Privacy

Modern web is a Panopticon's guard wet dream. We are being tracked by both private and state organizations. Data is the new gold rush and "Surveillance Capitalism" is the biggest game in town.

But "I have nothing to hide!"

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say." - Edward Snowden

What I use

Browser: Firefox with add-ons + configs and Tor; Firefox mobile and Tor for android with orbot. Currently trying out LibreWolf Browser and Brave Browser.

Text messaging: Signal

Email: Mailpile on pc and K-9 Mail on mobile. I've changed my email accounts to protonmail and tutanota, but I'm still forced to use gmail sometimes.

Search: I'm a DuckDuckGo user since 2011 and it's getting better and better. A few others: Searx, Qwant, MetaGer, Swisscows.

OS: Debian with i3 window manager. Sometimes Tails. Trying out EndeavourOS.

Mobile OS: LineageOS

Password Manager: KeePassXC

2FA: FreeOTP for two-factor authentication.

Online Communication: Element.io (former Riot).

VPN: ProtonVPN

Links

• Surveillance Self-defense by the EFF.

• How to encrypt your entire life in less than an hour by Quincy Larson.

• Privacy Tools and Prism Break for finding-privacy focused software alternatives.

• r/privacy wiki

• Google-free Android Setup

• A Modest Privacy Protection Proposal by Jameson Lopp

• Jolly Roger’s Security Guide for Beginners

• The Hated One a privacy focused youtube channel.

• Read up how websites manipulate you into buying, subscribing to stuff you don't need and giving up your privacy: Deceived by design (pdf), darkpatterns.org

• I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy by Daniel J. Solove

• More on Surveillance Capitalism: Wikipedia, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism book

• Other firefox configs: ghacks-user.js and this gist.

• Turn It On - guides to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) on your accounts.

• Restore Privacy guides by Sven Taylor like Private Search Engines overview.

• Awesome Privacy - A curated list of services and alternatives that respect your privacy because PRIVACY MATTERS.