PrivacyInfo

This webpage offers essential resources and guidance on defending your personal privacy against government and corporate abuses

Privacy Guides

Anonymous Planet Anonymity Guide: A very good guide about Internet anonymity
Privacyguides.org: Privacyguides.org offers basic privacy and anonymity guides
EFF Privacy Guides: EFF privacy guides
EFF Surveillance Self-Defense Guides
Awesome Privacy List: A curated list of privacy & security-focused apps, software, and providers
Privacy Checklist: Personal Security Checklist
PrivacyInfo: Essential resources and guidance on defending your personal privacy against government and corporate abuses

Web Browsers

Tor Browser
Mullvad Browser: A hardened version of Firefox, akin to the Tor Browser, but operating without the Tor network
Librewolf: A fork of Firefox that focuses on user privacy and security

Browser Addons

NoScript: Open-source ad content blocker

Search Engines

DuckDuckGo: A privacy-oriented meta-search engine that aggregates results from Bing and other sources
StartPage: A privacy-oriented meta-search engine that aggregates results from Google and other sources
Qwant: A privacy-oriented meta-search engine
PrivateSearch: A privacy-oriented search project
SearX: A privacy-oriented meta-search engine
SearxNG: A privacy-oriented meta-search engine

Email Providers

Tutanota: headquartered in Germany, hosted in Germany
ProtonMail: headquartered in Switzerland

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

ProtonVPN: A free VPN from ProtonAG headquartered in Switzerland
Mullvad: A Swedish VPN provider renowned for its strong commitment to user privacy and data protection
NordVPN: NordVPN is a Lithuanian VPN service founded in 2012. NordVPN is developed by Nord Security
LNVPN: Protect your privacy with LNVPN's no-log VPN and other anonymity services. Pay with Lightning, Bitcoin, USDT/USDC, Monero and other cryptocurrencies

Cloud Storage

Proton Drive: Encrypted cloud storage

Private Video Meetings

Proton Meet: Encrypted video meeting platform

Version Control

Codeberg: Codeberg is a collaboration platform providing Git hosting and services for free and open source software, content and projects. Headquartered in Germany. It is a public instance of Forgejo. Alternative instances are listed HERE
Forgejo: Forgejo is an open source self-hosted lightweight software forge
SourceHut: Sourcehut offers a suite of free, open-source tools for software development, project management, and collaboration. Headquartered in the Netherlands
SourceForge: Popular software platform for open source projects. Headquartered in the US

Private Social

Find My Love: Find Your Love Privately and For Free
LangMeet: Learn a New Language For Free
FilmMeet: Find Interesting People To Meet
CarMeet: Private Car Sharing Service

Private Hosting

FreeHosting: Free Private and Simple Static Hosting
1984: Private Hosting in Iceland
Codeberg: Free static hosting

Private Buy or Sell

PrivateProperty: Privately Buy or Sell Properties (e.g. houses)

Private Exclusive Offers (zero cookies or tracking)

The Best Deals: The Best Deals Online
The Best Links: The Best Links Online

Privacy Related Blogs

The Source Hat: Blog about open-source software, computer science, privacy, security, AI, human rights, digital empowerment, individual freedoms, surveillance, data protection
Schneier on Security: Blog about technology, security, and social interest

Private Jobs or collaborations

Opensourcejobs: Discover the best open source jobs and opportunities for collaboration

Research publications

Tech Journal: Technology Journal is an open-access journal that publishes original research articles in various fields of scientific study
Arxiv: ArXiv is an open-access archive for research publications

Other Programs or Platforms

Postings Source Hut: Privacy-oriented publication of postings and announcements
Privacytools.io: Privacy tools and guides

Add Your Privacy Program or Platform

Requirements:

Privacy and security must be primary goals
Be open-source based or support the open-source philosophy
Don't collect personal data for secondary purposes, such as marketing or analytics

If your program or platform aligns with these criteria, we welcome the opportunity to review it for inclusion in this list

Important Disclaimer: We do not guarantee the security or trustworthiness of any service listed. Despite our best efforts to evaluate services, it is possible that some could contain backdoors, be compromised, or have malicious intentions. We encourage users to exercise caution and do their own research before using any service, and to be aware that even services that meet our criteria could still pose risks. By listing a service, we are not endorsing or recommending it, but rather providing information that may be useful to users. The information provided may contain imprecisions; readers are advised to verify its accuracy.