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A Simple Guide
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Privacy & Security
Easy ways to help secure your digital life. Free, open-source, or non-profit software.
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Good question. Just like setting a PIN on your phone, locking your doors at night, or sending mail in a sealed envelope, there are simple things that you can do to protect yourself online. Here are some of the easiest ways to improve your digital privacy and security.
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Signal is a secure texting, calling, and video chat app that doesn't collect any information about you. It's widely considered to be the safest option for communication, and even the Army recommends Signal for their troops to use in countries where surveillance is pervasive.
Business Insider writes about some of Signal's core features.
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Bitwarden is a secure cloud password manager. It has a browser extension and an app, making logging into websites and apps easy. Its free option works on different platforms, and paid features include being able to use it for both password management and two-factor authentication.
In Bitwarden for Beginners, Martin Shelton walks through how to get started.
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Firefox is an internet browser that has built-in features like tracker blocking, HTTPS-only mode, DNS privacy, and allows you to opt-out of data collection from the organization.
Wirecutter has a great collection of different ad and tracker blockers here.
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More secure connections to websites. Available in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera.
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Password management and stronger passwords. Available in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and more.
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Authy is a simple and well-designed two-factor authentication app. Two-factor is one of the safest ways to make sure nobody gets into your accounts except you. After entering a password when logging in, you'll be asked for a randomly generated code from Authy before being allowed in. This means that even if your password is stolen, without that code your account will be locked. Authy's key feature is backing-up your codes, ensuring you never get locked out of your accounts if you lose or change phones.
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Standard Notes is a secure note-taking app. It syncs across devices and has apps for all platforms.
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ProtonMail is an easy-to-use secure email service that doesn't scan your messages for any reason.
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ProtonVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) service provider operated by the makers of ProtonMail. VPNs change your IP address - an identifying number associated with your internet connection - and secures your internet traffic, making your device's physical location and data connection private.
Freedom of the Press Foundation has written an in-depth guide to choosing a VPN.
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Using Tor Browser is similar to browsing the internet using a VPN, but powered by technology originally designed by the US Navy to protect against surveillance on the internet. Now Tor is used by journalists, activists, students, researchers, and everyday people who don't want their online behavior being logged and cataloged by governments and corporations.
"Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world."
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Tips, Tools, and How-tos for Safer Online Communications.
Digital security training for news organizations, freelance and citizen journalists, and other at-risk groups.
PrivacyTools provides services, tools, and knowledge to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.
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