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 ===== Difficulty Levels ===== ===== Difficulty Levels =====
  
-  * easy / no prior knowledge necessary +  * easy: no prior knowledge necessary 
-  * medium / easy to learn +  * medium: easy to learn 
-  * hard / complex knowledge necessary+  * hard: complex knowledge necessary
  
 ===== Android ===== ===== Android =====
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 |//Anonymous chats// |[[https://briarproject.org/|Briar]] |medium| Onion-routed anonymous messaging| |//Anonymous chats// |[[https://briarproject.org/|Briar]] |medium| Onion-routed anonymous messaging|
 |//Browsing//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.focus|Firefox Focus]]|easy|Open-source browser| |//Browsing//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.focus|Firefox Focus]]|easy|Open-source browser|
-|//End-to-end encrypted calls and chat//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms|Signal]]|easy|End-to-endencrypted phone calls, video calls, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|+|//End-to-end encrypted calls and chat//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video calls, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 | |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wire|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| | |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wire|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://github.com/siacs/Conversations#conversations|Conversations]]|medium|End-to-encrypted chat (jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)| |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://github.com/siacs/Conversations#conversations|Conversations]]|medium|End-to-encrypted chat (jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)|
-|//Client-side encrypted cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/files/|Nextcloud]]|easy|self hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| +|//Client-side encrypted cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/files/|Nextcloud]]|easy|Self-hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| 
-|//End-to-end encrypted email//   |[[http://www.openkeychain.org/|OpenKeyChain]]/[[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.fsck.k9/|K9Mail]]  |hard| encrypted e-mail| +|//End-to-end encrypted email//   |[[http://www.openkeychain.org/|OpenKeyChain]]/[[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.fsck.k9/|K9Mail]]  |hard| End-to-end encrypted e-mail| 
-|//Passwords//   |[[https://www.keepassdx.com/|KeePassDX]]|medium|password manager|+|//Passwords//   |[[https://www.keepassdx.com/|KeePassDX]]|medium|Password manager|
 |//File Sync//    |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]]|medium|Encrypted, decentralized file sync| |//File Sync//    |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]]|medium|Encrypted, decentralized file sync|
 |//Operating System//   |[[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]]|hard|Alternative operating system based on Android| |//Operating System//   |[[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]]|hard|Alternative operating system based on Android|
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 |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onion-browser/id519296448?mt=8&at=10l9R4|Onion Browser]]|easy|Proxy With Tor/Private Web Browser| |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onion-browser/id519296448?mt=8&at=10l9R4|Onion Browser]]|easy|Proxy With Tor/Private Web Browser|
 |//Phone Calls, Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/app/id874139669|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |//Phone Calls, Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/app/id874139669|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
-| |[[https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/wire-sicherer-messenger/id930944768?mt=8|Wire]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|+| |[[https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/wire-sicherer-messenger/id930944768?mt=8|Wire]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |//Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatsecure/id464200063?mt=8|ChatSecure]]|medium|End-to-end encrypted chat (with jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)| |//Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatsecure/id464200063?mt=8|ChatSecure]]|medium|End-to-end encrypted chat (with jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)|
 |//Cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|easy|Self-hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| |//Cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|easy|Self-hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")|
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 ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^ ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^
 |//Adblocker//   |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock Origin]]|easy|More than a multiple ad blocker| |//Adblocker//   |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock Origin]]|easy|More than a multiple ad blocker|
-| |[[https://www.eff.org/privacybadger|Privacy Badger]]|easy|Self-learning tracking blocker|+|//Privacy plugin//|[[https://www.eff.org/privacybadger|Privacy Badger]]|easy|Self-learning tracking blocker|
 | |[[https://noscript.net/|NoScript]]|hard|Manage javascript, flash, anti-xss, java, anti-clickjacking| | |[[https://noscript.net/|NoScript]]|hard|Manage javascript, flash, anti-xss, java, anti-clickjacking|
 | |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/|uMatrix]]|hard|Blocks scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.| | |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/|uMatrix]]|hard|Blocks scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.|
 +| |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/happy-bonobo-disable-webrtc/|Disable WebRTC]]|easy|Browser add-on to disable Web-RTC based leak of IP-address|
 |//Cookies// |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/|Cookie AutoDelete]]|medium|Auto-delete for cookies without closing the browser| |//Cookies// |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/|Cookie AutoDelete]]|medium|Auto-delete for cookies without closing the browser|
 |//Browser Fingerprint// |[[https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/|CanvasBlocker]]|easy|Browser add-on to change JS-API for modifying canvas to prevent Canvas-Fingerprinting| |//Browser Fingerprint// |[[https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/|CanvasBlocker]]|easy|Browser add-on to change JS-API for modifying canvas to prevent Canvas-Fingerprinting|
 |//HTTPS//   |[[https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere|HTTPS Everywhere]]|easy|Switch to encrypted (=HTTPS) version of websites automatically| |//HTTPS//   |[[https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere|HTTPS Everywhere]]|easy|Switch to encrypted (=HTTPS) version of websites automatically|
-|//Tracking// |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/happy-bonobo-disable-webrtc/|Disable WebRTC]]|easy|Browser add-on to disable Web-RTC based leak of IP-address| +|//Search Engine// |[[https://duckduckgo.com|DuckDuckGo]] ([[https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion/|Onion URL]])|easy|Private search engine| 
-|//Search Engine//|[[https://duckduckgo.com|DuckDuckGO]] ([[http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/|Onion URL]])|easy|Private search engine| +|                 |[[https://searx.me/|Searx]]|easy|(self-hosted e.g. as https://search.fuckoffgoogle.net/)| 
-| |[[https://searx.me/|Searx]]|easy|(self-hosted e.g. as https://search.fuckoffgoogle.net/)| + 
-|//Meta Search Engine//|[[https://www.metager.de/en/|MetaGer]] ([[http://b7cxf4dkdsko6ah2.onion/|Onion URL]]) |easy|Private search engine||+More privacy-preserving browsers based on Firefox: 
 + 
 +  * [[https://librewolf.net/|LibreWolf]] 
 +  * [[https://mullvad.net/en/browser|Mullvad Browser]] (in partnership with [[https://www.torproject.org/|Tor Project]], maker of TorBrowser)
  
  
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 |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy|Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project| |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy|Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project|
 |//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|Open-source browser| |//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|Open-source browser|
 +|               |[[https://librewolf.net/|LibreWolf]]|easy|open-source browser based on Firefox but with improved privacy|
 +|               |[[https://mullvad.net/en/browser|Mullvad Browser]]|easy|open-source browser based on Firefox; in partnership with [[https://www.torproject.org/|Tor Project]], maker of TorBrowser|
 |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
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 ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^ ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^
 |//Anonymous Browsing//           | [[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]              |easy | Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project| |//Anonymous Browsing//           | [[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]              |easy | Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project|
 +|//Anonymous Messaging//          | [[https://www.publish0x.com/fav/privacy-how-to-install-and-run-briar-in-linux-mint-xvreqod?a=WZdP83ydKg&tid=briar|Briar]]              |medium | Onion-routed anonymous messaging|
 |//Browsing//                     | [[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]                                 |easy | Open-source browser| |//Browsing//                     | [[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]                                 |easy | Open-source browser|
 +|               |[[https://librewolf.net/|LibreWolf]]|easy|open-source browser based on Firefox but with improved privacy|
 +|               |[[https://mullvad.net/en/browser|Mullvad Browser]]|easy|open-source browser based on Firefox; in partnership with [[https://www.torproject.org/|Tor Project]], maker of TorBrowser|
 |//End-to-end encrypted chat//    | [[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]                                                |easy | End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |//End-to-end encrypted chat//    | [[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]                                                |easy | End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |                                 | [[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]                                                    |easy | End-to-end encrypted chats with other computers and with mobile phones. Video chats possible| |                                 | [[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]                                                    |easy | End-to-end encrypted chats with other computers and with mobile phones. Video chats possible|
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 |//Passwords//  |[[https://keepassxc.org/|KeepassXC]] |easy | Offline password manager| |//Passwords//  |[[https://keepassxc.org/|KeepassXC]] |easy | Offline password manager|
 |//File Sync//   |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]] |medium |Encrypted, decentralized file sync | |//File Sync//   |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]] |medium |Encrypted, decentralized file sync |
 +
 +===== Privacy focused Linux distributions =====
 +
 +^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^
 +|//Anonymity// | [[https://tails.boum.org/|Tails]]|medium|Amnesic, Incognito Live OS|
 +| | [[https://www.whonix.org/|Whonix]]|medium|Anonymizing virtual machine and gateway|
 +|//High-security//|[[https://qubes-os.org|Qubes]]|hard|Security through Xen-hypervisor based isolation. Also provides anonymity.|
 +
 +
  
 ===== MacOSX ===== ===== MacOSX =====
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 |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy| Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project| |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy| Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project|
 |//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|Open-source browser| |//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|Open-source browser|
 +|               |[[https://librewolf.net/|LibreWolf]]|easy|open-source browser based on Firefox but with improved privacy|
 +|               |[[https://mullvad.net/en/browser|Mullvad Browser]]|easy|open-source browser based on Firefox; in partnership with [[https://www.torproject.org/|Tor Project]], maker of TorBrowser|
 |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|