A list of resources to help me keep track of important news/studies/projects/etc. in the privacy & security world. This is designed for my own use, but I'm publicizing it as I believe much of it is information people should have access to. I will be putting everything here through the archive machine soon to ensure none of it is lost. This is a constant work in progress and is currently incomplete, so please don't ask where XYZ is for now - it's likely coming soon.
Sorted by publish date
- CTemplar New Backup Protocols (Keywords: News, Email, CTemplar, Backups) | 4 November 2021
- CTemplar Data Incident PSA (Keywords: News, Email, CTemplar, PSA, Backups) | 27 October 2021
- The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5 : Part 3 (Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5) | 25 October 2019
- The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5 : Part 2 (Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5) | 25 October 2019
- The Sad Saga of Purism and the Librem 5 : Part 1 (Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5) | 23 October 2019
- An Interview With Zlatan Todoric, Open-Source Developer & Former Purism CTO (Keywords: News, Mobile, Purism, Librem 5) | 20 October 2019
- Why Does Tor Browser for Android have Trackers? (Keywords: News, Tor, Exodus Privacy, Trackers) | 9 November 2020
- Dark web doesn't exist, says Tor's Dingledine. And folks use network for privacy, not crime (Keywords: News, Tor, Dark Web, Crime) | 11 February 2018
- Hidden VPN owners unveiled: 104 VPN products run by just 24 companies (Keywords: News, VPN, VPN Ownership) | 17 January 2022
Sorted by publish date
- Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home? (Keywords: Research, Browser, Data, Telemetry, Identifiers, Default, Brave, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, Douglas Leith) | 24 February 2020
- Browser Fingerprinting: A survey (Keywords: Research, Browser, Fingerprinting, Identifiers, Pierre Laperdrix, Natalia Bielova, Benoit Baudry, Gildas Avoine) | 4 November 2019
- Browser Fingerprinting via OS and Hardware Level Features (Keywords: Research, Browser, Fingerprinting, Identifiers, Yinzhi Cao, Song Li, Erik Wijmans) | 27 February 2017
- Are iPhones Really Better for Privacy? A Comparative Study of iOS and Android Apps (Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Data, Data Sharing, Telemetry, Applications, Third-party tracking, Konrad Kollnig, Anastasia Shuba) | 19 December 2021
- Bugs in our Pockets: The Risks of Client-Side Scanning (Keywords: Research, Mobile, CSS, Law Enforcement, Backdoor, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Scanning, ) | 15 October 2021
- Android Mobile OS Snooping By Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and Realme Handsets (Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, ROM, /e/OS, LineageOS, Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Realme, Google Play Services, Telemetry, Douglas Leith) | 6 October 2021
- Data Security on Mobile Devices: Current State of the Art, Open Problems, and Proposed Solutions (Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Data, Law Enforcement, Encryption, Data Access, FBI, Maximilian Zinkus, Tushar Jois, Matthew Green) | 27 May 2021
- Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google (Keywords: Research, Mobile, Android, iOS, Apple, Google, Data, Data Sharing, Telemetry, Douglas Leith) | 25 March 2021
Sorted Alphabetically
- 2FA Directory (Keywords: Resources & Tools, 2FA, Two Factor Authentication, List)
- Nuke Reddit History (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Account Management, Reddit)
- Bibliogram - Instagram Frontend (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Front-Ends, Instagram, Viewer)
- Nitter - Twitter Frontend (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Front-Ends, Twitter, Viewer)
- Picuki - Instagram Frontend (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Front-Ends, Instagram, Viewer)
- Plexus - App compatibility on degoogled devices (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Android, Custom ROM, MicroG, Application, App) | My Notes: I made this, so you know its development is slow as a snail.
- Universal Android Debloater - Improve privacy, security and battery performance by removing unnecessary and obscure system apps (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Android Tools, Google Play Services, System Apps, Android, Uninstall, Delete)
- arkenfox wiki (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Browser, Firefox, Hardening) | My Notes: The arkenfox user guide goes through exactly how to harden Firefox.
- BrowserLeaks - Show you what kind of personal identity data can be leaked (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Browser Tools, Fingerprinting, Javascript, Unique)
- PrivacyTests.org - Open-source tests of web browser privacy (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Browser Tools, Browser Comparision, Browser Tests, Fingerprinting)
- KYC? Not me! (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Cryptocurrency, KYC, Identity) | My Notes: Some of the services here "don't work" for US users. If only a certain tool with the acronym V P N existed ;)
- BreachDirectory - Check for data breaches (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Data Breach, Email, Phone, Username)
- Have I Been Pwned - Check for data breaches (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Data Breach, Email, Phone)
- The Paranoid's Bible - An Anti-Dox Effort (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Dox, Doxing)
- The Paranoid's Bible 2.0 - An Anti-Dox Effort (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Dox, Doxing)
- This Person Does Not Exist - Face Generator (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Digital Footprint, Machine Learning, Profile)
- Recommending Tools - How to reduce harm to participants when recommending tools (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Education, EFF) | My Notes: Something I wish more people in the privacy community read. Basic information on how to preach privacy & security without being a conceited asshole who thinks they're better than everyone.
- Personal Data Removal Workbook (Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, OSINT, Guide)
- Personal Security Checklist (Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide)
- PrivacyGuides - Your Central Privacy & Security Resource (Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide)
- Self-Hosted Privacy Resources (Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Self-Hosting, Docker)
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity (Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide) | My Notes: For higher threat models.
- The New Oil - The Beginner's Guide to Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (Keywords: Resources & Tools, External Resources, Guide)
- Open-Source iOS Apps - A community curated set of open-source iOS apps (Keywords: Resources & Tools, iOS, FOSS, Open Source, List) | My Notes: Believe it or not, almost no one is truly 100% FOSS. So yes, migrating as much as possible to FOSS (even on iOS) moves people in a healthy direction. FOSS gatekeepers are the worst.
- Messenger Matrix (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Messengers, Comparison)
- Ad Blocker Test (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Miscellaneous, Ads, Ad Blocker)
- How I experience the web today (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Miscellaneous, Web, Internet) | My Notes: Love this site lol.
- Terms of Service; Didn't Read (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Miscellaneous, Privacy Policy)
- Cyber Background Checks - Search people, street addresses, phone numbers or emails! (Keywords: Resources & Tools, OSINT, Name, Address, Phone, Email)
- OSINT Framework - Gathering information from free tools or resources (Keywords: Resources & Tools, OSINT)
- WhatsMyName - This tool allows you to enumerate usernames across many websites (Keywords: Resources & Tools, OSINT, Username)
- The Search Engine Map - Types of search engines and where they get results from (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Search Engines, Search Results, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Google, Yandex) | My Notes: Always interesting to see people bash on Bing results but love DDG results. This should give people information on where search results come from.
- Opsec 101 - The basics of Opsec in a way that most anyone should be able to understand (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Threat Modeling, OPSEC)
- Real-World Onion Sites - This is a list of substantial, commercial-or-social-good mainstream websites which provide onion services (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Tor, Onion Sites, List)
- TorPlusVPN - All different ways to combine Tor with X have different pros and cons (Keywords: Resources & Tools, Tor, VPN, Proxy, SSH) | My Notes: To clear up the common question of whether or not to combine VPN & Tor. For most users, if they're asking the question: NO.
Sorted Alphabetically
- PostScanMail - View and Manage Your Postal Mail Online (Keywords: Services, Addresses, Fake Address, Business Address, Alias) | My Notes: Essentially address aliasing. Very cool concept, never tried it before though.
- CalyxOS (Keywords: Services, Android ROMs, Custom ROM) | My Notes: Verified boot, maintains AOSP security, adds some neat privacy features, adds optional MicroG.
- DivestOS (Keywords: Services, Android ROMs, Custom ROM) | My Notes: Some devices include verified boot, generally improves on LineageOS security.
- arkenfox (Keywords: Services, Browser Tools, Firefox, Hardening) | My Notes: A convenient and thorough method of hardening Firefox.
- Alovoa - Meet new, exciting people! (Keywords: Services, Dating)
- Bisq - Exchange, Decentralized (Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Exchange) | My Notes: Peer to peer Bitcoin exchange.
- Coincards - Spend crypto at top brands (Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Payment Aliasing, Gift Card) | My Notes: Allows easy ability to indirectly pay with anything using crypto.
- Haveno - Opening Monero To The World (Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Exchange) | My Notes: Peer to peer Monero exchange, currently incomplete.
- LocalMonero - Buy or Sell Monero Anonymously (Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Exchange)
- Moon - Pay with crypto (Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Payment Aliasing, Fake Card, Debit Card, Credit Card, Alias)
- Samourai Wallet - A Bitcoin wallet for the streets (Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Wallet)
- Travala - Travel with crypto (Keywords: Services, Cryptocurrency, Travel, Flying, Hotel)
- AnonAddy - Anonymous Email Forwarding (Keywords: Services, Email, Alias) | My Notes: Never used it, but hope to one day.
- Guerrilla Mail - Disposable Temporary E-Mail Address (Keywords: Services, Email, Alias)
- SimpleLogin - Receive and send emails anonymously (Keywords: Services, Email, Alias) | My Notes: Use on a day-to-day basis. Fantastic service for email aliasing.
- Privacy.com (Keywords: Services, Payments, Fake Card, Debit Card, Credit Card, Alias) | My Notes: Use every day. Like most aliasing solutions, it's a transfer of trust from dozens/hundreds of sites - to one. Understand what that entails and the use-case.
- Viabuy (Keywords: Services, Payments, Fake Card, Debit Card, Credit Card, Prepaid Card, Alias) | My Notes: This is only for those in the EU. Heard good things about it.
- MySudo (Keywords: Services, Phone Numbers, Fake Number, Second Number, Alias) | My Notes: Like other aliasing solutions, it's a transfer of trust. Probably one of the best VOIP-only services for number aliasing.
- SilentLink - Instant eSIM (Keywords: Services, Phone Numbers, Fake Number, Second Number, Cryptocurrency, eSIM, Alias)
- Textverified (Keywords: Services, Phone Numbers, Fake Number, Second Number, Alias)