- SnowHaze - - An open source web browser with built-in ad, tracker, cookie, and fingerprint blocking, all customizable on a per-site basis. + - An open-source web browser with built-in ad, tracker, cookie, and fingerprint blocking, all customizable on a per-site basis.
If you want to make sure every single WebRTC related setting is really disabled change these settings:
+If you want to make sure every single WebRTC-related setting is really disabled change these settings:
- media.peerconnection.turn.disable = true @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
- - fruux - a unified contacts/calendaring system that works across platforms and devices. + fruux - A unified contacts/calendaring system that works across platforms and devices.
- - cloud backups - consider regularly exporting your calendar and or contacts and backing them up on a separate storage drive or uploading them to cloud storage (ideally after encrypting them). + cloud backups - Consider regularly exporting your calendar and or contacts and backing them up on a separate storage drive or uploading them to cloud storage (ideally after encrypting them).
- Cryptomator - Free client-side AES encryption for your cloud files. Open source software: No backdoors, no registration. +
- Cryptomator - Free client-side AES encryption for your cloud files. Open-source software: No backdoors, no registration.
- DiskCryptor - A full disk and partition encryption system for Windows including the ability to encrypt the partition and disk on which the OS is installed.
- Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) - A full disk encryption system for Linux using dm-crypt as the disk encryption backend. Included by default in Ubuntu. Available for Windows and Linux.
- Hat.sh - A cross-platform, serverless JavaScript web application that provides secure file encryption using the AES-256-GCM algorithm in your browser. It can also be downloaded and run offline.
How to fix the WebRTC Leak in Google Chrome?
-WebRTC cannot be fully disabled in Chrome, however it is possible to change its routing settings (and prevent leaks) using an extension. Two open source solutions include WebRTC Leak Prevent (options may need to be changed depending on the scenario), and uBlock Origin (select "Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP addresses" in Settings).
+WebRTC cannot be fully disabled in Chrome; however, it is possible to change its routing settings (and prevent leaks) using an extension. Two open-source solutions include WebRTC Leak Prevent (options may need to be changed depending on the scenario), and uBlock Origin (select "Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP addresses" in Settings).
What about other browsers?
diff --git a/_includes/sections/calendar-contacts-sync.html b/_includes/sections/calendar-contacts-sync.html index 9d12ec3b..ddfd63cc 100644 --- a/_includes/sections/calendar-contacts-sync.html +++ b/_includes/sections/calendar-contacts-sync.html @@ -50,10 +50,10 @@File Encryption Software
- If you are currently not using encryption software for your hard disk, emails or file archives, you should pick an encryption software here.
+ If you are currently not using encryption software for your hard disk, emails, or file archives, you should pick one here.
{%
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
include cardv2.html
title="GNU Privacy Guard - Email Encryption"
image="/assets/img/tools/GnuPG.png"
- description="GnuPG is a GPL Licensed alternative to the PGP suite of cryptographic software. GnuPG is compliant with RFC 4880, which is the current IETF standards track specification of OpenPGP. Current versions of PGP (and Veridis' Filecrypt) are interoperable with GnuPG and other OpenPGP-compliant systems. GnuPG is a part of the Free Software Foundation's GNU software project, and has received major funding from the German government."
+ description="GnuPG is a GPL-licensed alternative to the PGP suite of cryptographic software. GnuPG is compliant with RFC 4880, which is the current IETF standards track specification of OpenPGP. Current versions of PGP (and Veridis' Filecrypt) are interoperable with GnuPG and other OpenPGP-compliant systems. GnuPG is a part of the Free Software Foundation's GNU software project, and has received major funding from the German government."
website="https://gnupg.org/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-gnupg-file-encryption/1533"
git="https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
include cardv2.html
title="PeaZip - File Archive Encryption"
image="/assets/img/tools/PeaZip.png"
- description="PeaZip is a free and open-source file manager and file archiver made by Giorgio Tani. It supports its native PEA archive format (featuring compression, multi volume split and flexible authenticated encryption and integrity check schemes) and other mainstream formats, with special focus on handling open formats. It supports 180+ archive formats."
+ description="PeaZip is a free and open-source file manager and file archiver made by Giorgio Tani. It supports its native PEA archive format (featuring compression, multi volume split and flexible authenticated encryption and integrity check schemes) and other mainstream formats, with special focus on handling open formats. It also supports 180+ archive formats."
website="http://www.peazip.org"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-peazip-file-encryption/1534"
source="https://osdn.net/projects/peazip"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
Worth Mentioning
-
-
- croc - Easily and securely send things from one computer to another. -
- FreedomBox - Designed to be your own inexpensive server at home. It runs free software and offers an increasing number of services ranging from a calendar or jabber server to a wiki or VPN. +
- FreedomBox - Designed to be your own inexpensive server at home. It runs free software and offers an increasing number of services ranging from a calendar or Jabber server, to a wiki, or VPN.
-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
-
-
-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.
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.
- - 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.
- 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.
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.
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
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.
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"- Akasha - A decentralized online bulletin board using IPFS and Ethereum. -
- Lemmy - An AGPL licensed self-hostable link aggregator intended to work in the Fediverse. -
- notabug.io - notabug.io is a free and open source p2p link aggregator with a strong resemblance to old.reddit.com (not to be confused with NotABug.org). +
- Lemmy - An AGPL-licensed self-hostable link aggregator intended to work in the Fediverse. +
- notabug.io - A free and open-source P2P link aggregator with a strong resemblance to old.reddit.com (not to be confused with NotABug.org).
Worth Mentioning
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- 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 @@Mullvad EUR €60/Year
-Mullvad is a fast and inexpensive VPN with a serious focus on transparency and security, they have been in operation since 2009. It is the only VPN provider that currently meets our criteria for recommendation. Mullvad is based in Sweden and does not have a free trial. Visit mullvad.net to create an account.
+Mullvad is a fast and inexpensive VPN with a serious focus on transparency and security. They have been in operation since 2009. It is the only VPN provider that currently meets our criteria for recommendation. Mullvad is based in Sweden and does not have a free trial. Visit mullvad.net to create an account.
409+ Servers
Mullvad has 409 servers in 38 countries at the time of writing this page. Typically the more servers a provider offers, the better: With hundreds of servers in operation, you are far more likely to find a fast connection and a server geographically closest to you.
WireGuard Support
-In addition to standard OpenVPN connections, Mullvad supports Wireguard. Wireguard is an experimental protocol with theoretically better security and higher reliability, although it is not currently recommended for production use.
+In addition to standard OpenVPN connections, Mullvad supports WireGuard. WireGuard is an experimental protocol with theoretically better security and higher reliability, although it is not currently recommended for production use.
Independently Audited
Mullvad's VPN clients have been audited by Cure53 and Assured AB in a pentest report published at cure53.de. The security researchers concluded:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@442+ Servers
ProtonVPN has 442 servers in 33 countries at the time of writing this page. Typically the more servers a provider offers, the better: With hundreds of servers in operation, you are far more likely to find a fast connection and a server geographically closest to you.
Accepts Bitcoin
-ProtonVPN does technically accept Bitcoin payments, however you either need to have an existing account, or contact their support team in advance to register with Bitcoin.
+ProtonVPN does technically accept Bitcoin payments; however, you either need to have an existing account, or contact their support team in advance to register with Bitcoin.
Mobile Clients
In addition to providing standard OpenVPN configuration files, ProtonVPN has mobile clients for iOS or Android allowing for easy connections to their servers.
Extra Functionality
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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
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- 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.
Some good news
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- WindowsSpyBlocker - Open source tool that blocks data collection. +
- WindowsSpyBlocker - Open-source tool that blocks data collection.
- Comparison of Windows 10 Privacy tools - ghacks.net
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:
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- 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.
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 yourIn 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 yourA 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.
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ description: "Find a no-logging VPN operator who isn't out to sell or read your
- VPN - a Very Precarious Narrative by Dennis Schubert
- Don't use VPN services by Sven Slootweg -
- Self-contained networks on privacytools.io are able to replace a VPN that allows access to services on local area network +
- The self-contained networks recommended on privacytools.io are able to replace a VPN that allows access to services on local area network
- Slicing Onions: Part 1 – Myth-busting Tor by blacklight447
- Slicing Onions: Part 2 – Onion recipes; VPN not required by blacklight447
We currently have the following free-to-use services online now.
diff --git a/pages/software.html b/pages/software.html index 1c1d74ef..d19ebb9d 100644 --- a/pages/software.html +++ b/pages/software.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: page permalink: /software/ title: "Software" -description: "Discover a variety of open source software built to protect your privacy and keep your digital data secure." +description: "Discover a variety of open-source software built to protect your privacy and keep your digital data secure." ---Click on whatever software you need to view our recommendations.
diff --git a/pages/software/cal-card.html b/pages/software/cal-card.html index d102b7e7..7246efd9 100644 --- a/pages/software/cal-card.html +++ b/pages/software/cal-card.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: page permalink: /software/calendar-contacts/ title: "Calendar/Contacts Sync Tools" -description: "Discover free, open source, and secure ways to sync your contacts and calendars across your devices." +description: "Discover free, open-source, and secure ways to sync your contacts and calendars across your devices." --- {% include sections/calendar-contacts-sync.html %} diff --git a/pages/software/cloud.html b/pages/software/cloud.html index a5b35e20..c14b8938 100644 --- a/pages/software/cloud.html +++ b/pages/software/cloud.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: page permalink: /software/cloud/ title: "Self Hosted \"Cloud\"" -description: "Discover how to securely and privately self-host your cloud with open source software." +description: "Discover how to securely and privately self-host your cloud with open-source software." --- {% include sections/selfhosted-cloud.html %} diff --git a/pages/software/email.html b/pages/software/email.html index 57e1f3a7..1c9d9921 100644 --- a/pages/software/email.html +++ b/pages/software/email.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: page permalink: /software/email/ title: "Email Clients" -description: "Discover free, open source, and secure ways email clients, and some email alternatives you may not have considered." +description: "Discover free, open-source, and secure email clients, along with some email alternatives you may not have considered." --- {% include sections/email-clients.html %} diff --git a/pages/software/encryption.html b/pages/software/encryption.html index 028ea587..18cbd06a 100644 --- a/pages/software/encryption.html +++ b/pages/software/encryption.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: page permalink: /software/encryption-tools/ title: "Encryption Tools" -description: "Discover free, open source, and secure ways to encrypt your sensitive data to keep it from prying eyes." +description: "Discover free, open-source, and secure ways to encrypt your sensitive data to keep it from prying eyes." --- {% include sections/file-encryption.html %} diff --git a/pages/software/file-sync.html b/pages/software/file-sync.html index 29702b93..54012237 100644 --- a/pages/software/file-sync.html +++ b/pages/software/file-sync.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: page permalink: /software/file-sync/ title: "File Sync" -description: "Discover free, open source, and secure ways to sync your files across your devices." +description: "Discover free, open-source, and secure ways to sync your files across your devices." --- {% include sections/file-sync.html %} diff --git a/pages/software/notebooks.html b/pages/software/notebooks.html index e883fe0f..69d46b61 100644 --- a/pages/software/notebooks.html +++ b/pages/software/notebooks.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: page permalink: /software/notebooks/ title: "Notebooks" -description: "Keep track of your notes and journalings without giving them to a third-party." +description: "Keep track of your notes and journalings without giving them to a third party." --- {% include sections/notebooks.html %}