How to choose a secure messenger:
https://write.privacytools.io/my-thoughts-on-security/how-to-choose-a-secure-messenger
#privacy #security #signal #briar #anonymity #usability #opensource #p2p
Author: @blacklight447
Slicing onions: Part 1 - Myth-busting Tor. (Good Read)
https://write.privacytools.io/my-thoughts-on-security/slicing-onions-part-1-myth-busting-tor
Author: @blacklight447
Zuckerberg cracks joke about privacy, audience is not impressed
FBI Seize DeepDotWeb For Taking Commissions From Illegal Sites
A dark web directory called DeepDotWeb has been seized and arrests were made for alleged affiliate commissions generated by referring traffic to illegal sites.
Which VPN provider do you consider the best?
https://forum.privacytools.io/t/which-vpn-you-consider-the-best/294
Who to follow on #Mastodon? We are trying to give new users a better start and selected a couple of profiles for #privacy related topics:
@BurungHantu
@opennic
@jonah
@Mastodon
@torproject
@privacyint
@protonmail
@protonvpn
@Tutanota
@nextcloud
@Qwant
@libreoffice
@Purism
@matrix
@pixelfed
@prismo
@funkwhale
@cryptpad
@disroot
@yunohost
@switchingsocial@mastodon.at
@danarel
@infosechandbook@mastodon.at
@CCC
@freedomboxfndn
@freedombone
@eff
@Tusky
@tom79@mastodon.social
@keybase
@debian
@Matomo
@Nitrokey
@privacylab
Please follow @privacytools for official announcements. I'll be using @BurungHantu for personal posts in the future.
Welcome on board, @Qwant
privacytools.io recommended search engine: https://www.privacytools.io/providers/search-engines/
Verification: https://twitter.com/Qwant_FR/status/1125409930553569281
As a member of the #Privacytoolsio team, I would like to welcome the private search engine @Qwant to our mastodon instance. Lets give them a warm welcome everybody!
Why I no longer recommend using #AlternativeTo
1) The website hosted on cloudflare and contains some Google trackers.
2) It let's you filter for #FreeSoftware , but doesn't explain the value of it.
3) It mislabels Free Software as "open source" and proprietary freemiums as "free".
Instead I recommend:
@BurungHantu @switchingsocial @Framasoft 's https://degooglisons-internet.org/ and my blog at @paulakreuzer
What OS do you use on your phone as a daily driver? Cast your vote now!
https://forum.privacytools.io/t/what-os-do-you-use-on-your-phone-as-a-daily-driver/348
PixelFed is our newest addition for Decentralized Social Networks:
We're currently experimenting with a new layout for our recommendations: https://www.privacytools.io/browsers/#addons
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/03/german-police-close-down-dark-web-marketplace - German police shut down one of world's biggest dark web sites - Arrests in Germany, Brazil and US relate to sale of drugs, stolen data and malicious software
Cicada 3301: An Internet Mystery - May 2018 [17:53min]
Btw , I also just heard from our favorite admin in the world @jonah, that our searx instance is now reachable from a regular v3 .onion :)
http://search.privacy2zbidut4m4jyj3ksdqidzkw3uoip2vhvhbvwxbqux5xy5obyd.onion/
Tor on privacytools.io is now up and running!
Announcement: https://write.privacytools.io/jonah/tor-on-privacytools-io
Discussion: https://forum.privacytools.io/t/the-privacytools-io-homepage-is-now-tor-accessible/172
Thanks @jonah
Founder of privacytoolsio.io #privacy #encryption #opensource #vpn #decentralization #selfhosting #alternatives #usability