Privacy Links
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Privacy Links is an independent list of open-source both simple and advanced tools to help you maintain your online privacy.
To learn more about this list, including the criteria behind the recommendations be sure to check out about!
Current version:
v3.1.1_26042024
Want to see what’s changed since your last visit? Read changelog.
If you want to add something from yourself read contributions.
- Instant messaging
- Search engines
- Browsers
- Browser extensions
- Password managers
- 2FA
- Cloud storage
- Notes
- File sharing
- File encryption
- Email addons
- Social media
- Navigation and maps
- Operating systems
- Windows tools
- Android tools
- Miscellaneous
Messengers
Use 
Worth a shot 
Avoid 
- Telegram
- Messenger
- Google Hangouts
- Skype
- Microsoft Teams
- Zoom
- Snapchat
- Discord
- Keybase
Search engines
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Bing
- Yahoo
- Yandex
- Ecosia
Browsers
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Chrome
- Edge
- Opera/Opera GX
- Iridium Browser
Extensions
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Ghostery
- AdblockPlus
- LetyShops
- Grammarly
Password managers
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Password manager built into browser
- Lastpass
- Dashlane
- 1Password
- SafeInCloud
- Keeper
- NordPass
2FA
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- One Time Password/Time-based one-time password (OTP/TOTP) built into password manager
- Google Authenticator
- LastPass Authenticator
- Yandex.Key
Clouds
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Google Drive
- OneDrive
- Dropbox
Notes
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Apple Notes
- Google Keep
- Evernote
- Notion
File sharing
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- File transfer via unencrypted messenger (Telegram, Messenger, email)
- WeTransfer
File encryption
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- NordLocker
- Bitlocker
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Protonmail
- wp.pl
- onet.pl
- Yahoo Mail
- Yandex.Mail
- Outlook
Email addons
Socials
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- VKontakte
- Youtube
Navigation and maps
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Google Maps
- HERE
- Bing
Operating systems
Use
Worth a shot
Avoid
- Windows 10/11
- Android with manufacturers UIs (Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung, ZTE…)
Windows tools
Android tools
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License
This project uses jekyll-theme-console created by b2a3e8 as website “backend” which is licensed under MIT license
Contents (the Privacy Links list itself and other contents (templates, guides etc.) excluding emojis) are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. This means you can do anything with my work (remix, adapt, build upon it), as long as you protect it from commercialization (the best way is to share it on the same license) and give me credit for my hard work :)
This project is here not to make money. It’s for a greater cause. It is here to bring privacy for masses. Please respect my mission.
If you want to use my work to earn money from ads, partnerships etc. please contact me. If you are able to do this, I’m pretty sure you can do one more thing, which is going to be for a greater cause. In other words - let’s build something together :)
Contributions are protected by Contribution License Agreement