└── README.md /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | ![](https://www.privacytools.io/img/logo.svg) 2 | 3 | # Privacy Tools Guide: Encrypted Software & Apps 4 | 5 | Sadly, our old and popular GitHub repository was hijacked for malicious reasons together with our subreddit by the PrivacyGuides team. The full background story to summarize the incidents and behavior: https://www.privacytools.io/guides/jonah-aragon-privacyguides-failed-attempt-to-takeover 6 | 7 | This new GitHub page for PrivacyTools.io will serve now as a community hub where we keep an up-to-date list of all social media profiles we're maintaining to keep in touch with our community. 8 | 9 | ## PrivacyTools.io Community Hub 10 | 11 | - Privacy Forum: https://forum.awesomealternatives.org/t/privacy-tools 12 | - GitHub Discussion: https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacy-tools/discussions 13 | - Privacy Blog: https://www.privacytools.io/guides/ ([RSS](https://www.privacytools.io/guides/rss.xml)) 14 | - Newsletter: https://substack.com/profile/115217837-privacytoolsio 15 | - Telegram: https://t.me/privacytools_2015 16 | - Discord: https://discord.gg/Drr9XbKW9k 17 | - Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacytoolsIO 18 | - reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivacySoftware/ 19 | - Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@privacytools 20 | - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/privacytools.io.2015 21 | - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privacytools_io/ 22 | - Minds: https://www.minds.com/privacytools_io/ 23 | - DEV: https://dev.to/privacytools 24 | - Medium: https://medium.com/@privacy-tools 25 | - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@privacy-tools 26 | - Odysee: https://odysee.com/@privacytools:4 27 | - VK: https://vk.com/privacy.tools 28 | - Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/privacytoolsIO/ 29 | - Librti: https://librti.com/privacy-tools 30 | 31 | # Why is PrivacyTools.io on platforms like Facebook? 32 | 33 | For the simple reason that our target audience, privacy unaware people, are using them and therefore a good way to raise awareness for privacy tools and promote open-source software alternatives and reach a large audience. It wouldn't make sense to choose Mastodon as our sole outlet because Mastodon users are general speaking already privacy-aware. 34 | 35 | # Open-Source Privacy Tools 36 | Software and apps listed on [PrivacyTools.io](https://www.privacytools.io/) are all open-source unless marked otherwise. Read more about our [criteria here](https://www.privacytools.io/#criteria). 37 | 38 | # Privacy Website 39 | A list of our most popular content on our privacy website: 40 | 41 | - [Best Privacy VPN](https://www.privacytools.io/privacy-vpn) 42 | - [Best Privacy Web Browser](https://www.privacytools.io/private-browser) 43 | - [Privacy Email](https://www.privacytools.io/privacy-email) 44 | - [Free Password Managers](https://www.privacytools.io/secure-password-manager) 45 | - [Encrypted Cloud Storage](https://www.privacytools.io/encrypted-cloud-storage) 46 | - [Encrypted DNS](https://www.privacytools.io/encrypted-dns-resolver) 47 | - [Incogni Review](https://www.privacytools.io/incogni-review) 48 | 49 | ## Browser Addons 50 | - [Best Privacy Browser Extensions](https://www.privacytools.io/privacy-browser-addons/) 51 | - [Best Chrome Privacy Browser Extensions](https://www.privacytools.io/chrome-privacy-extensions/) 52 | - [Best Safari Privacy Browser Extensions](https://www.privacytools.io/safari-privacy-extensions/) 53 | - [Best Firefox Privacy Browser Extensions](https://www.privacytools.io/firefox-privacy-extensions/) 54 | 55 | # Mirrors 56 | - https://gitlab.com/privacytoolsIO/privacy-tools 57 | - https://codeberg.org/Privacy-Tools/privacy-guides 58 | 59 | # Linktrees 60 | - https://linktr.ee/privacy.tools 61 | - https://bio.link/privacytools 62 | - https://wheretofind.me/@privacytools 63 | 64 | # For Webmasters 65 | Content creators in the privacy and open-source community are often limited with their advertising options. The [Affiliate Program of AdGuard](https://www.privacytools.io/help/article/4-AdGuard-Affiliate-Partner-Program-Review-50-Commission) might be an option for many. The company [open-sourced all their software on GitHub](https://github.com/AdguardTeam) and are providing fairly priced and non-shady software. 66 | 67 | ## License 68 | [WTFPL Public Lincense](https://www.privacytools.io/WTFPLV2.txt) - Version 2, December 2004 69 | 70 | ###### Made with love and coffee during sleepless nights in Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Est. 2015 71 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------