Privacy Respecting
Curated List of Privacy Respecting Services and Software
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Contents
- What?
- Search Engines
- Social Networks
- Messengers
- Cloud Storage
- Operating Systems
- Browsers
- AI Assistants
- Related
What?
This is a list of various 'free' services whose business models are to collect as much personal data about you as possible and alternatives you can use to them if you care about not losing control of your data and your privacy.
The list is separated into topics and each service or software stated gives support for why you may want to stop using the service. As well as show alternatives to these services and why you may want to switch to them.
Search Engines
- Qwant - Politique de protection des données.
- DuckDuckGo - DuckDuckGo privacy policy.
- StartPage - How we protect you.
- Searx - Why use Searx?.
Social Networks
- Mastodon - What is mastodon.social?.
- OwnCloud - Feature
- Scuttlebutt - Scuttlebutt principles.
- Diaspora - What is Diaspora.
Messengers
- Signal - Uses Signal Protocol.
- Riot - Secure decentralised chat powered by Matrix protocol.
- Threema
- Ring
- Conversations - Built on XMPP/Jabber.
- Ricochet - Anonymous instant messaging.
- Briar - Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging and forums.
Cloud Storage
- Syncthing - Open source.
- Seafile - About Seafile.
- Nextcloud - About Nextcloud. Self hosted.
Operating Systems
- Linux - Open source kernel. Debian
- iOS - iOS 10 security white paper.
- Android with LineageOS
- Tails OS
- Qubes OS
- MirageOS - OS in OCamel
Browsers
AI Assistants
- Snips - AI assistant platform.
Related
- Privacy tools
- Prism Break
- List of best privacy practices Bonnes pratiques OWASP EFF
- Privacy awesome list
- Adversaries and Anonymity Systems: The Basics
- Will a VPN Protect Me? Defining Your Threat Model
- Bring Privacy Back
