Useful links - Karegohan-And-Kamehameha/privacyguide GitHub Wiki
Privacy guides
- EFF Surveillance Self-Defense guides
- The Tin Hat β a blog dedicated to privacy.
- /r/privacy FAQ β contains answers to many questions regarding privacy.
- The Crypto Paper β a guide on privacy and crypto.
- CryptoParty Guides β guides on privacy and security.
- BestVPN Privacy guide β a solid guide on privacy and encryption, despite the website being an obvious affiliate of popular VPN providers.
- IVPN Privacy guides β guides by a VPN provider, include some advanced topics.
- E-mail self-defense guide β a guide to encrypted e-mail by the FSF.
Software recommendations
- Privacy Tools β a list of recommended services and programs.
- Prism Break β FOSS alternatives to popular proprietary software.
- Alternativeto.net β a user made list of alternatives to popular software.
Virtual Private Networks
- That One Privacy Site β a comparison of VPN and e-mail providers.
- /r/VPN β a subreddit dedicated to VPNs.
- /r/VPNReviews β a subreddit for user reviews of popular VPN providers.
Browser addons and settings
- Firefox /g/uide β a somewhat outdated guide on Firefox customization.
- Ghacks user.gs β a config file with an overkill amount of Firefox settings.
- Pale Moon incompatible addons β a list of alternatives to popular addons that are not compatible with Pale Moon.
Decentralized networks
Anonymity checkers
- ipleak.net β basic anonymity tests.
- DNS leak test
- Whoer.net β extended anonymity tests.
- Browser fingerprinting test
- Cache tracking checker
- Browserleaks.com β a whole range of tests using various fingerprinting techniques.
- ghacks test list β the ultimate online privacy test resource list.
- FillDisk β an HTML5 exploit that fills your disk with pictures of cats (does not work on Firefox-based browsers).
Online services
- Virustotal β scan suspicious files for malware with many popular scanners.
- Stolen Camera Finder β find your stolen camera or phone by the metadata of photos taken with it.
- TextNow β free US virtual phone numbers that can be used for registration with various services.
- APK Pure β download android apps without Google Play.
- Namecheap Whois β Whois lookup.
- Online proxy checker β fast and easy way to check large proxy lists.
- Free Proxy List β a large list of public proxies.
- Hidemy.name β another list of public proxies.
- Have I been pwned? β a service that notifies you if a service that has an account associated with your e-mail has been compromised.
Search engines
- Searx.me β a hackable FOSS meta search engine.
- Searx mirror list β health report of public Searx mirrors.
- Startpage β a search engine powered by Google search that doesn't track you.
- DuckDuckGo β trust me, I'm a duck.
- Pipl.com β a search engine that helps you find user accounts of people.
- Shodan β a search engine for hackers that can help find devices connected to the internet.
- Sharedir β a search engine for files uploaded to file hosting sites.
- TorrentzΒ² β a meta search engine for torrents.
Lectures
- Stanford Networking Class β basics of how networks work.
- MIT Computer Systems Security β a detailed course on network security and types of exploits and vulnerabilities.
- Introduction to Cryptology by Christof Paar of Bochum University β a course on cryptography and cryptanalysis.
- QCrypr 2015 and QCrypt 2016 β conferences on quantum and post quantum cryptography.
- SecurityTube β a website dedicated to videos on computer security.