A Comprehensive Guide To Online Privacy And Security Tools

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A comprehensive guide to online privacy and security tools

Introduction to free and secure tools

Your browser is your primary entry point to the Internet, and your choices have a significant impact on your privacy. Here are tools and techniques that will help you maintain your privacy within a variety of budgets.

Privacy-focused browsers

Choosing the right browser is the first step to protecting personal information. Among the best browsers are:

  1. TOR Browser

https://www.torproject.org/

Completely free and one of the most private options available.

  1. Mullvad Browser :

https://mullvad.net/en/browser/

A great browser with a focus on privacy.

  1. BRAVE :

https://brave.com/

Free, fast, and with optional ads.

  1. FIREFOCUS :

https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/

Free and customizable for improved privacy.

  1. MULL (Android):

https://github.com/Divested-Mobile/Mull-FOSS

A secure and open source browser for Android devices.

Password Managers

Tools to manage and securely store your passwords:

  1. Keepass :

https://keepass.info/

The most secure and offline option, and it’s completely free.

  1. Bitwarden :

https://bitwarden.com/

Free, open source, advanced features and very low cost.

  1. Proton :

https://proton.me/pass/

Free and reliable option with premium features at affordable prices.

2FA programs.

An additional layer to increase the security of your accounts:

  1. Getaegis (Android):

https://getaegis.app/

Free and open source.

  1. Authy :

https://authy.com/

A free and practical tool for all platforms.

Firewalls

Control and manage your device’s internet traffic:

  1. LuLu (macOS)
    : Free and open source.

https://objective-see.org/products/lulu.html

  1. Rethink DNS (Android):

https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app/releases/tag/v0.5.5n

A free and open source option for controlling network traffic.

  1. Portmaster (Windows and Linux):

https://safing.io/portmaster/

A powerful and free tool for monitoring network traffic.

Operating Systems

Choosing a secure OS is the foundation of privacy:

  1. Linux:

Free, customizable, and available in different versions.

https://linux.org/

  1. Custom Android OS: such as

GrapheneOS

https://grapheneos.org/

or

LineageOS .

https://lineageos.org/

Search Engine:

DuckDuckGo

https://duckduckgo.com/

or

Brave

https://search.brave.com/

or

Startpage .

https://www.startpage.com/

VPN: Use proton vpn or Windscribe

(limited free plan).

https://windscribe.com/

DNS: Mullvad DNS

https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls/

or
NextDNS .

https://nextdns.io/

Messenger:

Signal

https://signal.org/

or

Session

https://getsession.org/

or

SimpleX .

https://simplex.chat/

Email: ProtonMail or Tutanota .

https://proton.me/mail/

https://tutanota.com/

Alias:

SimpleLogin (free plan).

https://simplelogin.io/

Cloud Storage: Use local storage or free tools like Cryptomator .

https://cryptomator.org/

Happy learning!

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