Privacy

Browsers

  • ungoogled-chromium - Google Chromium, sans integration with Google.

    • chromium-web-store - Allows adding extensions from chrome web store on ungoogled-chromium.

  • Bromite - A Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements.

  • Librefox - Firefox with privacy enhancements.

Privacy Extensions

Browser Tools

Search Engines

Email

Email Services

Temporary

  • Emaildrop - Emaildrop is a free disposable email provider.

  • 10 Minute Mail - Disposable, private mailboxes.

  • Disposable - Disposable is a robust disposable email (burner emails) - API designed to help you verify whenever email address is coming from disposable service.

  • Nada - Fast & free.

  • s.MailPro - Offering Temporary Email Service.

  • Temp Mail - Keep spam out of your mail and stay safe - just use a disposable temporary email address!

  • Tempr eMail - Similar service like Temp Mail, it's from the same provider.

Self Hosted

  • docker-mailserver - A fullstack but simple mailserver (smtp, imap, antispam, antivirus, ssl, etc.) - using Docker.

  • FastMail - Email, calendars and contacts done right.

  • Rainloop - SIMPLE, MODERN & FAST WEB-BASED EMAIL CLIENT.

  • Roundcube - MIME support, address book, folder manipulation, message searching and spell checking.

  • Simple Login - Email alias/forwarding and identity provider service.

Email Clients

  • Mozilla Thunderbird - Well-known open source eMail Client from Mozilla.

  • Confidant - Another secure eMail provider, apps are planned.

  • ElectronMail - Electron based wrapper for ProtonMail & Tutanota.

  • Lavabit - Those guys are back and they are now developing their own mail protocol for secure communication.

  • p=p - Pretty Easy Privacy (p=p) - email client encrypts all communications in your email without the need for you to create new accounts.

  • Tutanota - Email client with a strong focus on security and privacy that lets you encrypt emails on all your devices.

VPN

Services

:::caution

Avoid using Private Intenet Access. On November 18, 2019, Private Internet Access announced that it would be merged into Kape Technologies.

Quote from their privacy policy (image):

...we may share your personal information with third party service providers that we may engage to improve the Service...

:::

Self-hosted

  • Algo VPN - A set of Ansible scripts that simplify the setup of a personal WireGuard and IPsec VPN.

  • Cloudron - A solution that allows anybody to create private clouds instantaneously.

  • DSVPN - Linux - DSVPN is a dead simple VPN, designed to address the most common use case for using a VPN.

  • Mysterium Network - Yet another self-hosted VPN.

  • Nebula - A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security.

  • ocserv - Cisco AnyConnect-compatible VPN server.

  • OpenConnect - Multiplatform VPN compatible with Cisco's AnyConnect. Uses well-tested, standard TLS connections which easily bypass DPI.

  • OpenVPN - OpenVPN provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers.

  • Outline by Alphabet - Not a traditional VPN but it might work with Google Cloud, AWS & more.

  • PeerVPN - PeerVPN is a software that builds virtual ethernet networks between multiple computers.

  • Pritunl - Enterprise Distributed OpenVPN and IPsec Server.

  • SoftEther VPN - Cross-platform multi-protocol VPN software.

  • Tailscale - Tailscale is a mesh VPN that makes it easy to connect your devices, wherever they are. No more fighting configuration or firewall ports.

  • vpn-at-home - 1-click, self-hosted deployment of OpenVPN with DNS ad blocking sinkhole.

  • WireGuard VPN - WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec.

Decentralized

  • n2n - A Peer-to-peer VPN.

  • ZeroTier - Peer-to-peer multi-platform VPN.

  • tinc - Peer-to-peer VPN software with mesh routing.

  • radvpn - Decentralized VPN.

  • Mysterium Network - Claims to be world’s 1st decentralized free VPN which uses OpenVPN & WireGuard.

  • TachyonVpn - A Decentralized VPN that is secured by Tachyon Protocol.

VPS Hosting Providers

  • BlueAngelHost - Ignores DMCA requests, starts with 2,50€ a month, servers are based in Sofia.

  • CyberHour - Rusian based host provider which allows Warez.

  • FlokiNET - Designed for Whistleblower, ignores DMCA requests, starts with 2,99€ a month, servers are located in Bukarest, Reykjavik or Helsinki. Servers are known to be slow.

  • Hostkey - Dedicated Servers & more.

  • HostPlay - Russian based VPS, starting for 15,44€ a month.

  • KnownSRV.com - They use offshore data centers in Romania, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

  • NetEngi - Rent professional web hosting of high quality and cheap price with cPanel.

  • Offshore Servers - Ignores DMCA requests, no name required for the registration, starting with 8,17€ a month. Servers are located in Moskow or Warschau.

  • Inferno Solutions - VPS, Dedicated Server & more. Multiple server located around the world. Starts with 4,54€ a month.

  • ProHoster - Provides a free domain, starts with 0,00€, multiple server locations, e.g. Moskow, New York, Amsterdam.

  • RapidLeechHost.com - RapidLeechHost only allows warez linking on their offshore plans, using servers based in Netherlands.

  • SharkServe - DDoS protection, Bitcoin & Co.

  • SporeStack - Truly Hidden Hosting.

  • Warez Hosting - Private & Anonymous VPS Hosting!

  • WebCare360 - Powerful Offshore cpanel shared hosting provider.

  • WRZHost.com - WrzHost specializes in allowing warez, and acts as a safe-haven for people wanting to start warez-related projects with anonymity. They offer shared hosting, Linux VPS’s and dedicated servers.

Proxy

:::caution

Why You Shouldn’t Use a Free Proxy - VpnMentor Proxy Services Are Not Safe. Try These Alternatives - WIRED HydraX.net ‘Google Drive Streaming Proxy’ Traffic Being Sent to ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition - TorrentFreak

:::

Reverse Proxies

Proxy Sites

Operating Systems

Linux

  • Tails - Tails is a live operating system that you can start on almost any computer from a USB stick or a DVD.

  • Qubes OS - Qubes OS is a security-oriented operating system.

  • Fedora Workstation - Fedora Workstation is a secure, reliable, and user-friendly Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project.

  • kloak - Keystroke-level online anonymization kernel: obfuscates typing behavior at the device level.

  • The practical linux hardening guide - This guide details the planning and the tools involved in creating a secure Linux production systems - work in progress project!

Windows

:::caution "Don't use Windows 10 - It's a privacy nightmare" - Privacy tools :::

Android

SMS

Virtual Phone Numbers

  • Burner - Rent a temporary phone number and give it out to whomever you want.

  • Esendex.com.au - (Registration required) - Bulk SMS provider.

  • Free Online Phone - Just use one of the numbers listed, then select one of the numbers and you can see the SMS that reach that number.

  • FreePhoneNum - The service offers a very temporary number for verification or any other purpose.

  • Freevirtualnumber.skycallbd - Receive Free SMS Online For Any SMS verification.

  • GetFreeSMSNumber - Free Receive SMS Online.

  • Getsms - (RU) - Russian service to get virtual SMS numbers.

  • Google Voice - Navigate to Google Voice and register or select a phone number via fake account (works without phone number verification).

  • Hs3x - Receive SMS Online For Free.

  • MyTrashmobile - Receive text messages for online verifications as in WhatsApp or Facebook.

  • Online SIM - (RU) - Russian paid service to send and get SMS.

  • Proovl - Send and Receive SMS - As Easy As You'd Expect!

  • Receive SMS Online - Virtual numbers from United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada and more.

  • Receive SMS - Free service to verify your membership without giving out my own number.

  • Receive-a-sms - Get your text messages through the internet with a free virtual phone number Stay anonymous with FREE phone verification, terms and conditions apply.

  • Receive-sms-free - Receive SMS Online,Get SMS numbers Online, Temporary phone numbers, Disposable Mobile numbers, Get SMS Online, Virtual Phone Online, Receive Voice.

  • Receive-sms-now) - (RU) - Russian and international numbers online.

  • Receive-sms-online.com - Another free SMS provider.

  • Receive-SMS - Webservice to vie SMS.

  • Receive-smsonline - Free Receive SMS Online, does not work with Google phone verification!

  • Receivefreesms.net - Receive SMS Online.

  • ReceiveFreesms - Receive SMS Online For FREE. Get Free SMS here to Verify your Services and APP. Receive Free sms text Online Worldwide.

  • ReceiveSMS - Receive Your SMS Online With Our Virtual Numbers For Free! Without Registration!

  • Receivesmsonline.in - Get SMS online for free, it will not work with Google phone number verification!

  • Receivesmsonline - A free service for receiving SMS messages and voice mails online. There is no need to register.

  • Receivesmsverification - Receive SMS Online without register. You can receive SMS online for free. Receive bypass sms without registration, Verify whatsapp, LINE, any type of account.

  • sms-online.co - Receive SMS Online for Free, will not work with Google number registration!

  • Sms-receive - Receive SMS and voice mail online.

  • SMS.INK - RU - Share SMS.

  • Smsc - (needs registration) - Offers Russian and Ukrainian numbers.

  • SMSFinder - SMS service located in USA, UK, France, Canada, Sweden.

  • Smska - (RU) - Yet another free russian virtual number provider.

  • Smsreceivefree - Temporary SMS and Disposable Numbers.

  • SMSToolsOnline - Yet another free SMS service.

  • Sonetel - Free and paid service for virtual sms numbers.

  • Tempsms - (RU) - Keep spam out of your phone and stay safe - just use a free disposable temporary phone number!

  • Zadarma - The Zadarma VoIP project enables you to setup your business telephone system without the heavy hardware and wiring expenses.

Data leaks

  • Have I been pwned? - Check if you have an account that has been compromised in a data breach.

  • GhostProject.fr - Free Database Lookup of Recent 1.4 billion password breach compilation, GhostProject allows you to Search by email or username.

  • Firefox Monitor - Have your accounts been leaked or stolen in a data breach? Find out at Firefox Monitor.

  • I Got Phished - Collecting information regarding users that became victims of a phishing attack by entering their password on a phishing website.

  • LeakCheck - Paid database engine to check if your eMail, online accounts have been compromised.

  • Snusbase - Paid Database Search Engine to check for latest database breaches.

  • Leak Lookup - Data Breach Search Engine

  • leakpeek - Data Breach Search Engine

DNS

  • Snopyta - Finland based non-profit DNS that doesn't keep.

  • UncensoredDNS - An uncensored alternative to the internet providers filtered DNS servers.

  • Digitale Gesellschaft - Another uncensored DNS servers.

  • AppliedPrivacy - A privacy conscious DNS service.

  • NixNet - Uncensored DNS that doesn't keep logs.

  • DNSCrypt + Manager - A protocol to improve DNS security.

  • Stubby - Stubby is the name given to a mode of using getdns which enables it to act as a local DNS Privacy stub resolver (using DNS-over-TLS).

  • YogaDNS - YogaDNS automatically intercepts DNS requests at the system level and allows you to process them over user-defined DNS servers using modern protocols and flexible rules.

Cloud based

Social Media

  • Fake-It 3.0 - Generate full fake identities with random Name, Address, SSN, Credit Card, Phone Number, and more!

  • Fake Data - Fake data generator.

  • Forget - Automatically deletes your old posts that everyone has forgotten about.

  • Keybase - Keybase Extension Brings End-to-End Encrypted Chat To Twitter, Reddit & GitHub.

  • Reddit PowerDeleteSuite - Delete old reddit posts.

  • Random AI generated profile pictures - Random AI generated profile pictures.

  • ShadowCrypt - Chrome extension that brings encrypted messaging to Internet sites such as Reddit, Facebook or Twitter., it is a bit outdated but still works. (Keep in mind that this extension has a security hole which might reveal your encrypted messages).

  • Social Amnesia - Deletes Twitter and Reddit content based on your terms.

  • TweetDelete - Protect your privacy by automatically deleting posts older than a specified age from your Twitter feed.

  • TweetEraser - Delete Twitter Posts in Bulk

  • Framapiaf - Mastodon instance of Framasoft - A nonprofit organization focusing on free-software alorisation.

  • Mamot - Mastodon instance of the La Quadrature du Net - A French advocacy group that promotes digital rights and freedoms of citizens.

  • Mastodon - Mastodon is an open-source self-hosted, federated social media networking service.

  • MeWe - Google+ replacement.

  • Movim - Movim is a social network, based on XMPP, with Chat and chatrooms, news & communities features.

  • Nitter - Nitter is a free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy.

  • Pleroma - Host your own social media.

  • social.privacytools.io - Mastodon instance by PrivacyTools, a volunteer-run privacy centered collective.

  • Stream.io - Tries to combine all social networks into one place (currently beta).

  • NextCloudTalk - Basically, Hangouts via NextCloud.

  • Jitsi - Decrentralized chat, eMail platform.

  • Whereby - Anoher video calling app focused on privacy and usability.

Payment

Anonymous Cryptocurrency Exchanges

  • Binance - Hong Kong-based exchange.

  • Changelly - (iOS app) - Cryptocurrency exchange service that allows for instant transfers from one cryptocurrency wallet to another across various cryptocurrencies.

  • ShapeShift - (iOS App) - Claims to not collect any data!

  • Tornado - (Beta!) - Audit but still in beta!

Domain Names

  • Domainr - Domainr allows you to find domain names and short URLs. Instantly check availability and register for all top-level domains.

  • xip.io - Magic domain name that provides wildcard DNS for any IP address.

  • Namecheap - Namecheap accepts Bitcoin and offers domain registration, hosting, email, SSL certs, and a variety of other products.

  • Njalla - Privacy-focused domain registration service based in Nevis.

  • OrangeWebsite - Anonymous domain registration services and also accepts cryptocurrency payments, based in Iceland.

Secure PasteBin alternatives

Metadata cleaner

  • mat2 - mat2 cleans metadata.

  • CCleaner - Bundleware - Make sure CCLeaner is blocked via firewall - It removes unused files from your system.

  • Bleachbit - Unless CCleaner it works on all operating systems and is fully open source but comes with less "cleaning features".

  • ExifTool - Most reliable photo exif cleaning tool.

  • Exiv2 - Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata.

  • ExifTool by Phil Harvey - Read, Write and Edit Meta Information!

  • ExifTool GUI - Adds a GUI to ExifTool by Phil Harvey.

  • Exif Purge - EXIF Purge is a small portable application to remove EXIF meta data from multiple images at once.

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