Simple-to-use Data Privacy Tools

Data Privacy Tools

Key words:

  • encrypted
  • free open source software (FOSS)
  • decentralised

Email

Protonmail (servers in Switzerland, also has a free vpn service)

Tutanota (servers in Germany)

Startmail (servers in The Netherlands)

Browsers

Firefox

Brave

Search engines

Duckduckgo

Startpage (uses Google search results without telling Google about you)

Password managers

Keepass (most secure, but requires a bit of learning. You store the database on your computer, not on a company server)

Bitwarden (easier to use, in browser)

Productivity

Standard Notes

LibreOffice

Cryptpad (collaboration, Googledocs alternative)

Youtube alternatives

Odysee

Mobile

F-droid (appstore)

NewPipe (Youtube client for Android)

AntennaPod (podcast player)

Blogging

Listed.to

Bearblog

Data privacy guides

Privacyguides.org

Techlore (and Surveillance Report podcast)

For techies

Explanation of Linux

/e/Foundation


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