Apps & Alternatives guides
Open-source apps and privacy-respecting alternatives worth your time, and why the software model matters.
Internxt Unveiled: Safeguarding Your Encrypted Files and Photo Memories
Let me introduce you to Internxt, a great alternative to Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer and Google Photos. The services launched in 2020 and are based i
2023
Top 10: Privacy Tools List with Out-of-the-Box Solutions
In this list, we're introducing you to ten great privacy tools that come with out-of-the-box privacy features that don't require complicated setup or confi
2022
How to access reddit without ads and tracking while benefiting from faster page load times
Reddit ranks in the top 10 of most visited website in the world. Part of their business model is serving ads to their users and gain data with tracking. No
2022
Introduction of GitHub 💎 Gems by PrivacyTools.io
GitHub Gems are open-source projects that fall outside our main privacy topics but are worth a look, surfaced and shared by PrivacyTools.io for you.
2022
Open Source Portfolio Managers and Trackers for Wealth Management
Today we present you two GitHub Gems: Portfolio Tracker, Wealth Management, Accounting and Analytics Tools that protect your privacy. Supports stocks, EFTs
2022
8 Simple Stupid Flat File CMS: Free, User-Friendly and Open Source
You've decided to start your own website or blog and don't know where to start? You are in for treat. I've hand-picked eight wonderfully designed Flat-File
2022
File-Change Detection or Integrity Monitoring Systems
Pretty much the only thing left to do is to make sure that our data is not being changed or altered without our prior knowledge or consent. We can do this
2022
The Issues with Free and Open-Source Software for Privacy Tools
Once you get down to this level, you almost need to reevaluate everything about your threat model and what you are doing to protect yourself. Even the litt
2022
Breaking Down a Privacy Service: What's Really Under the Rug?
By now, the hope is that you have really begun to look at the services you are using on a day-to-day basis. Maybe you have run a few SSL tests on the websi
2022
Storing & Sharing in the Cloud: Finding the Right Provider to Protect Your Privacy
Right alongside messaging people in a secure manner, we have to think about how and where we are storing files in the cloud, and how those files are being
2022
The Importance of Free and Open-Source Software for Privacy Tools
Getting back to the good stuff, I have talked in the above pages about a term called FOSS or open source, or the long form Free, Open Source Software. This
2022
Your first choice for better internet privacy: Firefox Browser
Diving right into the specifics, I want to start off with the most common mode of accessing the World Wide Web, your Internet browser. Probably around 99%
2022
Firefox Send Is Back
Remember Firefox Send by Mozilla? A simple, user-friendly file-sharing service. It was revived a while ago by the open-source community and is more alive t