**Avoid**
From e8df45d6b3b8606ee677b50d6406fd692264d3c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Thaleikis **Avoid**
-
-IDM, Download Accelerator Plus etc which are proprietary and cost you money plus privacy.
-
-
**Instead use**
- [Persepolis Download Manager](https://github.com/persepolisdm/persepolis) - Persepolis is a download manager & a GUI for Aria2. It's written in Python. Persepolis is a sample of free and open source software. It's developed for GNU/Linux distributions, BSDs, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows.
- [uGet Download Manager](https://ugetdm.com/) - uGet is a lightweight yet powerful Open Source download manager for GNU/Linux developed with GTK+, which also comes packaged as a portable Windows app. It is also available for Android.
From 5ea52bae5ae0dfef11ce633eca6ffb602dd35af5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:34:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/59] Add SongRec (#241)
---
README.md | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8869c9c..d36c26d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
- [Video and Audio](#video-and-audio)
- [Audio](#audio)
- [Podcasts](#podcasts)
+- [Music Recognition (Shazam-like)](#music-recognition)
- [Notes and Tasks](#notes-and-tasks)
- [Office](#office)
- [Online Phone Providers (SMS)](#online-phone-providers)
@@ -577,6 +578,17 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
- [Vikunja](https://vikunja.io) - The open-source to-do app to organize your life.
- [YankNote](https://github.com/purocean/yn) - A Hackable Markdown Note Application for Programmers.
+## Music Recognition
+
+ **Avoid**
+
+- Shazam - It's under [Apple's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/158). The android app [has Trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.shazam.android/latest/).
+
+ **Instead use**
+
+**Shazam alternative clients**
+
+- [SongRec](https://github.com/marin-m/SongRec) - An open-source Shazam client for Linux, written in Rust.
## Office
From 0a214772a8fb77caaafd24122d7792201fd5ac8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:38:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/59] Add more "avoid" music recognition services
---
README.md | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d36c26d..50d85c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -582,7 +582,9 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
**Avoid**
-- Shazam - It's under [Apple's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/158). The android app [has Trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.shazam.android/latest/).
+- Shazam - It's under [Apple's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/158). The android app [has a few Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.shazam.android/latest/).
+- SoundHound - Has way too many [trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium/latest/) for a music recognition app.
+- Musicxmatch - The app [has trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.musixmatch.android.lyrify/latest/) and requires a dangerous amount of permissions.
**Instead use**
From 83beba4ba2b867d56e3ea5f49d4c66198502f1a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:50:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/59] Add detailed privacy info to streaming services.
---
README.md | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50d85c3..e738e3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -502,12 +502,13 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
## Media Streaming Platforms
**Avoid**
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2444)
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/185)
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2745)
-- Plex
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/225)
-- SoundCloud
+- **Amazon Prime** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2444). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom/latest/). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.
+- **Netflix** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/185). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom/latest/). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.
+- **Disney Plus** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2745). Apps have [various trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom/latest/). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.
+- **Plex** - [Dubitous privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/1567). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.plexapp.android/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
+- **Spotify** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/225). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.spotify.music/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
+- **Deezer** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2516). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/deezer.android.tv/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
+- **SoundCloud** - [Dubitous priavcy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/276). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.soundcloud.android/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
**Instead use**
#### Video and Audio
From 2491cb40c0a665f92f015c6693dccf2faad50f42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:52:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/59] Add SongID to Music Recognition
---
README.md | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e738e3a..0b7e7a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
**Shazam alternative clients**
- [SongRec](https://github.com/marin-m/SongRec) - An open-source Shazam client for Linux, written in Rust.
+- [SondID Telegram Bot](https://github.com/smcclennon/SongID) - A Telegram bot that can identify music in audio/video files you send it.
## Office
From 4420ab109b22d43486450060c0150bb5a444f5ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:52:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/59] Fix typo
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b7e7a3..9c96700 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
**Shazam alternative clients**
- [SongRec](https://github.com/marin-m/SongRec) - An open-source Shazam client for Linux, written in Rust.
-- [SondID Telegram Bot](https://github.com/smcclennon/SongID) - A Telegram bot that can identify music in audio/video files you send it.
+- [SongID Telegram Bot](https://github.com/smcclennon/SongID) - A Telegram bot that can identify music in audio/video files you send it.
## Office
From abfe12be78c4af72e3607dbdb827fa1dcdff5643 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:08:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/59] Fix Notesnook typo
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c96700..ab59533 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
- [Nextcloud Notes](https://github.com/nextcloud/notes/) - The Notes app is a distraction free notes taking app for Nextcloud.
- [Nextcloud Notes app](https://github.com/stefan-niedermann/nextcloud-notes) - An android client for Nextcloud Notes.
- [Notally](https://github.com/OmGodse/Notally) - A beautiful notes app (local only, no sync).
-- [NotesNook](https://notesnook.com/) - Open source zero knowledge private note taking.
+- [Notesnook](https://notesnook.com/) - Open source zero knowledge private note taking.
- [Quillnote](https://qosp.org/#/) - Take beautiful markdown notes and stay organized with task lists.
- [Standard Notes](https://standardnotes.org/) - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.
- [TinyList](https://tinylist.app/) - Create and share notes and checklists, without sacrificing your privacy.
From 6027bb9377720120b4af54e45ab38934d5338fb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:40:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 12/59] Add Mirotalk + improve info about Conferencing
---
README.md | 21 ++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab59533..0c3a000 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1011,21 +1011,24 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
## Video and Audio Conferencing
**Avoid**
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2198)
-- Skype [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
-- Google Meet [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/198)
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/219)
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/536)
+
+- **Zoom** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2198). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/us.zoom.videomeetings/latest/). Many permissions required.
+- **Skype** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244). Apps have [Google and Microsoft trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.skype.insiders/latest/). Way too many permissions required.
+- **Google Meet** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.google.android.apps.tachyon/latest/) embeded (as it is a Google app). Way too many permissions required.
+- **Whatsapp** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/198). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.whatsapp/latest/) and most probably Facebook trackers embeded (as it is a Facebook app). Way too many permissions required.
+- **Instagram** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/219). Apps have [Facebook trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.instagram.android/latest/). Way too many permissions required.
+- **Discord** - [Very bad privacy policy.](https://tosdr.org/en/service/536). Apps have [various trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.discord/latest/). Many permissions required.
- Clubhouse
**Instead use**
-- [Jitsi Meet](https://meet.jit.si/) - More secure, more flexible, and completely free video conferencing. **No account needed, no installation needed**.
-- [Jami](https://jami.net/) - P2P audio and video conferences.
- [BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/) - BigBlueButton is a web conferencing system designed for online learning.
-- [PeerCalls](https://peercalls.com/) - Group peer to peer video calls for everyone written in Go and TypeScript.
- [Jam](https://github.com/jam-systems/jam) - Jam is your own open source Clubhouse for mini conferences, friends, communities.
+- [Jami](https://jami.net/) - P2P audio and video conferences.
+- [Jitsi Meet](https://meet.jit.si/) - More secure, more flexible, and completely free video conferencing. **No account needed, no installation needed**.
+- [Mirotalk P2P](https://p2p.mirotalk.com/) - Free WebRTC - P2P - Simple, Secure, Fast Real-Time Video Conferences Up to 4k and 60fps, compatible with all browsers and platforms.
- [Mumble](https://www.mumble.com/) - Mumble is an open source voice communication application with advanced features.
+- [PeerCalls](https://peercalls.com/) - Group peer to peer video calls for everyone written in Go and TypeScript.
+
**Alternative clients/modifications of Discord:**
> Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.\
From fbd86d9fd4b8c617cf6b3b83105521c19367d4b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:24:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 13/59] Add discussions link
---
README.md | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c3a000..60e8365 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
About | Contributing | - Quotes + Quotes | + Discussions
> ⚠️ Privacy Shields are provided by [TOSDR](https://tosdr.org/). They analyse Terms of Service and Privacy Policies **but you should know they don't take into account other things like **trackers, source code, historic record, etc.**** From 089e91dc30385534ae7a0b9989779e1330e1e5b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rhtenhove **Avoid**
+- Pocket
+- Evernote Web Clipper
+- Instapaper
+- Raindrop.io
+
+ **Instead use**
+- [Wallabag](https://wallabag.org/) - Open-source, optionally self-hosted, read it later server. Provides paid hosted service with privacy in mind.
+
## Remote Access and Control
**Avoid**
- TeamViewer
From c7c15d3cccc2563ed8f0f1c5c0c5fb7ea6524aaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rhtenhove **Instead use**
+- [Pinboard](https://pinboard.in/) - Paid, hosted service which has its main focus on privacy.
- [Wallabag](https://wallabag.org/) - Open-source, optionally self-hosted, read it later server. Provides paid hosted service with privacy in mind.
## Remote Access and Control
From e70f76077988238eb4a198e1bb52231da99b077d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rhtenhove **Instead use**
-- [Pinboard](https://pinboard.in/) - Paid, hosted service which has its main focus on privacy.
- [Wallabag](https://wallabag.org/) - Open-source, optionally self-hosted, read it later server. Provides paid hosted service with privacy in mind.
## Remote Access and Control
From 63fbfeb2eebf6c39b29252f8790b25a28a90774d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lemonmaster <36387099+HyperLemons@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 17:04:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 17/59] Remove Instagram section and mention of Instagram from
Redirection apps and extensions
Both of the listed front-ends for Instagram are dead, the fork for Barinsta has been dead for months (https://blog.avalos.me/2021/08/14/barinsta/), and Bibliogram just closed a few weeks ago (https://bibliogram.art/). All remaining public instances that are still up for Bibliogram lead to a 504 Gateway Time-out when trying to search anything.
All Redirection apps and extensions in the use Bibliogram, so their mention of Instagram should be removed.
---
README.md | 10 +++-------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60e8365..ff7307d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ Alternative frontends are good to protect your individual privacy. You can still
You can use these tools to automatically redirect any links to privacy-respecting alternative frontends:
- [Farside](https://github.com/benbusby/farside) - A smart redirecting gateway for various frontend services.
-- [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect#get) - A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.
-- [UntrackMe](https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme/) - Transform Youtube, Twitter & Instagram links to their free and open source alternatives.
+- [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect#get) - A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.
+- [UntrackMe](https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme/) - Transform Youtube, Twitter & other links to their free and open source alternatives.
### Instagram
@@ -833,10 +833,6 @@ You can use these tools to automatically redirect any links to privacy-respectin
**Alternatives to Instagram**
- [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) - Decentralized, federated and Open Source alternative to Instagram with posts, videos, stories, tags, etc.
-**Alternative Instagram clients**
-- [Barinsta](https://codeberg.org/avalos/barinsta) - Android instagram alternative client with enhanced privacy features (Your requests will be sent to instagram).
-- [Bibliogram](https://bibliogram.art/) - Watch Instagram's public profile in a friendlier page that loads faster, gives downloadable images, eliminates ads and doesn't urge you to sign up.
-
### LBRY and Odysee
@@ -1104,7 +1100,7 @@ Please read about what the addon does before installing. If you don't understand
- [Decentraleyes](https://decentraleyes.org/) - Protects you against tracking through "free", centralized, content delivery.
- [Cookie Autodelete](https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete) - When a tab closes, any cookies not being used are automatically deleted. Prevent tracking by other cookies and add only the ones you trust.
- [Smart Referer](https://gitlab.com/smart-referrer/smart-referer/-/blob/master/README.md) - Automatically hide HTTP and JavaScript Referer for cross-domain requests.
-- ~[Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)~ [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect) - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Google Maps and many more requests to privacy friendly alternatives. Former Privacy Redirect is no longer maintained, LibRedirect is a maintained fork.
+- ~[Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)~ [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect) - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Google Maps and many more requests to privacy friendly alternatives. Former Privacy Redirect is no longer maintained, LibRedirect is a maintained fork.
#### Tools
- [Single File](https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile) - Save a faithful copy of an entire web page in a single HTML file.
From 531ed0fe097a5bbe129758e40455c47b51b0a103 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rhtenhove **Avoid**
+- Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)
+- Evernote Web Clipper
+- Instapaper
+- Raindrop.io
+
+ **Instead use**
+- [Wallabag](https://wallabag.org/) - Open-source, optionally self-hosted, read it later server. Provides paid hosted service with privacy in mind.
+- [Shiori](https://github.com/go-shiori/shiori)
+- [LinkAce](https://github.com/Kovah/LinkAce)
+- [LinkDing](https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding)
+
## Captchas
**Avoid**
@@ -781,16 +794,6 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
- [Netguard](https://netguard.me/) - A simple way to block access to the internet per application.
- [RethinkDNS + Firewall](https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app) - An open-source, no-root firewall and DNS changer, with anti-censorship capabilities for Android 6+.
-## Read It Later Tools
- **Avoid**
-- Pocket
-- Evernote Web Clipper
-- Instapaper
-- Raindrop.io
-
- **Instead use**
-- [Wallabag](https://wallabag.org/) - Open-source, optionally self-hosted, read it later server. Provides paid hosted service with privacy in mind.
-
## Remote Access and Control
**Avoid**
- TeamViewer
From cbbb8c042569c8fabddae8d905d51a972e8cc825 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:23:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 19/59] Add more privacy info to Bookmarking services
---
README.md | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b592b1..a43cfac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,10 +182,8 @@ Third-party launchers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and
## Bookmarking
**Avoid**
-- Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)
-- Evernote Web Clipper
-- Instapaper
-- Raindrop.io
+- Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/384). [Apps have trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ideashower.readitlater.pro/latest/) and requires many permissions.
+- Evernote Web Clipper - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/207). [Apps have many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.evernote/latest/) and require too many permissions.
**Instead use**
- [Wallabag](https://wallabag.org/) - Open-source, optionally self-hosted, read it later server. Provides paid hosted service with privacy in mind.
From 211efa4f269612b8d2c2b0336c08dc902dca509e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:26:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 20/59] Add PasteBin and Secret sharing, update some info
#226
---
README.md | 13 +++++++++++--
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a43cfac..1e29c68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
- [PC / MacOS](#pc--macos)
- [Smart TV](#smart-tv)
- [Password Managers](#password-managers)
+- [Pastebin and Secret Sharing](#pastebin-and-secret-sharing)
- [Payments](#payments)
- [Personal Finances](#personal-finances)
- [Photo Editing and Management](#photo-editing-and-management)
@@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ on the DMCrypt kernel module.
## File Management and Sharing
**Avoid**
-- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/214)
-- SendAnywhere
+- **WeTransfer** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/214). Files are not e2e encrypted. Website has many analytics and trackers.
+- **SendAnywhere** - No e2e encryption. Website has loads of analytics and trackers from Facebook, Google, Cloudflare...
**Instead use**
- [Blaze](https://blaze.now.sh/) - A fast, p2p and radically different way to transfer files.
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ on the DMCrypt kernel module.
- [OnionShare](https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare) - An open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.
- [Sharik](https://github.com/marchellodev/sharik) - Sharik works with Wi-Fi connection or Tethering (Wi-Fi Hotspot). No internet connection needed. Available for Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS & Windows.
- [Blindsend](https://github.com/blindnet-io/blindsend) - Open source tool for private, end-to-end encrypted file exchange.
+- [Yopass](https://github.com/jhaals/yopass) - Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
## Fitness and Health
Your health is a **very** important piece of your **private data** and you should care **a lot** about it. Also, health related data is among the most coveted. Please don't use apps from Google, Fitbit, Huawei, Xiaomi or any company that seeks the gathering of your personal data.
@@ -694,6 +696,13 @@ Many websites require phone number verification. These services offer a way to r
- [Passky](https://passky.org) - Simple, modern, lightweight, open-source and secure password manager.
- [LessPass](https://www.lesspass.com) - Stateless password manager. Remember one master password to access your passwords. No sync needed.
+## Pastebin and Secret Sharing
+
+These tools are useful when sharing secrets, code snippets or any other kind of text with others in a private way.
+
+- [PrivateBin](https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin) - A minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256 bits AES.
+- [Yopass](https://github.com/jhaals/yopass) - Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
+
## Payments
**Avoid**
- Visa / Mastercard
From d541e4d9cc372a00e3ba9622a72e4885dab481c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:37:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 21/59] Add SRB2 (#217)
---
README.md | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df7666f..9162f38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
- [Fonts](#fonts)
- [Forms](#forms)
- [Games](#games)
- - [Mario Kart](#mario-kart)
+ - [Mario Kart](#mario-kart)
- [Minecraft](#minecraft)
+ - [Sonic the Hedgehog](#sonic-the-hedgehoc)
- [Home Assistants](#home-assistants)
- [Instant Messaging](#instant-messaging)
- [Link Shorteners](#link-shorteners)
@@ -357,7 +358,6 @@ Nintendo [collects user data](https://libreddit.kavin.rocks/r/privacy/comments/q
- [SuperTuxKart](https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page) - A 3D open-source arcade racer with a variety characters, tracks, and modes to play.
-
### Minecraft
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
@@ -370,13 +370,17 @@ The game has [telemetry embeded in it since v21w38a which you can't opt-out](htt
- [Minetest](https://www.minetest.net/) - An open source voxel game engine with many features.
- [Mineclone5](https://content.minetest.net/packages/kay27/mineclone5/?protocol_version=40) - Updated version of MineClone2, an attempt to clone Minecraft into Minetest.
-### Plugins for Minecraft
+#### Plugins for Minecraft
If you still want to play Minecraft, you can add some plugins that can help you preserve a bit your privacy. But still consider that you are supporting Microsoft this way.
- [No-Telemetry](https://github.com/kb-1000/no-telemetry) - Mod that disables the usage data collection, aka telemetry, introduced in Minecraft 1.18 (snapshot 21w38a).
- [No-Chat-Reports](https://github.com/Aizistral-Studios/No-Chat-Reports) - Strips cryptographic signatures from player messages, making it impossible to track and associate them with your Mojang/Microsoft account.
+### Sonic the Hedgehog
+
+- [Sonic Robo Blast 2](https://www.srb2.org/) - Sonic Robo Blast 2 is a 3D open-source Sonic the Hedgehog fangame built using a modified version of the Doom Legacy port of Doom.
+
## Home Assistants
Don't use Google Home or Alexa. Please don't. Don't gift them to anyone. They open the homes doors to surveillace. They can turn these auto-updating devices into surveillance devices at will.
From 925a1b34acbbad5e82acb657d4005f3ec8aa0ef2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:38:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 22/59] Fix typo
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9162f38..a25de0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
- [Games](#games)
- [Mario Kart](#mario-kart)
- [Minecraft](#minecraft)
- - [Sonic the Hedgehog](#sonic-the-hedgehoc)
+ - [Sonic the Hedgehog](#sonic-the-hedgehog)
- [Home Assistants](#home-assistants)
- [Instant Messaging](#instant-messaging)
- [Link Shorteners](#link-shorteners)
From f74b71203863cef5a1c38ba8b0be75e77e133219 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:52:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 23/59] Add Peergos (#157)
---
README.md | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8176e70..6567b7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,13 +215,14 @@ Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
## Cloud Storage
**Avoid**
-- Google Drive [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
-- DropBox [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/270)
-- OneDrive [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
+- **Google Drive** - Google owned, so privacy policy is [very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217). The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.
+- **DropBox** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/270). The app has [various trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.dropbox.android/latest/) and requires many permissions.
+- **OneDrive** - Microsoft owned, privacy policy is [very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244). The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.
**Instead use**
- [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) - The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.
- [Seafile](https://www.seafile.com/en/home/) - High performance file syncing and sharing. It includes a Wiki, WYSIWYG editing and other knowledge management features.
+- [Peergos](https://peergos.org/) - Secure and private space online where you can store, share and view your photos, videos, music and documents. Also includes a calendar, news feed, task lists, chat and email client. Open source and self-hostable.
**Other useful tools**
- [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service
From f150ef76d213adf974fcbd6da7fcf118ea9308af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:25:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 24/59] Add Mailfence and Skiff to Mail Services
---
README.md | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6567b7e..5bbd7ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. N
- [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) - Secure Email. Based in Switzerland. [Read this article over Climate activist arrest](https://protonmail.com/blog/climate-activist-arrest/).
- [Tutanota](https://tutanota.com/) - Secure email for everybody. Open Source.
- [Riseup](https://riseup.net/en/about-us) - Online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change.
+- [Mailfence](https://mailfence.com) - Secure and private email.
+- [Skiff](https://skiff.com) - Privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted, open-source email.
### Self-Hosted
- [Mail-in-a-box](https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox) - Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.
From 9dbb9047e3e54aa123db213f0bfdf0441eab43e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Thaleikis **Instead use**
+ **Text translation**
- [Libretranslate](https://libretranslate.com/) - Open Source Machine Translation - 100% Self-Hosted. No Limits. No Ties to Proprietary Services.
- [Apertium](https://apertium.org/) - A free/open-source machine translation platform, runs offline on your computer
- [Softcatala](https://www.softcatala.org/traductor/) - Open Source Translation tool - Only Catalan/Spanish/English/French (uses apertium)
- [TranslateLocally](https://translatelocally.com/) – Free/open-source neural MT, runs offline on your computer
+ **Speech-to-Text**
+
+- [OpenAI Whisper](https://github.com/openai/whisper) - Whisper is a general-purpose speech recognition model that can be run locally offline. It can transcribe audio from and to multiple languages.
+
**Alternative Google Translate frontends**
- [Lingva](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate. [Demo](https://lingva.ml/).
- [Simplytranslate](https://git.sr.ht/~metalune/simplytranslate_web) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate and LibreTranslate. [Demo](https://simplytranslate.org/)
+
+
## Uncategorized
- [Skymap](https://skymaponline.net/) - Open online planetarium program.
- [CrowdSec](https://github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec) - An open-source, modernized and collaborative fail2ban.
From 20cfb83d0f7fef7f2bb954f6b2c783c471f0600f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:50:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 27/59] Change title
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5611c7..5eca376 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [WebCord](https://github.com/SpacingBat3/WebCord) - A Discord and Fosscord API-less client made with the Electron.
- 
[Aliucord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - A modification for the Android Discord app that fully [disables the Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
-## Translation
+## Translation and Text-to-Speech
**Avoid**
- Google Translate [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- DeepL
From b100baa79505513cae91cb22d37e277aab003b45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:51:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 28/59] Fix error
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5eca376..b43899d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [WebCord](https://github.com/SpacingBat3/WebCord) - A Discord and Fosscord API-less client made with the Electron.
- [Aliucord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - A modification for the Android Discord app that fully [disables the Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
-## Translation and Text-to-Speech
+## Translation and Speech-to-Text
**Avoid**
- Google Translate [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- DeepL
From 8af7f399b8d74c2d868b23102c72f1724f140ffd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Armstrong <16984998+B-Interactive@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:16:20 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 29/59] Add mailcow: dockerized
Full featured self-hosted email solution using Docker.
---
README.md | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68ca368..f11d337 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. N
### Self-Hosted
- [Mail-in-a-box](https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox) - Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.
- [Docker mail server](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver) - A fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) using Docker.
+- [Mailcow: dockerized](https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized) - The mailserver suite with the 'moo'.
### Clients
From 263e7e82bebde01b7ed3f1fa559fe27662debcfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Armstrong <16984998+B-Interactive@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:43:36 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 30/59] Add Proton Drive
Proton Drive was [officially launched](https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-launch) last week.
---
README.md | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68ca368..0d1e49f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
- [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) - The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.
- [Seafile](https://www.seafile.com/en/home/) - High performance file syncing and sharing. It includes a Wiki, WYSIWYG editing and other knowledge management features.
- [Peergos](https://peergos.org/) - Secure and private space online where you can store, share and view your photos, videos, music and documents. Also includes a calendar, news feed, task lists, chat and email client. Open source and self-hostable.
+- [Proton Drive](https://proton.me/drive) - End-to-end encrypted Swiss vault for your files that protects your data. [Read this article over Climate activist arrest](https://protonmail.com/blog/climate-activist-arrest/).
**Other useful tools**
- [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service
From a0dc5758f6ee4f6520f0a8baee7149784e46e53c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Armstrong <16984998+B-Interactive@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:50:32 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 31/59] Add Bliss Launcher
One of the more normal open-source launchers available on F-Droid.
---
README.md | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68ca368..40f8509 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ Third-party launchers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and
- [Pie Launcher](https://github.com/markusfisch/PieLauncher) - Android home screen launcher that uses a dynamic pie menu instead of fixed positioned icons.
- [Simple App Launcher](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-App-Launcher) - A simple holder for favourite apps for quick & easy app launcher icon management.
- [Rootless Pixel Launcher](https://github.com/amirzaidi/Launcher3) - The Launcher3 fork known as "Rootless Pixel Launcher".
+- [Bliss Launcher](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/foundation.e.blisslauncher/) - The default launcher of the /e/ Android-based OS.
+It allows users to easily create and browse group of apps and it displays notification badges on app icons.
## Bookmarking
**Avoid**
From 833616e36872cc6ac379c6a5c9b40b55a07d7e32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:36:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 32/59] Update browsers section
- Removed Ungoogled Chromium - This browser is considered a security liability due to their systemic lagging on security patches
- Added brave to list and removed the "Controversial option" flag.
- Added "avoid" browsers and info.
- Add warning to Bromite as it had been lagging a lot on updates
- Remove SnowHaze (iOS) as it has been inactive for 6 months.
---
README.md | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cddd8b9..a261fb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1110,25 +1110,28 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
## Web Browser
+ **Avoid**
+
+- **Google Chrome** - Owned by google and built upon the open-source Chromium project (also Google-owned). It comes with many privacy-invasive features, it is connected to your Google account most times. It is under [Google's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217) which is known to be very bad. Google is willing to enforce the [Manifest v3](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening) which is outright harmful to privacy efforts.
+- **Microsoft Edge** - It's a Microsoft-themed version of Chromium with Microsoft trackers instead of Google ones. Under [Microsoft's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244), which is also very bad. If you still want to use it, you can [follow this guide](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#edge-19) to harden it a bit.
+- **Opera** - Opera was [acquired by a consortium of Chinese investors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)#Acquisition_by_Chinese_consortium). The app has [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/de/reports/com.opera.browser/latest/).
+
#### Android / iOS
-- [Bromite](https://www.bromite.org/)
-- [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium for GrapheneOS.
-- [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
-- [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
+- [Bromite](https://www.bromite.org/) - It has been known to lag on security patches, so it may be better not to use it.
+- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS. Brave offers a pretty goot out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/) - Android/iOS
- [Mull](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) - Privacy hardened fork of Firefox for Android, with proprietary blobs removed.
-- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - Android/iOS
-- [SnowHaze](https://snowhaze.com/en/index.html) - iOS
+- [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium by GrapheneOS.
+- [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
+- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - iOS/Android. Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance and circumvent censorship.
#### Desktop
+- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Brave offers a pretty goot out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#addons) and [tweaking](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config) to achieve great privacy.
- [LibreWolf](https://librewolf.net/) - Privacy-focused Firefox fork.
-- [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/)
-> Controversial option:\
-> [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS.\
-[Read more info on this related discussion](https://libredd.it/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/gytwmd/brave_browser_privacytoolsio_and_the_negativity/) and [the Wikipedia page](https://wikiless.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Controversies).
+> It may be interesting to learn what you can do to harden your browser. You can follow this [Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#appendix-v1-hardening-your-browsers) section to do it. Please, if you don't understand what you are doing, don't do it as you may be causing more harm than good to your privacy.
### Browser Addons
@@ -1142,8 +1145,8 @@ Please read about what the addon does before installing. If you don't understand
- [Smart Referer](https://gitlab.com/smart-referrer/smart-referer/-/blob/master/README.md) - Automatically hide HTTP and JavaScript Referer for cross-domain requests.
- ~[Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)~ [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect) - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Google Maps and many more requests to privacy friendly alternatives. Former Privacy Redirect is no longer maintained, LibRedirect is a maintained fork.
-#### Tools
-- [Single File](https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile) - Save a faithful copy of an entire web page in a single HTML file.
+#### Useful Tools
+- [Single File](https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile) - Save a faithful copy of an entire web page in a single HTML file so you can use it offline.
### Browser Sync
- [xBrowserSync](https://www.xbrowsersync.org/) - Browser syncing as it should be: secure, anonymous and free!
From da5a44c4d9ae3596f8ae4caa2a6f6be10a39659b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:41:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 33/59] Update browsers section
---
README.md | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a261fb0..db88990 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1116,6 +1116,8 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
- **Microsoft Edge** - It's a Microsoft-themed version of Chromium with Microsoft trackers instead of Google ones. Under [Microsoft's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244), which is also very bad. If you still want to use it, you can [follow this guide](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#edge-19) to harden it a bit.
- **Opera** - Opera was [acquired by a consortium of Chinese investors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)#Acquisition_by_Chinese_consortium). The app has [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/de/reports/com.opera.browser/latest/).
+ **Instead use**
+
#### Android / iOS
- [Bromite](https://www.bromite.org/) - It has been known to lag on security patches, so it may be better not to use it.
- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS. Brave offers a pretty goot out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
From d6ce22b717e008093d354636b0acc2c171072ef8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:42:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 34/59] Update firefox hardening link
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db88990..5b24632 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
#### Desktop
- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Brave offers a pretty goot out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
-- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#addons) and [tweaking](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config) to achieve great privacy.
+- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening and tweaking](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#firefox-1) to achieve great privacy.
- [LibreWolf](https://librewolf.net/) - Privacy-focused Firefox fork.
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/)
From 5b01477a93d477fef31b15b4af6cd8839954a26a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:55:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 35/59] Update Operating systems section
- Add W10 Privacy
- Add Fedora linux
- Add notes with tips
- Add RedoxOS
---
README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b24632..2c4b1d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -684,12 +684,28 @@ Many websites require phone number verification. These services offer a way to r
- [RaspberryCast](https://github.com/vincelwt/RaspberryCast) - Transform your Raspberry Pi into a streaming device. Cast videos from mobile devices or computers to your TV.
### PC / MacOS
- Don't use MS Windows or MacOS.
+ **Avoid**
+- MS Windows - Owned by Microsoft it is known for collecting many user data and tricking users to own a Microsoft account. If you still want and happen to use Windows 10, you can use [this tool](https://www.w10privacy.de/english-home/) to see and disable the tons of privacy-invasive settings of MS Windows.
+- MacOS.
**Instead use**
-- [GNU/Linux](https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/) - GNU/Linux is a family of mostly free and open source Operating Systems mostly developed by the community. If you don't know where to start, [Linux Mint (Cinnamon)](https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=292) is a beginner friendly distribution. If you want to try it out without installing it to your computer, you can use a [Live USB Stick](https://www.fosslinux.com/274/how-to-create-linux-mint-live-usb-drive-on-windows.htm). If you want to install Linux but keep your current operating System, you can set up [dual boot](https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/).
+#### [GNU/Linux](https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/)
+
+GNU/Linux is a family of free (as in freedom and as in free beer) and open source Operating Systems mostly developed by the community. If you don't know where to start these are good options for begginers:
+
+- [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/)
+- [Mint (Cinnamon)](https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=292) is a beginner friendly distribution.
+
+> If you want to try it out without installing it to your computer, you can use a [Live USB Stick](https://www.fosslinux.com/274/how-to-create-linux-mint-live-usb-drive-on-windows.htm). You can also investigate [Ventoy](https://www.ventoy.net) to easily download and test linux distros with a USB stick.
+
+> If you want to install Linux but keep your current operating System, you can set up [dual boot](https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/).
+
+> Note: Not all Linux distributions are free (as in freedom), free (as in free beer) or respect user privacy. There are tons of GNU/Linux distributions and you should investigate a bit before jumping into one of them!
+
+#### Other OS:
- [ReactOS](https://reactos.org/) - ReactOS is an operating system able to run Windows software, Windows drivers that looks-like Windows and is free and open source.
+- [RedoxOS](https://www.redox-os.org/) - A WIP project aiming to provide a Unix-like Operating System written in Rust.
## Password Managers
**Avoid**
From 0b379d80eab7ed9e4cd0bb2696ab5634d23cf7d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:57:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 36/59] Update notes on android alternatives
---
README.md | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c4b1d1..5cbf529 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -655,11 +655,9 @@ Many websites require phone number verification. These services offer a way to r
**Instead use**
-#### Android app compatibility
- > Although all of these Operating Systems are Android, app compatibility may not be perfect due to a lack of GMS (Google Mobile Services) which some apps require. You can check how well apps work with microg (a free and open source alternative to GMS) or no GMS at all with [Plexus](https://plexus.techlore.tech/) where the community can report how well android apps perform in those environments.
+> **Note on Android app compatibility**: Although all of these Operating Systems are Android, app compatibility may not be perfect due to a lack of GMS (Google Mobile Services) which some apps require. You can check how well apps work with microg (a free and open source alternative to GMS) or no GMS at all with [Plexus](https://plexus.techlore.tech/) where the community can report how well android apps perform in those environments.
-#### Android Security
-> Custom ROMs can improve your privacy the same as they can decrease the Android security, always use ROMs that support verified boot and encryption and **DO NOT** have root enabled by default. If possible, don't use userdebug builds. If your threat model requires security, buy a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it. [Read more on PrivacyGuides](https://www.privacyguides.org/android/overview/).
+> **Note on Android security**: Custom ROMs can improve your privacy the same as they can decrease the Android security, always use ROMs that support verified boot and encryption and **DO NOT** have root enabled by default. If possible, don't use userdebug builds. If your threat model requires security, buy a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it. [Read more on PrivacyGuides](https://www.privacyguides.org/android/overview/).
- [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/) - GrapheneOS is an open source privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
From f0a036c418088e2a44d6a8fea41a3d374838e74b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: digger <40456550+jdckr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 10:44:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 37/59] added paperless-ngx
---
README.md | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cbf529..8d36470 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -311,8 +311,9 @@ on the DMCrypt kernel module.
- [Magic Wormhole](https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole) - Get things from one computer to another, safely.
- [QRcp](https://github.com/claudiodangelis/qrcp) - Transfer files over wifi from your computer to your mobile device by scanning a QR code without leaving the terminal.
- [Snapdrop](https://snapdrop.net/) - A Progressive Web App for local file sharing inspired by Apple's Airdrop.
-- [Paperless-ng](https://github.com/jonaswinkler/paperless-ng) - A supercharged version of paperless: scan, index and archive all your physical documents.
- - [Paperless](https://github.com/the-paperless-project/paperless) - [Now archived] Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents.
+- [Paperless-ngx](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx) - A community-supported supercharged version of paperless based on paperless-ng
+ - [Paperless-ng](https://github.com/jonaswinkler/paperless-ng) - [inactive] A supercharged version of paperless: scan, index and archive all your physical documents.
+ - [Paperless](https://github.com/the-paperless-project/paperless) - [Now archived] Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents.
- [OnionShare](https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare) - An open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.
- [Sharik](https://github.com/marchellodev/sharik) - Sharik works with Wi-Fi connection or Tethering (Wi-Fi Hotspot). No internet connection needed. Available for Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS & Windows.
- [Blindsend](https://github.com/blindnet-io/blindsend) - Open source tool for private, end-to-end encrypted file exchange.
From 47145490d8354b0581c6d63455ce2db38b8158c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 16:08:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 38/59] Add quetre to Quora alternative frontends
---
README.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d36470..4439099 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
- [Alternative Frontends](#alternative-frontends)
- [Imgur](#imgur)
- [Instagram](#instagram)
+ - [Quora](#quora)
- [LBRY and Odysee](#lbry-and-odysee)
- [Reddit](#reddit)
- [Streaming Platforms (Twitch)](#streaming-platforms-twitch)
@@ -859,17 +860,14 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
## Social Networks and Platforms
-> Note: Alternative clients will share your IP with the service as they make direct requests.
-
-### Alternative Frontends
-
-Alternative frontends are good to protect your individual privacy. You can still consume the contents of privative and privacy-harmful services with protection over your privacy and some anonimity. Even using most these alternative frontends, still, the privative services will receive requests about the content you are consuming (even not knowing it is you). This sitll harms the collective privacy and adds data to their algorithms in some ways.
-
-You can use these tools to automatically redirect any links to privacy-respecting alternative frontends:
-
-- [Farside](https://github.com/benbusby/farside) - A smart redirecting gateway for various frontend services.
-- [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect#get) - A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.
-- [UntrackMe](https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme/) - Transform Youtube, Twitter & other links to their free and open source alternatives.
+> **NOTE: About alternative frontends and clients**
+>
+> Alternative frontends are good to protect your individual privacy. You can still consume the contents of privative and privacy-harmful services with protection over your privacy and some anonimity. Even using most these alternative frontends, still, the privative services will receive requests about the content you are consuming (even not knowing it is you). This sitll harms the collective privacy and adds data to their algorithms in some ways. Only the alternative frontends (or clients) that act as a proxy will hide your real IP from the content provider.
+>
+> You can use these browser extensions and apps to automatically redirect any links to privacy-respecting alternative frontends:
+> - [Farside](https://github.com/benbusby/farside) - A smart redirecting gateway for various frontend services.
+> - [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect#get) - A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.
+> - [UntrackMe](https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme/) - Transform Youtube, Twitter & other links to their free and open source alternatives.
### Instagram
@@ -890,6 +888,14 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [Librarian](https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian) - An alternative frontend for LBRY/Odysee. Inspired by Invidious and Libreddit.
+### Quora
+
+ Quora's website has ads and trackers that are used to get your data which is then sold/shared to third parties. Their [privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/314) is bad.
+
+ **Quora alternative frontends (web-based):**
+- [Quetre](https://github.com/zyachel/quetre) - Quetre is an alternative front-end to Quora. It enables you to see answers without ads, trackers, and other such bloat.
+
+
### YouTube
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/274)
From d5dd677a979e3a4124a708e3535af043a486bf6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Thaleikis Try to avoid using Reddit or at least avoid their official clients as they are plenty of trackers, ads and share unnecessary user data with their servers.
**Reddit alternatives:**
-- [Lemmy](https://join.lemmy.ml/) - A federated and open alternative to Reddit in Rust.
- [Aether](https://getaether.net/) - Peer-to-peer ephemeral public communities.
+- [Kbin](https://github.com/ernestwisniewski/kbin) - A reddit-like content aggregator and micro-blogging platform for the fediverse.
+- [Lemmy](https://join.lemmy.ml/) - A federated and open alternative to Reddit in Rust.
- [SaidIt](https://saidit.net/) - Open source Reddit clone.
**Privacy respecting Reddit clients:**
From c47e658666bda8e9fd3f7de39cd32a647f0577ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 13:57:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 42/59] Info about Fediverse, add plume and wf
#245
---
README.md | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8994189..ea9b1f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
- [Privacy Tools](#privacy-tools)
- [Remote Access and Control](#remote-access-and-control)
- [Search Engines](#search-engines)
-- [Social Networks and Platforms](#social-networks-and-platforms)
- - [Alternative Frontends](#alternative-frontends)
+- [Social Networks and Platforms](#social-networks-and-platforms)
+ - [Blogging platforms (Medium / Blogger)](#blogging-platforms-medium)
- [Imgur](#imgur)
- [Instagram](#instagram)
- [Quora](#quora)
@@ -860,6 +860,14 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
## Social Networks and Platforms
+> **NOTE: The fediverse**
+>
+> The fediverse is a "**fed**erated" "un**iverse**" of social network platforms that are able to talk to one another through a standard and open protocol. This means that you can consume content on any network from any of these networks. You are not locked to a single provider, you are free to choose. Please [watch this video](https://framatube.org/w/9dRFC6Ya11NCVeYKn8ZhiD?start=8s) by FramaSoft that illustrates the concept very good.
+>
+> Ideally, we should all move to the fediverse and abandon the centralized and monopolized social networks that are now the most popular (Twitter, Reddit, Instagram...).
+>
+> All the apps compatible with the Fediverse (ActivityPub) are marked with a 🧩
+
> **NOTE: About alternative frontends and clients**
>
> Alternative frontends are good to protect your individual privacy. You can still consume the contents of privative and privacy-harmful services with protection over your privacy and some anonimity. Even using most these alternative frontends, still, the privative services will receive requests about the content you are consuming (even not knowing it is you). This sitll harms the collective privacy and adds data to their algorithms in some ways. Only the alternative frontends (or clients) that act as a proxy will hide your real IP from the content provider.
@@ -869,6 +877,21 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
> - [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect#get) - A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.
> - [UntrackMe](https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme/) - Transform Youtube, Twitter & other links to their free and open source alternatives.
+
+
+### Blogging platforms (Medium)
+
+ **Avoid**:
+- **Medium** - website has Google trackers and ads.
+- **Blogger** - Google owned, has google trackers and ads.
+
+ **Alternatives:**
+- [Plume](https://github.com/Plume-org/Plume) 🧩 - Federated blogging application, thanks to ActivityPub.
+- [WriteFreely](https://writefreely.org/) 🧩 - An open source platform for building a writing space on the web.
+
+ **Alternative Medium frontends:**
+- [Scribe](https://sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe/) - Medium alternative forntend inspired by Invidious.
+
### Instagram
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/219)
@@ -878,7 +901,7 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
**Instead use**
**Alternatives to Instagram**
-- [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) - Decentralized, federated and Open Source alternative to Instagram with posts, videos, stories, tags, etc.
+- [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) 🧩 - Decentralized, federated and Open Source alternative to Instagram with posts, videos, stories, tags, etc.
### LBRY and Odysee
@@ -903,7 +926,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
Don't use YouTube (or at least the official client). YouTube is very privacy invasive, it generates a very accurate profile based on your interests. Also it is a [radicalization tool](https://www.pcmag.com/news/does-youtubes-algorithm-lead-to-radicalization) which shows [biased content to users](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.08313.pdf) in order to get more engagement and to get them to watch more and more content creating an [addiction](https://medium.com/dataseries/how-youtube-is-addictive-259d5c575883). It never shows you [alternative opinions](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.08313.pdf) to your ideology/bias. YouTube censors a lot. YouTube collects a LOT of your data: interests, free time, ideology, likes, dislikes, music taste, etc.
**Instead use**
-- [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/en/) - A free, open and decentralized alternative to video platforms.
+- [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/en/) 🧩 - A free, open and decentralized alternative to video platforms.
- [SimpleerTube](https://simpleertube.metalune.xyz/) - A simple frontend for PeerTube with SepiaSearch [Source](https://git.sr.ht/~metalune/simpleweb_peertube).
- [Odysee](https://odysee.com/) - Odysee is a video platform backed by the creators of lbry and uses the lbry blockchain protocol.
- [DTube](https://github.com/dtube/dtube) - A full-featured video sharing website, decentralized.
@@ -941,10 +964,10 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
> **Federated social networks**: A federated social network isn't a single website like Twitter or Facebook, it's a network of thousands of communities operated by different organizations and individuals that provide a seamless social media experience.
-- [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) - Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols.
+- [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) 🧩 - Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols.
- [Soapbox](https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox-fe) - A frontend for Pleroma with a focus on custom branding and ease of use.
- [Husky](https://git.sr.ht/~captainepoch/husky) - Android client for Pleroma and Mastodon.
-- [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) - Free, federated microblogging social network built on open protocols.
+- [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) 🧩 - Free, federated microblogging social network built on open protocols.
- [Mastodon Apps](https://joinmastodon.org/apps) - List of Mastodon apps for Android, iOS, Web and Desktop.
**Alternative Twitter Frontends:**
@@ -961,8 +984,8 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
**Reddit alternatives:**
- [Aether](https://getaether.net/) - Peer-to-peer ephemeral public communities.
-- [Kbin](https://github.com/ernestwisniewski/kbin) - A reddit-like content aggregator and micro-blogging platform for the fediverse.
-- [Lemmy](https://join.lemmy.ml/) - A federated and open alternative to Reddit in Rust.
+- [Kbin](https://github.com/ernestwisniewski/kbin) 🧩 - A reddit-like content aggregator and micro-blogging platform for the fediverse.
+- [Lemmy](https://join.lemmy.ml/) 🧩 - A federated and open alternative to Reddit in Rust.
- [SaidIt](https://saidit.net/) - Open source Reddit clone.
**Privacy respecting Reddit clients:**
@@ -1001,15 +1024,6 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [Imgin](https://git.voidnet.tech/kev/imgin) - A minimalist, tor-friendly, read-only Imgur proxy insipired by software like Invidious, Nitter, and Bibliogram.
- [rimgo](https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo#instances) - An alternative frontend for Imgur. Read-only, no-js, Based on rimgu and rewritten in Go.
-### Medium
-
-[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/1003)
-
- Medium website has Google trackers and ads.
-
- **Alternative frontends:**
-- [Scribe](https://sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe/) - Medium alternative forntend inspired by Invidious.
-
## Teamworking Tools
**Avoid**
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/206)
From 5ce29ef9a8a41933275a4a9637411ea923b0aeca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 08:12:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 43/59] Fix #258
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea9b1f9..53da329 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
- [Aegis](https://getaegis.app/) - A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens. Supports variety of imports from other apps (Google Authenticator, Authy etc.), vault encryption and exporting keys (plaintext or encrypted).
- [andOTP](https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP) - Open source two-factor authentication for Android.
- [FreeOTPPlus](https://github.com/helloworld1/FreeOTPPlus) - Enhanced fork of FreeOTP-Android providing a feature-rich 2FA authenticator.
-- [RavioOTP](https://github.com/raivo-otp/) - A native, lightweight and secure one-time-password (OTP) solution for **iOS** users.
+- [RaivoOTP](https://github.com/raivo-otp/) - A native, lightweight and secure one-time-password (OTP) solution for **iOS** users.
- [Authenticator Pro](https://github.com/jamie-mh/AuthenticatorPro) - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS.
- [Gnome Authenticator](https://apps.gnome.org/app/com.belmoussaoui.Authenticator/) - Open source two-factor authentication for Linux.
From abbac4f29f211ee8c6aee623b235398aab2f6d87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 08:20:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 44/59] Add Castopod to podcasting
---
README.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53da329..29f654e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -578,7 +578,19 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
- [dzr](https://github.com/yne/dzr) - Command line Deezer player for Linux, BSD, Android+Termux
#### Podcasts
-- [Antennapod](https://antennapod.org/) - The Open Podcast Player.
+
+ **Avoid**
+
+- **Spotify** - [Very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/225) privacy policy. They collect tons of data about you: mood, free time, likes, dislikes, friends... Also, their apps have [way too many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.spotify.music/latest/).
+- **iVoox** - Their apps are [filled with trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ivoox.app/latest/). Their website has trackers.
+- **Audible** - [Very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/190) privacy policy. Their app has [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.audible.application/latest/).
+- **Deezer** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2516). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/deezer.android.tv/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
+
+ **Instead use**
+
+- [Antennapod](https://antennapod.org) - A podcast player that is completely open. Subscribe to any RSS feed.
+- [Castopod](https://castopod.org) - Self-host your podcasts with ease, keep control over what you create and talk to your audience without any middleman. Your podcast and your audience belong to you and you only.
+- [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/) - A social platform to enjoy and share music (SoundCloud alternative).
## Notes and Tasks
**Avoid**
From 2e8e59de5f98d47f255f60c0ce62eee409ca2227 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 08:21:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 45/59] Update funkwhale description on podcasts
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29f654e..1600b7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
- [Antennapod](https://antennapod.org) - A podcast player that is completely open. Subscribe to any RSS feed.
- [Castopod](https://castopod.org) - Self-host your podcasts with ease, keep control over what you create and talk to your audience without any middleman. Your podcast and your audience belong to you and you only.
-- [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/) - A social platform to enjoy and share music (SoundCloud alternative).
+- [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/) - A social platform to enjoy and share audio.
## Notes and Tasks
**Avoid**
From aeba94fdbbf8e9878bb493e4045dbe2143062e42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GlitchyChan <46732589+GlitchChan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 17:43:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 46/59] Remove EOL client mods and add alternatives
Remove EOL client mods
- Goosemod
- Cumcord
- Powercord
Replace with alternatives
- Vencord
- Replugged
---
README.md | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1600b7d..2ca3cb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1119,11 +1119,10 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
> Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.\
> Also using any of these modifications/clients [violates](https://nitter.net/discord/status/1006178587731550208#m) the [Discord ToS](https://discord.com/terms) so, we are not responsible of any suspension or termination of your account **but**, this should [not happen **yet**](https://github.com/GooseMod/GooseMod/wiki/FAQ#is-goosemod-against-discord-tos).
- [OpenAsar](https://openasar.dev/) - An open-source alternative of Discord desktop's app.asar that comes with a [No Track](https://github.com/GooseMod/OpenAsar/blob/main/src/noTrack.js) function.
-- [GooseMod](https://goosemod.com/) - A new store-driven Discord mod that comes with a [Fucklytics](https://github.com/GooseMod-Modules/Fucklytics) plugin to block trackers.
-- [Cumcord](https://cumcord.com/) - A Discord client mod for your Discord client mod, also you need to install a [Fucklytics](https://send.cumcord.com/#https://cumcordplugins.github.io/Condom/smartfridge.is-a.dev/Cumcord-plugins/Fucklytics/dist) plugin to block trackers.
+- [Vencord](https://github.com/Vendicated/Vencord) - A Discord client mod that does things differently.
- [BetterDiscord](https://betterdiscord.app/) - A client modification for Discord, also you need to install a [DoNotTrack](https://betterdiscord.app/plugin/DoNotTrack) plugin to block trackers.
- [Kernel](https://github.com/kernel-mod/electron) - A super small and fast Electron client mod with the most capability, also you need to install a [Discord Utilities](https://github.com/slow/discord-utilities) package to block trackers.
-- [Powercord](https://powercord.dev/) - A lightweight client mod focused on simplicity and performance that comes with a [No Track](https://github.com/powercord-org/powercord/blob/v2/src/Powercord/coremods/no-track/index.js) function.
+- [Replugged](https://replugged.dev/) - A continuation of the deprecated client mod [Powercord](https://powercord.dev).
- [WebCord](https://github.com/SpacingBat3/WebCord) - A Discord and Fosscord API-less client made with the Electron.
- [Aliucord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - A modification for the Android Discord app that fully [disables the Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
From bdb023075e5a4d5928e6c9bbfd0f03901c6a9f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethan <14034891+Booligoosh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:09:15 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 47/59] Add Mozilla Translate
---
README.md | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1600b7d..c148343 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- Bing Translator [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
**Text translation**
+- [Mozilla Translate](https://mozilla.github.io/translate/) - Open Source, runs model locally in your browser.
- [Libretranslate](https://libretranslate.com/) - Open Source Machine Translation - 100% Self-Hosted. No Limits. No Ties to Proprietary Services.
- [Apertium](https://apertium.org/) - A free/open-source machine translation platform, runs offline on your computer
- [Softcatala](https://www.softcatala.org/traductor/) - Open Source Translation tool - Only Catalan/Spanish/English/French (uses apertium)
From 51546dd28dd4cb5d7039f1b7cb5625059131c843 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:17:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 48/59] Remove discontinued discord alternatives
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64288be..1b6f345 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [PeerCalls](https://peercalls.com/) - Group peer to peer video calls for everyone written in Go and TypeScript.
-**Alternative clients/modifications of Discord:**
+##### Alternative clients/modifications of Discord:
> Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.\
> Also using any of these modifications/clients [violates](https://nitter.net/discord/status/1006178587731550208#m) the [Discord ToS](https://discord.com/terms) so, we are not responsible of any suspension or termination of your account **but**, this should [not happen **yet**](https://github.com/GooseMod/GooseMod/wiki/FAQ#is-goosemod-against-discord-tos).
- [OpenAsar](https://openasar.dev/) - An open-source alternative of Discord desktop's app.asar that comes with a [No Track](https://github.com/GooseMod/OpenAsar/blob/main/src/noTrack.js) function.
From eb9339e3d34b4b113b017277e1b390859d14518e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:18:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 49/59] Unify discord mods and alternative clients
---
README.md | 10 ++--------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b6f345..dcbbcba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1054,14 +1054,8 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
**Alternative clients/modifications of Discord:**
> Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.\
> Also using any of these modifications/clients [violates](https://nitter.net/discord/status/1006178587731550208#m) the [Discord ToS](https://discord.com/terms) so, we are not responsible of any suspension or termination of your account **but**, this should [not happen **yet**](https://github.com/GooseMod/GooseMod/wiki/FAQ#is-goosemod-against-discord-tos).
-- [OpenAsar](https://openasar.dev/) - An open-source alternative of Discord desktop's app.asar that comes with a [No Track](https://github.com/GooseMod/OpenAsar/blob/main/src/noTrack.js) function.
-- [GooseMod](https://goosemod.com/) - A new store-driven Discord mod that comes with a [Fucklytics](https://github.com/GooseMod-Modules/Fucklytics) plugin to block trackers.
-- [Cumcord](https://cumcord.com/) - A Discord client mod for your Discord client mod, also you need to install a [Fucklytics](https://send.cumcord.com/#https://cumcordplugins.github.io/Condom/smartfridge.is-a.dev/Cumcord-plugins/Fucklytics/dist) plugin to block trackers.
-- [BetterDiscord](https://betterdiscord.app/) - A client modification for Discord, also you need to install a [DoNotTrack](https://betterdiscord.app/plugin/DoNotTrack) plugin to block trackers.
-- [Kernel](https://github.com/kernel-mod/electron) - A super small and fast Electron client mod with the most capability, also you need to install a [Discord Utilities](https://github.com/slow/discord-utilities) package to block trackers.
-- [Powercord](https://powercord.dev/) - A lightweight client mod focused on simplicity and performance that comes with a [No Track](https://github.com/powercord-org/powercord/blob/v2/src/Powercord/coremods/no-track/index.js) function.
-- [WebCord](https://github.com/SpacingBat3/WebCord) - A Discord and Fosscord API-less client made with the Electron.
-- [Aliucord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - A modification for the Android Discord app that fully [disables the Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
+
+- [See this section for Discord mods and alternative clients](https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy/blob/main/README.md#alternative-clientsmodifications-of-discord)
## Translation and Speech-to-Text
**Avoid**
From 182198f2776e9526024f3b3828ef0f37b9e90f61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:14:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 50/59] Add note on Wikiless (#262)
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcbbcba..b1ba1e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
Read more about the issue with Wikipedia on the [Wikiless manifesto](https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless#why-i-should-use-wikiless-instead-of-wikipedia).
**Alternatives:**
-- [Wikiless](https://wikiless.org/) - A free open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy [Source Code](https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless).
+- [Wikiless](https://wikiless.org/) - [Wikiless repository has been removed by Codeberg, follow news here](https://orenom.fi/) - A free open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy [Source Code](https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless).
### Imgur
From 69633bbbc9c5a2dcf869d2b53e7f0c89a2ae3a2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Thaleikis **Avoid**
From df6ebb6cd5a0ebfb3f21a5406261d0517b305f64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:24:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 53/59] Add Book and web annotations/highlights management
---
README.md | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb346c2..7101178 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
- [Android Keyboard](#android-keyboard)
- [Android Launcher](#android-launcher)
- [Bookmarking](#bookmarking)
+ - [Book and web annotations](#book-and-web-annotations-highlights-management)
- [Captchas](#captchas)
- [Cloaking](#cloaking)
- [Cloud Storage](#cloud-storage)
@@ -197,6 +198,11 @@ It allows users to easily create and browse group of apps and it displays notifi
- [LinkAce](https://github.com/Kovah/LinkAce)
- [LinkDing](https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding)
+### Book and web annotations/highlights management
+
+- [Hypothesis](https://github.com/hypothesis/h/) - Annotate the web, with anyone, anywhere.
+- [Kobuddy](https://github.com/karlicoss/kobuddy - Get your Kobo e-reader device bookmarks and annotations in a .txt file.
+
## Captchas
**Avoid**
From 68ff9489d4cc9ce614285f1b5124427f534bba91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:24:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 54/59] Fix internal link
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7101178..df70aad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
- [Android Keyboard](#android-keyboard)
- [Android Launcher](#android-launcher)
- [Bookmarking](#bookmarking)
- - [Book and web annotations](#book-and-web-annotations-highlights-management)
+ - [Book and web annotations](#book-and-web-annotationshighlights-management)
- [Captchas](#captchas)
- [Cloaking](#cloaking)
- [Cloud Storage](#cloud-storage)
From 78329a541cd9b6f32ea57c2e02d9b0f010168141 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:25:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 55/59] Fix markdown typo
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df70aad..566e32b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ It allows users to easily create and browse group of apps and it displays notifi
### Book and web annotations/highlights management
- [Hypothesis](https://github.com/hypothesis/h/) - Annotate the web, with anyone, anywhere.
-- [Kobuddy](https://github.com/karlicoss/kobuddy - Get your Kobo e-reader device bookmarks and annotations in a .txt file.
+- [Kobuddy](https://github.com/karlicoss/kobuddy) - Get your Kobo e-reader device bookmarks and annotations in a .txt file.
## Captchas
**Avoid**
From 51b2164139262c7b7c6af273c27a9b0674c1d76c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rahim Ratnani [Mull](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) - Privacy hardened fork of Firefox for Android, with proprietary blobs removed.
- [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium by GrapheneOS.
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - iOS/Android. Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance and circumvent censorship.
#### Desktop
-- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Brave offers a pretty goot out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
+- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Brave offers a pretty good out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening and tweaking](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#firefox-1) to achieve great privacy.
- [LibreWolf](https://librewolf.net/) - Privacy-focused Firefox fork.
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/)
From 8b9867cda56d90bcc33103e8b7a3e3f33573b958 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 04:46:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 57/59] Add SiYuan to notes and tasks
---
README.md | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2970b2..f41e165 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
- [Notally](https://github.com/OmGodse/Notally) - A beautiful notes app (local only, no sync).
- [Notesnook](https://notesnook.com/) - Open source zero knowledge private note taking.
- [Quillnote](https://qosp.org/#/) - Take beautiful markdown notes and stay organized with task lists.
+- [SiYuan](https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan) - A local-first personal knowledge management system.
- [Standard Notes](https://standardnotes.org/) - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.
- [TinyList](https://tinylist.app/) - Create and share notes and checklists, without sacrificing your privacy.
- [Vikunja](https://vikunja.io) - The open-source to-do app to organize your life.
From fb1946b033ed0c67ab201dcedf6f50b244cdda51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:37:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 58/59] #273 Replace Decentraleyes by LocalCDN
---
README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f41e165..d797803 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ Please read about what the addon does before installing. If you don't understand
- [uBlock Origin](https://ublockorigin.com/) - Free, open-source ad content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.
- [ClearURLs](https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon) - This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browsing the Internet and sharing links.
-- [Decentraleyes](https://decentraleyes.org/) - Protects you against tracking through "free", centralized, content delivery.
+- [LocalCDN](https://www.localcdn.org/) - LocalCDN is a web browser extension that emulates Content Delivery Networks to improve your online privacy. It intercepts traffic, finds supported resources locally, and injects them into the environment. LocalCDN is a fork of the inactive project [Decentraleyes](https://decentraleyes.org/).
- [Cookie Autodelete](https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete) - When a tab closes, any cookies not being used are automatically deleted. Prevent tracking by other cookies and add only the ones you trust.
- [Smart Referer](https://gitlab.com/smart-referrer/smart-referer/-/blob/master/README.md) - Automatically hide HTTP and JavaScript Referer for cross-domain requests.
- ~[Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)~ [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect) - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Google Maps and many more requests to privacy friendly alternatives. Former Privacy Redirect is no longer maintained, LibRedirect is a maintained fork.
From e5ebf715db7608d2de9ed8563b3ebd65ca9a3d3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pluja <64632615+pluja@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:41:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 59/59] Update Libreddit link and add Ferrit
---
README.md | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d797803..eaeae36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1005,7 +1005,8 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [SaidIt](https://saidit.net/) - Open source Reddit clone.
**Privacy respecting Reddit clients:**
-- [Libreddit](https://libredd.it) - Private Reddit front-end written in Rust
+- [Libreddit](https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit) - Private Reddit front-end written in Rust
+ - [Ferrit](https://github.com/ferritreader/ferrit) - Private front-end for Reddit. Continuation of spikecodes/libreddit.
- [Teddit](https://teddit.net/) - Alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy
- [Infinity](https://github.com/Docile-Alligator/Infinity-For-Reddit) - A beautiful Reddit client for Android.
- [Dawn](https://github.com/Tunous/Dawn) - A gesture driven, open source reddit client for android