- [Go FOSS](https://www.gofoss.today/) - Another guide on ditching big-tech, with a focus on seven core areas.
- [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/) - Find alternatives for software. Used extensively to build this guide. Also check out [Switching.software](https://switching.software/) (thanks @mynamesleon)
- [Framasoft](https://framasoft.org/en/) - Lots of alternatives and software. Too many to fit into the list. Also check out [this link](https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/). Thanks @NicolasPA
- [r/VPN](https://old.reddit.com/r/VPN/) - Read the sidebar and [wiki](https://old.reddit.com/r/VPN/wiki/index) to learn more about why you should consider using a VPN. I personally use [Mullvad](https://mullvad.net) but do your own research before choosing.
Everything you need to become a privacy wizard. This section has two subsections: The first has links with self-explanatory titles, the second has more detailed descriptions.
#### Subsection 1
- [Android Privacy Guide - Take Control Of Your Data (GitLab)](https://gitlab.com/Attedz/AndroidPrivacyGuide)
- [Everything You Need to Know About Password Managers](https://outline.com/NC69FD)
- [Firefox: Privacy Related "about:config" Tweaks](https://www.privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config)
- [Four Methods to Create a Secure Password You'll Actually Remember](https://outline.com/XuMTFA)
- [How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)](https://outline.com/dqfuqL)
- Use a [password manager](https://outline.com/NC69FD) such as [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com)
- Set up [multi-factor/two-factor authentication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication) on as many accounts as you can
- Don't save passwords to your browser: [Erase the entire password cache](http://www.wikihow.com/Delete-Remembered-Passwords) once you set up a password manager.
- [Remove bloatware from Android (without root)](https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/)
- [What are 5-eyes, 9-eyes, and 14-eyes?](https://restoreprivacy.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/)
- [Outline](https://outline.com/) is an awesome tool for getting all the junk out of news articles (I've used it a few times in this guide already). Sometimes it can get around paywalls for "premium" news sites.
- [How to create a strong password (and remember it)](https://outline.com/dqfuqL)
- [How to delete remembered passwords (WikiHow)](http://www.wikihow.com/Delete-Remembered-Passwords)
- [How to disable Telemetry and Data Collection in Windows 10 (Winaero)](https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-telemetry-and-data-collection-in-windows-10/)
- [How to permanently delete a Facebook account (Delete Facebook)](https://deletefacebook.com/).
- [How to permanently delete a Facebook account (WikiHow)](https://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Delete-a-Facebook-Account)
- [HTTP vs. HTTPS: What's the Difference and Why Should You Care? (Entrepreneur)](https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/281633)
- [What are 5-eyes, 9-eyes, and 14-eyes? (RestorePrivacy)](https://restoreprivacy.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/)
- [What is GDPR and how will it affect you? (Outline/The Guardian)](https://outline.com/exmSpf)
- [What is GDPR? Everything you need to know about the new EU data laws (Outline/TechRadar)](https://outline.com/6sjd76)
- [What is Tor and should I use it?](https://outline.com/JRCscH)
- [HTTP vs. HTTPS](https://outline.com/xUXZMh)
- The EFF has an [excellent guide](https://ssd.eff.org/) on how to stay safe and secure online. It is incredibly useful and I suggest that everyone read through it.
- Click [here](https://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-10-telemetry) and [here](https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-telemetry-and-data-collection-in-windows-10/) for tips on disabling Windows 10 telemetry/data collection.
- Click [here](https://duckduckgo.com/newsletter) to sign up for DuckDuckGo's privacy newsletter, and [here](https://spreadprivacy.com/) for more tips, articles, and blog posts from DuckDuckGo.
- [Windows 10 Privacy Guide](https://fdossena.com/?p=w10debotnet/index_1903.frag) (thanks again u/rightknobhead)
- [Fix Windows Privacy](https://modzero.github.io/fix-windows-privacy/) - A tool to disable privacy breaches on Windows 10.
- [Delete Facebook](https://deletefacebook.com/). Another guide can be found [here](https://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Delete-a-Facebook-Account).
- [Why you should put tape over your webcam](https://outline.com/fYCu98)
- [What is DNS and why should I change it?](https://outline.com/8jsWXw) Use [DNSPerf](https://www.dnsperf.com/#!dns-resolvers) to see which one is fastest for you. (Thanks @resynth1943)
- What is GDPR? [TechRadar](https://outline.com/6sjd76) and [The Guardian](https://outline.com/exmSpf)
- [Here](https://github.com/lfit/itpol/blob/master/linux-workstation-security.md) is a really good guide for configuring a super secure Linux workstation (thanks u/aoeudhtns)
- [A website to raise awareness of online privacy](https://theytrackyou.com/). Lot's of good tips in here (thanks u/brais33)
- Check out [Prism Break](https://prism-break.org/en/) (thanks u/FrontierPsycho)
- [Guide for Linux users](https://github.com/wesaphzt/block-all-google) on blocking everything Google at the network level. This can and probably will break other alternatives that rely on Google to serve content. Thanks u/wesaphzt
- u/wesaphzt also provided [this](https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js), [this](https://ffprofile.com/), and [this](https://www.privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config) for hardening Firefox.
- Check out [WindowsSpyBlocker](https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker) and [this tutorial](https://github.com/adolfintel/Windows10-Privacy) for even more Windows 10 tips (thanks u/rudolf323)
- [retiolus/privacysec](https://github.com/retiolus/privacysec) - Another list of free, open source, and privacy respecting alternatives to privacy-violating services, whose aim is to be translated into as many languages as possible.
- [VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com/) lets you upload files and scans them against multiple antivirus programs at once. Very helpful for checking false negatives. Unfortunately Alphabet Inc owns VirusTotal but there are no good alternatives.
- [Why You Really Should Put Tape Over Your Webcam](https://outline.com/fYCu98)
- [7 Reasons to Use a Third-Party DNS Service](https://outline.com/8jsWXw)
- Use [DNSPerf](https://www.dnsperf.com/#!dns-resolvers) to see which one is fastest for you.
#### Subsection 2
- [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/) is a free service that helps you find better alternatives to the products you love and hate. Used extensively to build this guide.
- [block-all-google.sh](https://github.com/wesaphzt/block-all-google) is a script for blocking everything Google at the network level. This can and probably will break other alternatives that rely on Google to serve content.
- [Databunker](https://databunker.org/) is a network-based, self-hosted, GDPR compliant, secure database for personal data or PII.
- [ethical.net](https://ethical.net/) is a not-for-profit project building a collaborative, online directory of ethical companies of all kinds.
- [Firefox Profilemaker](https://ffprofile.com/) is a tool to help you create a Firefox profile with the defaults you like.
- [Fix Windows Privacy](https://modzero.github.io/fix-windows-privacy/) is a tool to disable privacy breaches on Windows 10.
- [Framasoft](https://framasoft.org/en/) is a collection of alternative software. Too many to fit elsewhere in the list.
- [Go FOSS](https://www.gofoss.today/) is a guide on ditching big-tech, with a focus on seven core areas.
- [Hybrid Analysis](https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/) a free malware analysis service for the community that detects and analyzes unknown threats using a unique Hybrid Analysis technology. Powered by [Falcon Sandbox](https://www.crowdstrike.com/endpoint-security-products/falcon-sandbox-malware-analysis/), which is developed by [CrowdStrike](https://www.crowdstrike.com/).
- [Outline](https://outline.com/) is an awesome tool for getting all the junk out of news articles (I've used it a few times in this guide already). Sometimes it can get around paywalls for "premium" news sites.
- [PRISM Break](https://prism-break.org/en/) is a guide on how to opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora.
- [PrivacyTools](https://www.privacytools.io/) provides services, tools and knowledge to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.
- [retiolus/privacysec](https://github.com/retiolus/privacysec) is a collective guide built off the data of other guides, including this one, whose aim is to be translated into as many languages as possible.
- [r/Privacy wiki](https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/wiki/index) has a lot of useful information. This guide also automatically mirrors itself to the wiki!
- [r/VPN wiki](https://old.reddit.com/r/VPN/wiki/index) to learn more about why you should consider using a VPN.
- [Switching.software](https://switching.software/) is a collection of ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.
- [VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com/) lets you upload files and scans them against multiple antivirus programs at once. Very helpful for checking false negatives. Be aware that Alphabet Inc owns VirusTotal.
- [WindowsSpyBlocker (GitHub)](https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker) is a tool to block spying and tracking on Windows.
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