladnspotetti.onion"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-njalla/339"
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-datacell-is/342"
%}
{% include cardv2.html
-title="VPS & Hosting: Orange Website"
+title="VPS, Hosting, & Domain: Orange Website"
image="/assets/img/provider/orange_hosting.png"
description="Orange Website is an Icelandic web hosting provider that prides themselves in protecting online privacy and free speech."
website="https://www.orangewebsite.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-orange-website/343"
-%}
\ No newline at end of file
+%}
diff --git a/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html b/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html
index 2ce155e6..1602c2b7 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/instant-messenger.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ios="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/signal-private-messenger/id874139669"
{% include cardv2.html
title="Wire"
image="/assets/img/tools/wire.png"
-description="A free software End-to-End Encrypted chatting application that supports instant messaging, voice, and video calls. Full source code is available."
+description="Wire is a free and end-to-end encrypted chatting application that supports instant messaging, voice, and video calls. Full source code is available."
labels="warning:
Warning:Wire stores some plaintext metadata about its users on their servers. This data includes profile names, profile pictures, usernames, and users' lists of connections and conversations.|success:VoIP"
website="https://wire.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-wire/750"
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ web="https://app.wire.com"
- Briar - An ultra-secure peer-to-peer instant messenger that connects to contacts via Direct Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Tor over the internet, keeping its users protected from surveillance and censorship.
- Riot - An open-source, federated messenger that utilizes the Matrix protocol. This application is primarily recommended as a large group/team chat solution. While Riot has the ability to perform 1-on-1 communications we believe there are better solutions for direct communications.
- - RetroShare - An E2E encrypted instant messaging and voice/video call client. RetroShare supports both TOR and I2P.
+ - RetroShare - An end-to-end encrypted instant messaging and voice/video call client. RetroShare supports both TOR and I2P.
- XMPP - Federated instant messaging protocol with OMEMO, OTR, or OpenPGP end-to-end encryption:
- - Conversations (Android) - An open source Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.4+ smartphones. OMEMO
- - Gajim (FreeBSD, Linux, Windows) - An open source fully featured XMPP client. OMEMO
+ - Conversations (Android) - An open-source Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.4+ smartphones. OMEMO
+ - Gajim (FreeBSD, Linux, Windows) - An open-source fully featured XMPP client. OMEMO
- Monal (iOS, MacOS) - An XMPP client in active development. OMEMO VoIP
- - Other OMEMO ready clients.
+ - Other OMEMO-ready clients.
- Kontalk - A community-driven instant messaging network. Supports end-to-end encryption. Both client-to-server and server-to-server channels are fully encrypted.
- Keybase - Warning End-to-end encrypted messaging with social verification.
- Status - Experimental A free and open-source, peer-to-peer, encrypted instant messanger with support for DAPPs.
- - Tox - Experimental A free and open-source, peer-to-peer, encrypted instant messaging and video calling software. VoIP
- - Jami (formerly Ring/SFLphone) - Gives you full control over your communications and an unmatched level of privacy. Jami has text messaging, video and audio calls, file transfer, video conferencing. VoIP
+ - Tox - Experimental A free and open-source, peer-to-peer, encrypted instant messaging, and video calling software. VoIP
+ - Jami (formerly Ring/SFLphone) - Gives you full control over your communications and an unmatched level of privacy. Jami has text messaging, video and audio calls, file transfer, and video conferencing. VoIP
diff --git a/_includes/sections/key-disclosure-law.html b/_includes/sections/key-disclosure-law.html
index 6b107bb7..b1f7e698 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/key-disclosure-law.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/key-disclosure-law.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@

-
Services based in the United States are not recommended because of the country's surveillance programs, use of National Security Letters (NSLs) and accompanying gag orders, which forbid the recipient from talking about the request. This combination allows the government to secretly force companies to grant complete access to customer data and transform the service into a tool of mass surveillance.
+
Services based in the United States are not recommended because of the country's surveillance programs and use of National Security Letters (NSLs) with accompanying gag orders, which forbid the recipient from talking about the request. This combination allows the government to secretly force companies to grant complete access to customer data and transform the service into a tool of mass surveillance.
An example of this is Lavabit – a secure email service created by Ladar Levison. The FBI requested Snowden's records after finding out that he used the service. Since Lavabit did not keep logs and email content was stored encrypted, the FBI served a subpoena (with a gag order) for the service's SSL keys. Having the SSL keys would allow them to access
communications (both metadata and unencrypted content) in real time for all of Lavabit's customers, not just Snowden's.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/live-operating-systems.html b/_includes/sections/live-operating-systems.html
index d718ece0..bf238f36 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/live-operating-systems.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/live-operating-systems.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{% include cardv2.html
title="Tails"
image="/assets/img/tools/Tails.png"
-description='Tails is a live operating system, that starts on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card. It aims at preserving privacy and anonymity, and helps to: Use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship; Internet connections go through the Tor network; leave no trace on the computer; use state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt files, emails and instant messaging.'
+description='Tails is a live operating system that starts on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card. It aims at preserving privacy and anonymity, and circumventing censorship by forcing Internet connections through the Tor network; leaving no trace on the computer; and using state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt files, emails, and instant messages.'
badges="info:GNU/Linux"
labels="warning:contrib:This software may depend on or recommend non-free software."
website="https://tails.boum.org/"
diff --git a/_includes/sections/mobile-operating-systems.html b/_includes/sections/mobile-operating-systems.html
index 40aa5951..b48024e7 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/mobile-operating-systems.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/mobile-operating-systems.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
title="GrapheneOS"
image="/assets/img/tools/GrapheneOS.png"
image-dark="/assets/img/tools/GrapheneOS-dark.png"
-description='GrapheneOS (formerly known as CopperheadOS) is a free and open-source security and privacy focused mobile operating system built on top of the Android Open Source Project. It currently specifically targets devices offering strong hardware security.'
+description='GrapheneOS (formerly known as CopperheadOS) is a free and open-source security- and privacy-focused mobile operating system built on top of the Android Open Source Project. It currently specifically targets devices offering strong hardware security.'
badges="info:AOSP"
labels="warning:contrib:This software may depend on or recommend non-free software."
website="https://grapheneos.org/"
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ github="https://github.com/ubports"
- Replicant AOSP - An open-source operating system based on Android, aiming to replace all proprietary components with free software.
- - OmniROM AOSP contrib - A free software operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform.
+ - OmniROM AOSP contrib - A free-software operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform.
- MicroG Add-on Package contrib - A project that aims to reimplement the proprietary Google Play Services in the Android operating system with a FLOSS replacement. The microG project also maintains a fork of LineageOS with microG and F-Droid preinstalled at Lineage for microG.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/notebooks.html b/_includes/sections/notebooks.html
index e6cd694a..9930001b 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/notebooks.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/notebooks.html
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
Digital Notebook
- If you are currently using an application like Evernote, Google Keep or Microsoft OneNote you should pick an alternative here.
+ If you are currently using an application like Evernote, Google Keep, or Microsoft OneNote, you should pick an alternative here.
{% include cardv2.html
title="Joplin"
image="/assets/img/tools/Joplin.png"
-description="Joplin is a free, open source, fully featured note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of markdown notes organized into notebooks and tags. It offers E2EE encryption and can sync through Nextcloud, Dropbox and more. It also offers easy import from Evernote and plain text notes."
+description="Joplin is a free, open-source, and fully-featured note-taking and to-do application which can handle a large number of markdown notes organized into notebooks and tags. It offers end-to-end encryption and can sync through Nextcloud, Dropbox, and more. It also offers easy import from Evernote and plain-text notes."
website="https://joplinapp.org/"
github="https://github.com/laurent22/joplin"
windows="https://joplinapp.org/#desktop-applications"
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/turtl/dgcojenhfdjhieoglmiaheih
- Notable - The markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.
- - Paperwork - Open source and self-hosted solution. For PHP / MySQL servers.
+ - Paperwork - An open-source and self-hosted solution. For PHP / MySQL servers.
- Org-mode - A major mode for GNU Emacs. Org-mode is for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, planning projects, and authoring documents with a fast and effective plain-text system.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/password-managers.html b/_includes/sections/password-managers.html
index aac8d968..92c1f385 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/password-managers.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/password-managers.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
include cardv2.html
title="Bitwarden - Cloud/Self-host"
image="/assets/img/tools/bitwarden.png"
- description="
Bitwarden is a free and open source password manager. It aims to solve password management problems for individuals, teams, and business organizations. Bitwarden is among the easiest and safest solutions to store all of your logins and passwords while conveniently keeping them synced between all of your devices. If you don't want to use the Bitwarden cloud, you can easily host your own Bitwarden server."
+ description="
Bitwarden is a free and open-source password manager. It aims to solve password management problems for individuals, teams, and business organizations. Bitwarden is among the easiest and safest solutions to store all of your logins and passwords while conveniently keeping them synced between all of your devices. If you don't want to use the Bitwarden cloud, you can easily host your own Bitwarden server."
website="https://bitwarden.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-bitwarden/1343"
github="https://github.com/bitwarden"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
include cardv2.html
title="LessPass - Browser"
image="/assets/img/tools/LessPass.png"
- description="
LessPass is a free and open source password manager that generates unique passwords for websites, email accounts, or anything else based on a master password and information you know. No sync needed. Uses PBKDF2 and SHA-256. It's advised to use the browser addons for more security."
+ description="
LessPass is a free and open-source password manager that generates unique passwords for websites, email accounts, or anything else based on a master password and information you know. No sync needed. Uses PBKDF2 and SHA-256. It's advised to use the browser addons for more security."
website="https://lesspass.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-keepassxc/1344/2"
github="https://github.com/lesspass/lesspass"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
-
- Master Password - Master Password is based on an ingenious password generation algorithm that guarantees your passwords can never be lost. Its passwords aren't stored: they are generated on-demand from your name, the site, and your master password. No syncing, backups, or internet access needed.
+ Master Password - A password manager based on an ingenious password-generation algorithm that guarantees your passwords can never be lost. Its passwords aren't stored: they are generated on-demand from your name, the site, and your master password. No syncing, backups, or internet access needed.
-
diff --git a/_includes/sections/paste-services.html b/_includes/sections/paste-services.html
index 3cb3b676..5c94fc38 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/paste-services.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/paste-services.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{% include cardv2.html
title="PrivateBin"
image="/assets/img/tools/PrivateBin.png"
-description="PrivateBin is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256bit AES. It is the improved version of ZeroBin."
+description="PrivateBin is a minimalist, open-source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256-bit AES. It is the improved version of ZeroBin."
website="https://privatebin.info/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-privatebin/296"
github="https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ github="https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin"
{% include cardv2.html
title="CryptPad"
image="/assets/img/provider/CryptPad.png"
-description="CryptPad is an open source, zero knowledge, realtime collaborative editor. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256bit AES."
+description="CryptPad is an open-source, zero knowledge, and real-time collaborative editor. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser, using Salsa20 with Poly1305 to encrypt pads."
website="https://cryptpad.fr/pad/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-cryptpad/1270"
github="https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad"
diff --git a/_includes/sections/productivity-tools.html b/_includes/sections/productivity-tools.html
index ccdcff2c..d2d91af9 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/productivity-tools.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/productivity-tools.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
include cardv2.html
title="CryptPad"
image="/assets/img/provider/CryptPad.png"
- description="CryptPad is a private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. All content is end-to-end encrypted. It is free and open source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code. The development team is supported by donations and grants. No registration is required, and it can be used anonymously via Tor Browser."
+ description="CryptPad is a private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. All content is end-to-end encrypted. It is free and open-source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code. The development team is supported by donations and grants. No registration is required, and it can be used anonymously via Tor Browser."
website="https://cryptpad.fr/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-cryptpad-productivity-tools/1537"
github="https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
title="Etherpad"
image="/assets/img/tools/Etherpad.png"
image-dark="/assets/img/tools/Etherpad-dark.png"
- description="Etherpad is a highly customizable open source online editor providing collaborative editing in real-time. Here are a list of sites that run Etherpad."
+ description="Etherpad is a highly customizable open-source online editor providing collaborative editing in real time. Here are a list of sites that run Etherpad."
website="https://etherpad.org/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-etherpad-productivity-tools/1538"
github="https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite"
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
- Cryptee - Free privacy-friendly service for storing Documents, files and Photos
- EtherCalc - EtherCalc is a web spreadsheet. Data is saved on the web, and people can edit the same document at the same time. Changes are instantly reflected on all screens. Work together on inventories, survey forms, list management, brainstorming sessions.
- Disroot - Free privacy-friendly service that offers Etherpad, EtherCalc and PrivateBin.
- - dudle - An online scheduling application, free and open source. Schedule meetings or make small online polls. No email collection or the need of registration.
- - Framadate - A free and open source online service for planning an appointment or making a decision quickly and easily. No registration is required.
- - LibreOffice - Free and open source office suite.
+ - dudle - An online scheduling application, free and open-source. Schedule meetings or make small online polls. No email collection or the need of registration.
+ - Framadate - A free and open-source online service for planning an appointment or making a decision quickly and easily. No registration is required.
+ - LibreOffice - Free and open-source office suite.
- VSCodium - Fork of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor without branding or telemetry.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/router-firmware.html b/_includes/sections/router-firmware.html
index 1f785d5e..6c9cbd61 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/router-firmware.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/router-firmware.html
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ git="https://gogs.librecmc.org/libreCMC/libreCMC"
- OpenBSD BSD - A project that produces a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Emphasizes portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.
- - DD-WRT Linux contrib - A is Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and wireless access points. It is compatible with several models of routers and access points.
+ - DD-WRT Linux contrib - A Linux-based open-source firmware compatible with several models of routers and access points.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/search-engines.html b/_includes/sections/search-engines.html
index d28f3f02..d9b70e8f 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/search-engines.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/search-engines.html
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
Privacy Respecting Search Engines
- If you are currently using search engines like Google, Bing or Yahoo, you should pick an alternative here.
+ If you are currently using search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo, you should pick an alternative here.
{% include cardv2.html
title="searx - Decentral"
image="/assets/img/provider/searx.png"
-description='An
open source metasearch engine, aggregating the results of other search engines while not storing information about its users. No logs, no ads and no tracking.
List of Instances or try
search.privacytools.io'
+description='searx is an
open-source metasearch engine, aggregating the results of other search engines while not storing information about its users. No logs, no ads and no tracking.
List of Instances or try
search.privacytools.io'
website="https://searx.me/"
tor="http://ulrn6sryqaifefld.onion"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-searx/283"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ github="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx"
{% include cardv2.html
title="StartPage - Netherlands"
image="/assets/img/provider/StartPage.png"
-description="Google search results, with complete privacy protection. Behind StartPage is a European company that has been obsessive about privacy since 2006."
+description="StartPage is a search engine that provides Google search results with complete privacy protection. Behind StartPage is a European company that has been obsessive about privacy since 2006."
website="https://www.startpage.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-startpage/284"
%}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-startpage/284"
{% include cardv2.html
title="DuckDuckGo - USA"
image="/assets/img/provider/DuckDuckGo.png"
-description='The search engine that doesn\'t track you. Some of DuckDuckGo\'s code is free software hosted at GitHub, but the core is proprietary.
The company is based in the USA.'
+description='DuckDuckGo is a "search engine that doesn\'t track you." Some of DuckDuckGo\'s code is free software hosted at GitHub, but the core is proprietary.
The company is based in the USA.'
website="https://duckduckgo.com/"
tor="http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-duckduckgo/285"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ github="https://github.com/duckduckgo"
{% include cardv2.html
title="Qwant - France"
image="/assets/img/provider/Qwant.png"
-description='Qwants philosophy is based on two principles: no user tracking and no filter bubble. Qwant was launched in France in February 2013.
Privacy Policy.'
+description='Qwant is a search engine with its philosophy based on two principles: no user tracking and no filter bubble. Qwant was launched in France in February 2013.'
website="https://www.qwant.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-qwant/286"
github="https://github.com/Qwant/"
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ github="https://github.com/Qwant/"
Worth Mentioning
- - YaCy - A free software P2P search engine powered by its users.
- - Jive Search - A free software search engine with a similar look and feel to Google.
- - MetaGer - An open source metasearch engine, which is based in Germany. It focuses on protecting the user's privacy.
+ - YaCy - A free-software P2P search engine powered by its users.
+ - Jive Search - A free-software search engine with a similar look and feel to Google.
+ - MetaGer - An open-source metasearch engine, which is based in Germany. It focuses on protecting the user's privacy.
- Mojeek - Independent and unbiased search results with no user tracking.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/self-contained-networks.html b/_includes/sections/self-contained-networks.html
index c77d8183..3f053bd1 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/self-contained-networks.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/self-contained-networks.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
url="https://geti2p.net/"
footer="OS: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, BSD / Solaris."
description="The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a computer network layer that allows applications to send messages to each other pseudonymously and securely. Uses include anonymous
- Web surfing, chatting, blogging and file transfers. The software that implements this layer is called an I2P router and a computer running I2P is called an I2P node. The software is free and open source and is published under multiple licenses."
+ Web surfing, chatting, blogging, and file transfers. The software that implements this layer is called an I2P router and a computer running I2P is called an I2P node. The software is free and open-source and is published under multiple licenses."
%}
{% include card.html color="warning"
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
Worth Mentioning
- - ZeroNet - Open, free and uncensorable websites, using Bitcoin cryptography and BitTorrent network.
- - RetroShare - Open Source cross-platform, Friend-2-Friend and secure decentralized communication platform.
+ - ZeroNet - Open, free, and uncensorable websites, using Bitcoin cryptography and BitTorrent network.
+ - RetroShare - An open source, cross-platform, friend-to-friend, secure, and decentralized communication platform.
- GNUnet - GNUnet provides a strong foundation of free software for a global, distributed network that provides security and privacy.
- IPFS and IPFS Companion- A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open. IPFS Companion is a browser extension for redirecting queries to a gateway of your choice (generally local).
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
Important privacy warning
- - Yggdrasil - An early-stage implementation of a fully end-to-end encrypted IPv6 network. It is lightweight, self-arranging, supported on multiple platforms and allows pretty much any IPv6-capable application to communicate securely with other Yggdrasil nodes. Yggdrasil does not require you to have IPv6 Internet connectivity - it also works over IPv4. experimental privacy warning
+ - Yggdrasil - An early-stage implementation of a fully end-to-end encrypted IPv6 network. It is lightweight, self-arranging, supported on multiple platforms, and allows pretty much any IPv6-capable application to communicate securely with other Yggdrasil nodes. Yggdrasil does not require you to have IPv6 Internet connectivity - it also works over IPv4. experimental privacy warning
diff --git a/_includes/sections/selfhosted-cloud.html b/_includes/sections/selfhosted-cloud.html
index 9e595a89..11f437e6 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/selfhosted-cloud.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/selfhosted-cloud.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
{% include cardv2.html
title="Nextcloud"
image="/assets/img/provider/Nextcloud.png"
-description="Similar functionally to the widely used Dropbox, with the difference being that Nextcloud is free and open-source, and thereby allowing anyone to install and operate it without charge on a private server, with no limits on storage space or the number of connected clients."
+description="Nextcloud has similar functionally to the widely used Dropbox, with the difference being that Nextcloud is free and open-source, thereby allowing anyone to install and operate it without charge on a private server with no limits on storage space or the number of connected clients."
website="https://nextcloud.com/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-nextcloud/287"
windows="https://nextcloud.com/install/#install-clients"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ image="/assets/img/tools/Tahoe-LAFS.png"
image-dark="/assets/img/tools/Tahoe-LAFS-dark.png"
website="https://www.tahoe-lafs.org/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-tahoe-lafs/1662"
-description="Tahoe-LAFS is a Free and Open decentralized cloud storage system. It distributes your data across multiple servers. Even if some of the servers fail or are taken over by an attacker, the entire file store continues to function correctly, preserving your privacy and security."
+description="Tahoe-LAFS is a free and open decentralized cloud storage system. It distributes your data across multiple servers. Even if some of the servers fail or are taken over by an attacker, the entire file store continues to function correctly, preserving your privacy and security."
windows="https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs#via-pip"
mac="https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs#via-pip"
linux="https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs#using-os-packages"
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ git="https://www.tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/browser"
Worth Mentioning
- - CryptPad - End-to-end encrypted real time collaboration sharing folders, media, and documents (open-source).
+ - CryptPad - An open-source and end-to-end encrypted real-time collaborative editor that lets you share folders, media, and documents.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/social-networks.html b/_includes/sections/social-networks.html
index 30718d58..8bd20aa2 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/social-networks.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/social-networks.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
{% include cardv2.html
title="Mastodon - Twitter Alternative"
image="/assets/img/tools/Mastodon.png"
-description='Mastodon is a social network based on open web protocols and free, open-source software. It is decentralized like e-mail. It also has the most users, and the most diverse (in terms of interests) users, looks good, and is easy to setup. Feel welcome to join our hosted instance:
social.privacytools.io'
+description='Mastodon is a social network based on open web protocols and free, open-source software. It is decentralized like email. It also has the most users, and the most diverse (in terms of interests) users; looks good; and is easy to setup. Feel welcome to join our hosted instance:
social.privacytools.io'
website="https://joinmastodon.org/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-mastodon/289"
github="https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ web="https://friendi.ca/"
{% include cardv2.html
title="PixelFed - Instagram Alternative"
image="/assets/img/provider/pixelfed.png"
-description='A free and ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation. Pixelfed is an open-source, federated platform. You can run your own instance or
join one.'
+description='PixelFed is a free and ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation. Pixelfed is an open-source, federated platform. You can run your own instance or
join one.'
website="https://pixelfed.org/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-pixelfed/293"
github="https://github.com/pixelfed"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ web="https://pixelfed.org/"
{% include cardv2.html
title="GNU social - Twitter Alternative"
image="/assets/img/provider/gnu-social.png"
-description="A social communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase. It is already used by the Free Software Foundation."
+description="GNU social is social-communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase. It is already used by the Free Software Foundation."
website="https://gnu.io/social/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-gnu-social/292"
gitlab="https://git.gnu.io/gnu/gnu-social/"
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ web="https://gnu.io/social/"
Worth Mentioning
- - Minds - An open source and distributed social networking service, integrating the blockchain to reward the community.
- - Movim - Federated social platform that relies on the XMPP standard and therefore allows you to exchange with many other clients on all devices.
+ - Minds - An open-source and distributed social networking service, integrating the blockchain to reward the community.
+ - Movim - A federated social platform that relies on the XMPP standard and therefore allows you to exchange with many other clients on all devices.
Related Information
diff --git a/_includes/sections/social-news-aggregator.html b/_includes/sections/social-news-aggregator.html
index 20969791..18de06d1 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/social-news-aggregator.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/social-news-aggregator.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
{% include cardv2.html
title="Aether"
image="/assets/img/tools/aether.png"
-description='
Free/libre and open source decentralized social news aggregator with a built in voting system.'
+description='
Aether is a free and open-source decentralized social news aggregator with a built-in voting system.'
website="https://getaether.net/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-aether/1256"
github="https://github.com/nehbit/aether"
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ web="https://raddle.me"
diff --git a/_includes/sections/teamchat.html b/_includes/sections/teamchat.html
index b3ac2a37..632e64e4 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/teamchat.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/teamchat.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
title="Riot.im (Matrix)"
image="/assets/img/tools/Riot.png"
description="Riot.im is a federated free-software messaging application based on the
Matrix protocol, a recent open protocol for real-time communication offering optional E2E encryption. It also has bridging functionality, allowing you to connect to other chat protocols such as IRC or Telegram."
- labels="warning:
Experimental E2EE:The end-to-end encryption is currently in beta and the mobile client states 'End-to-end encryption is in beta and may not be reliable. You should not yet trust it to secure data."
+ labels="warning:
Experimental E2EE:The end-to-end encryption is currently in beta, and the mobile client states 'End-to-end encryption is in beta and may not be reliable. You should not yet trust it to secure data.'"
website="https://about.riot.im/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-riot-im/665/"
github="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
title="Rocket.chat"
image="/assets/img/tools/rocket.chat.png"
description="Rocket.chat is an self-hostable open source platform for team communication. It has optional federation and experimental E2EE."
- labels="warning:
Experimental E2EE:Regarding E2EE their documentation states 'This feature is currently in alpha. It's also not yet supported on mobile'. There is no forward secrecy so compromised decryption password would leak all messages. The federation was also added afterwards potentially causing room for mistakes."
+ labels="warning:
Experimental E2EE:Regarding E2EE their documentation states 'This feature is currently in alpha. It's also not yet supported on mobile'. There is no forward secrecy so compromised decryption password would leak all messages. Federation was also added afterwards, potentially causing room for mistakes."
website="https://rocket.chat/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-rocket-chat/1223"
github="https://github.com/rocketchat/"
diff --git a/_includes/sections/voice-video-messenger.html b/_includes/sections/voice-video-messenger.html
index 13252fe7..cffb7054 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/voice-video-messenger.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/voice-video-messenger.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
title="Linphone"
image="/assets/img/tools/Linphone.png"
website="https://www.linphone.org/"
-description="Linphone is an open source SIP Phone and a free voice over IP service, available on mobile and desktop environments and on web browsers. It supports ZRTP for end-to-end encrypted voice and video communication."
+description="Linphone is an open-source SIP Phone and a free voice over IP service, available on mobile and desktop environments and on web browsers. It supports ZRTP for end-to-end encrypted voice and video communication."
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-linphone/751"
github="https://github.com/BelledonneCommunications"
windows="https://www.linphone.org/technical-corner/linphone?qt-technical_corner=2#qt-technical_corner"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ios="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/linphone/id360065638?mt=8"
title="Mumble"
image="/assets/img/tools/Mumble.png"
website="https://mumble.info/"
-description="Mumble is an open source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software primarily intended for use while gaming. Note that while Mumble doesn't log messages or record by default,
it's missing end-to-end encryption, so self-hosting is recommended."
+description="Mumble is an open-source, low-latency, and high quality voice chat application primarily intended for use while gaming. Note that while Mumble doesn't log messages or record by default,
it's missing end-to-end encryption, so self-hosting is recommended."
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-mumble/1289"
github="https://github.com/mumble-voip/"
windows="https://www.mumble.info/downloads"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ios="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mumble/id443472808?ls=1"
Worth Mentioning
- - Jitsi Meet - Jitsi Meet is a free and open source multiplatform voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application. Requires WebRTC
+ - Jitsi Meet - Jitsi Meet is a free and open-source multiplatform voice (VoIP), video conferencing, and instant messaging application. Requires WebRTC
Related Information
diff --git a/_includes/sections/vpn.html b/_includes/sections/vpn.html
index ba6d7c83..d2f07e2b 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/vpn.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/vpn.html
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
IVPN USD $100/Year
-
IVPN is another strong premium VPN provider, and they have been in operation since 2009. IVPN is based in Gibraltar and offers a 3 day free trial. Unfortunately due to its lack of an independent security audit it does not meet the complete criteria for recommendation, see our notes below.
+
IVPN is another strong premium VPN provider, and they have been in operation since 2009. IVPN is based in Gibraltar and offers a 3 day free trial. Unfortunately, due to its lack of an independent security audit, it does not meet the complete criteria for recommendation, see our notes below.
No Security Audit
IVPN has undergone a no-logging audit from Cure53 which concluded in agreement with IVPN's no-logging claim. However, IVPN has not undergone a more comprehensive security audit by an independent third party, and therefore cannot be strongly recommended at this time. We have still chosen to list it on this page with the assumption that an audit will be published soon: The IVPN team reportedly plans to begin the process in September.
We will reevaluate this listing at the end of 2019 or when the aforementioned report has been published, whichever is sooner.
diff --git a/_includes/sections/windows10.html b/_includes/sections/windows10.html
index 8ea3cc88..6d4987b4 100644
--- a/_includes/sections/windows10.html
+++ b/_includes/sections/windows10.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
Related Information
- - Microsoft Privacy Statement - Microsoft collects, uses and discloses personal information as described here. This allows One Drive data, Cortana searches and MS browser history to be sold to third parties.
+ - Microsoft Privacy Statement - Microsoft collects, uses and discloses personal information as described here. This allows OneDrive data, Cortana searches, and MS browser history to be sold to third parties.
- Cortana and privacy - To personalize your experience and provide the best possible suggestions, Cortana accesses your email and other communications and collects data about your contacts (People), like their title, suffix, first name, last name, middle name, nicknames, and company name. If you call, email, or text someone or they call, email, or text you, Cortana collects that person’s email address or phone number.
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
diff --git a/pages/providers/vpn.html b/pages/providers/vpn.html
index 61534a9c..a0003c80 100644
--- a/pages/providers/vpn.html
+++ b/pages/providers/vpn.html
@@ -47,20 +47,20 @@ description: "Find a no-logging VPN operator who isn't out to sell or read your
Technology
-
We require all our recommended VPN providers to provide OpenVPN configuration files to be used in any client. If a VPN provides their own custom client, we require a kill-switch to block network data leaks when disconnected.
+
We require all our recommended VPN providers to provide OpenVPN configuration files to be used in any client. If a VPN provides their own custom client, we require a killswitch to block network data leaks when disconnected.
Minimum to Qualify:
- OpenVPN support.
- - Kill switch built in to clients.
+ - Killswitch built in to clients.
Best Case:
- - OpenVPN and Wireguard support.
- - Kill-switch with highly configurable options (enable/disable on certain networks, on boot, etc.)
+ - OpenVPN and WireGuard support.
+ - Killswitch with highly configurable options (enable/disable on certain networks, on boot, etc.)
- Easy-to-use mobile clients, especially open-source.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ description: "Find a no-logging VPN operator who isn't out to sell or read your
Security
-
A VPN is pointless if it can't even provide adequate security. We require all our recommended providers to abide by current security standards for their OpenVPN connections. Ideally, they would use more future-proof encryption schemes by default. We also require an independent third-party to audit the provider's security. Ideally in a very comprehensive manner and on a repeated (yearly) basis.
+
A VPN is pointless if it can't even provide adequate security. We require all our recommended providers to abide by current security standards for their OpenVPN connections. Ideally, they would use more future-proof encryption schemes by default. We also require an independent third-party to audit the provider's security, ideally in a very comprehensive manner and on a repeated (yearly) basis.
Minimum to Qualify:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ description: "Find a no-logging VPN operator who isn't out to sell or read your
Strongest Encryption: RSA-4096.
Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS).
Comprehensive published security audits from a reputable third-party firm.
-
Bug-bounty programs and/or a coordinated vulnerability-disclosure process
+
Bug-bounty programs and/or a coordinated vulnerability-disclosure process.
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ description: "Find a no-logging VPN operator who isn't out to sell or read your
In most cases, most of your traffic is already encrypted! Over 98% of the top 3000 websites offer HTTPS, meaning your non-DNS traffic is safe regardless of using a VPN. It is incredibly rare for applications that handle personal data to not support HTTPS in 2019, especially with services like Let's Encrypt offering free HTTPS certificates to any website operator.
Even if a site you visit doesn't support HTTPS, a VPN will not protect you, because a VPN cannot magically encrypt the traffic between the VPN's servers and the website's servers. Installing an extension like HTTPS Everywhere and making sure every site you visit uses HTTPS is far more helpful than using a VPN.
Should I use encrypted DNS with a VPN?
-
The answer to this question is also the not very helpful: it depends. Your VPN provider may have their own DNS servers, but if they don't, the traffic between your VPN provider and the DNS server isn't encrypted. You need to trust the encrypted DNS provider in addition to the VPN provider and unless your client and target server support encrypted SNI, the VPN provider can still see which domains you are visiting.
+
The answer to this question is also not very helpful: it depends. Your VPN provider may have their own DNS servers, but if they don't, the traffic between your VPN provider and the DNS server isn't encrypted. You need to trust the encrypted DNS provider in addition to the VPN provider and unless your client and target server support encrypted SNI, the VPN provider can still see which domains you are visiting.
However you shouldn't use encrypted DNS with Tor. This would direct all of your DNS requests through a single circuit, and would allow the encrypted DNS provider to deanonymize you.
What if I need anonymity?
VPNs cannot provide strong anonymity. Your VPN provider will still see your real IP address, and often has a money trail that can be linked directly back to you. You cannot rely on "no logging" policies to protect your data.
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ description: "Find a no-logging VPN operator who isn't out to sell or read your
A VPN may still be useful to you in a variety of scenarios, such as:
- Hiding your traffic from only your Internet Service Provider.
- - Hiding your downloads (such as Torrents) from your ISP and anti-piracy organizations.
+ - Hiding your downloads (such as torrents) from your ISP and anti-piracy organizations.
-
For use-cases like these, or if you have another compelling reason, the VPN providers we listed above are who we think are the most trustworthy. However, using a VPN provider still means you're trusting the provider. In pretty much any other scenario you should be using a secure-by-design tool such as Tor.
+
For use cases like these, or if you have another compelling reason, the VPN providers we listed above are who we think are the most trustworthy. However, using a VPN provider still means you're trusting the provider. In pretty much any other scenario you should be using a secure-by-design tool such as Tor.