Free Tools and Services for Online Anonymity & Security
Online security has become immensely important these days. In an online ecosystem where almost all activity is being tracked, it is essential that people take measures to keep themselves anonymous online.
I am sharing below a list of tools/services I came across that are free and would help keep your online activity or data secure and help maintain anonymity:
- Messengers- Signal App and Telegram
- Email- Proton Mail
- Browser Extension- Ghostery
- Browser- Tor
- Password/Credentials Manager- KeePassX
If you have more free tool to share, feel free to share them in the comments below.
Telegram is not private by default, you may want to mention that. I would suggest Wickr, which has many more security features, and stronger encryption (same as Signal but also with perfect backwards secrecy) including the ability to delete your messages from other people's devices remotely at any time.
But the rest of your list is good! And even if I dont agree with Telegram 100%, it is 1000x better than facebook messenger, I think we can both agree on that! :)
Looking forward to more articles bro.
-Anarchistpreneur
Thanks for the input. Wickr looks good!
You are welcome, I will follow and try to contribute! I am starting my own series on privacy in a day or two as well.
Greets! :)
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One practice of mine is to keep all email activity on my phone so an email is never opened on my home server.
Good work! Yes, compartmentalization is a great technique. If you want t go the extra mile you can also never use home wifi connection on your phone and stick only to 4G, but what you're doing is already light years ahead of the usual person who gives Google their real name and signs up for eveeything with Facebook Connect.
I definitely do not want to be tracked when I surf #dolphin #porn
Your threat level: high :P