Privacy & Security

Large curated list of privacy-respecting software and services, organised by what they replace.

The most-referenced open source intelligence list, collecting people search, reverse image, geolocation and domain research tooling.

A 117k-star hub linking dozens of specialized security lists spanning pentesting, malware analysis, bug bounties and IoT.

Long-running directory of privacy-focused services with recommendations and reasoning.

A clickable tree of free investigation resources sorted by what you start with, such as an email, username, domain or phone number.

The content blocker, efficient and open source, and still the single highest-impact thing you can install.

Open-source password manager that is free for personal use, audited, and self-hostable if you want.

Anonymity network and browser, plus the clearest explanations of what anonymity does and does not give you.

The leading digital rights organisation, worth following for both its legal work and its tools.

Practical, threat-model-based guides to protecting yourself, written for normal people rather than security professionals.

Offline password vault stored in a local file, the pick for anyone who refuses to trust a cloud.

VPN with no accounts, no email and flat pricing, consistently the community's least-compromised recommendation.

Cloud DNS filtering with per-device profiles, blocklists and logging you control.

The maintained successor to TrueCrypt for encrypted volumes and full-disk encryption.

Hardened Android for Pixel devices, the recommended route for serious mobile privacy.

Amnesic live operating system that runs from a USB stick and leaves nothing behind.

Scans any file or URL against dozens of engines before you trust it.

Brian Krebs's investigative reporting, usually breaking breaches before the vendors admit them.

Transparently encrypts files before they sync to Dropbox, Drive or any other cloud folder.

Free public DNS that blocks known malicious domains and does not monetise your queries.

Tests how uniquely identifiable your browser fingerprint is and how well your blockers actually work.

Detailed suite showing exactly what your browser leaks through WebRTC, canvas, DNS and fonts.

The reference hardened Firefox configuration, thoroughly documented so you understand each trade-off.