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 ===== Difficulty Levels ===== ===== Difficulty Levels =====
  
-  * easy / no prior knowledge necessary +  * easy: no prior knowledge necessary 
-  * medium / easy to learn +  * medium: easy to learn 
-  * hard / complex knowledge necessary+  * hard: complex knowledge necessary
  
 ===== Android ===== ===== Android =====
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 |//Anonymous chats// |[[https://briarproject.org/|Briar]] |medium| Onion-routed anonymous messaging| |//Anonymous chats// |[[https://briarproject.org/|Briar]] |medium| Onion-routed anonymous messaging|
 |//Browsing//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.focus|Firefox Focus]]|easy|Open-source browser| |//Browsing//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.focus|Firefox Focus]]|easy|Open-source browser|
-|//End-to-end encrypted calls and chat//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms|Signal]]|easy|End-to-endencrypted phone calls, video calls, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|+|//End-to-end encrypted calls and chat//   |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video calls, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 | |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wire|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| | |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wire|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://github.com/siacs/Conversations#conversations|Conversations]]|medium|End-to-encrypted chat (jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)| |//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://github.com/siacs/Conversations#conversations|Conversations]]|medium|End-to-encrypted chat (jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)|
-|//Client-side encrypted cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/files/|Nextcloud]]|easy|self hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| +|//Client-side encrypted cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/files/|Nextcloud]]|easy|Self-hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| 
-|//End-to-end encrypted email//   |[[http://www.openkeychain.org/|OpenKeyChain]]/[[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.fsck.k9/|K9Mail]]  |hard| encrypted e-mail| +|//End-to-end encrypted email//   |[[http://www.openkeychain.org/|OpenKeyChain]]/[[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.fsck.k9/|K9Mail]]  |hard| End-to-end encrypted e-mail| 
-|//Passwords//   |[[https://www.keepassdx.com/|KeePassDX]]|medium|password manager|+|//Passwords//   |[[https://www.keepassdx.com/|KeePassDX]]|medium|Password manager|
 |//File Sync//    |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]]|medium|Encrypted, decentralized file sync| |//File Sync//    |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]]|medium|Encrypted, decentralized file sync|
 |//Operating System//   |[[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]]|hard|Alternative operating system based on Android| |//Operating System//   |[[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]]|hard|Alternative operating system based on Android|
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 |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onion-browser/id519296448?mt=8&at=10l9R4|Onion Browser]]|easy|Proxy With Tor/Private Web Browser| |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onion-browser/id519296448?mt=8&at=10l9R4|Onion Browser]]|easy|Proxy With Tor/Private Web Browser|
 |//Phone Calls, Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/app/id874139669|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |//Phone Calls, Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/app/id874139669|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
-| |[[https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/wire-sicherer-messenger/id930944768?mt=8|Wire]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|+| |[[https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/wire-sicherer-messenger/id930944768?mt=8|Wire]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |//Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatsecure/id464200063?mt=8|ChatSecure]]|medium|End-to-end encrypted chat (with jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)| |//Chat//   |[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatsecure/id464200063?mt=8|ChatSecure]]|medium|End-to-end encrypted chat (with jabber plus OTR & OMEMO)|
-|//Cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|easy|self hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")|+|//Cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|easy|Self-hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")|
 |//Password-Management// |[[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/keepassium-password-manager/id1435127111|Keepassium]]|medium|Password manager| |//Password-Management// |[[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/keepassium-password-manager/id1435127111|Keepassium]]|medium|Password manager|
  
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 ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^ ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^
 |//Adblocker//   |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock Origin]]|easy|More than a multiple ad blocker| |//Adblocker//   |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock Origin]]|easy|More than a multiple ad blocker|
-| |[[https://www.eff.org/privacybadger|Privacy Badger]]|easy|Self-learning tracking blocker|+|//Privacy plugin//|[[https://www.eff.org/privacybadger|Privacy Badger]]|easy|Self-learning tracking blocker|
 | |[[https://noscript.net/|NoScript]]|hard|Manage javascript, flash, anti-xss, java, anti-clickjacking| | |[[https://noscript.net/|NoScript]]|hard|Manage javascript, flash, anti-xss, java, anti-clickjacking|
 | |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/|uMatrix]]|hard|Blocks scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.| | |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/|uMatrix]]|hard|Blocks scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.|
 +| |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/happy-bonobo-disable-webrtc/|Disable WebRTC]]|easy|Browser add-on to disable Web-RTC based leak of IP-address|
 |//Cookies// |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/|Cookie AutoDelete]]|medium|Auto-delete for cookies without closing the browser| |//Cookies// |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/|Cookie AutoDelete]]|medium|Auto-delete for cookies without closing the browser|
 |//Browser Fingerprint// |[[https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/|CanvasBlocker]]|easy|Browser add-on to change JS-API for modifying canvas to prevent Canvas-Fingerprinting| |//Browser Fingerprint// |[[https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker/|CanvasBlocker]]|easy|Browser add-on to change JS-API for modifying canvas to prevent Canvas-Fingerprinting|
 |//HTTPS//   |[[https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere|HTTPS Everywhere]]|easy|Switch to encrypted (=HTTPS) version of websites automatically| |//HTTPS//   |[[https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere|HTTPS Everywhere]]|easy|Switch to encrypted (=HTTPS) version of websites automatically|
-|//Tracking// |[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/happy-bonobo-disable-webrtc/|Disable WebRTC]]|easy|Browser add-on to disable Web-RTC based leak of IP-address| 
 |//Search Engine//|[[https://duckduckgo.com|DuckDuckGO]] ([[http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/|Onion URL]])|easy|Private search engine| |//Search Engine//|[[https://duckduckgo.com|DuckDuckGO]] ([[http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/|Onion URL]])|easy|Private search engine|
 | |[[https://searx.me/|Searx]]|easy|(self-hosted e.g. as https://search.fuckoffgoogle.net/)| | |[[https://searx.me/|Searx]]|easy|(self-hosted e.g. as https://search.fuckoffgoogle.net/)|
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 |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy|Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project| |//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy|Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project|
 |//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|Open-source browser| |//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|Open-source browser|
-|//Secure chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|+|//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| |   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|End-to-encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative|
 |//Client-side encrypted cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|hard|Self hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| |//Client-side encrypted cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|hard|Self hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")|
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 ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^ ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^
-|//Browsing// |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]] |easy |open-source browser | +|//Anonymous Browsing//           | [[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]              |easy | Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project| 
-|//Anonymous Browsing//           | [[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]              | easy        | anonymous browsing                                                                                                                                                                   | +|//Anonymous Messaging//          | [[https://www.publish0x.com/fav/privacy-how-to-install-and-run-briar-in-linux-mint-xvreqod?a=WZdP83ydKg&tid=briar|Briar]]              |medium | Onion-routed anonymous messaging| 
-|//Chat//                         | [[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]                                                |easy        | encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative                                                                                                               | +|//Browsing//                     | [[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]                                 |easy | Open-source browser| 
-|                                  | [[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]                                                    |easy        | Encrypted chats with other computers and with mobile phones. Video chats possible.                                                                                                   | +|//End-to-end encrypted chat//    | [[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]                                                |easy | End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative| 
-|//Cloud//                        | [[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]                                          |hard        | self hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")                                                                                                                          | +|                                 | [[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]                                                    |easy | End-to-end encrypted chats with other computers and with mobile phones. Video chats possible| 
-|//Email//  |Thunderbird+Enigmail |hard |by installing the ''enigmail'' package  Thunderbird will be installed, too; ''seahorse-nautilus'' integrates gpg commands into the Nautilus file explorer  | +|//Cloud//                        | [[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]                                          |hard | Self-hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| 
-| |kmail+kleopatra |hard |parts of the KDE desktop | +|//Email//                        |Thunderbird+Enigmail                                                                    |hard | By installing the ''enigmail'' package Thunderbird will be installed, too; ''seahorse-nautilus'' integrates gpg-commands into the Nautilus file explorer| 
-|//Full Disk / File Encryption//  |[[https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html|VeraCrypt]] |medium |continuation of TrueCrypt | +|                                 |kmail+kleopatra                                                                         |hard | kmail is part of the KDE desktop| 
-|  | [[http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/LUKS|LUKS+dmcrypt]] |hard |package name: ''cryptsetup'' | +|//Full Disk / File Encryption//  |[[https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html|VeraCrypt]] |medium |Continuation of TrueCrypt | 
-|//File Sharing//  |[[https://onionshare.org/|OnionShare]] |easy |secure and anonymous file sharing (package name: ''onionshare'') | +|  | [[http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/LUKS|LUKS+dmcrypt]] |hard |Disc encryption for Linux (package name: ''cryptsetup'') | 
-|//Metadata//  |[[https://mat.boum.org/|Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit]] |easy |remove metadata from photos, text files, etc; package name:''mat'' | +|//File Sharing//  |[[https://onionshare.org/|OnionShare]] |easy |Secure and anonymous file sharing (package name: ''onionshare'') | 
-|//Passwords//  |[[https://keepassxc.org/|KeepassXC]] |easy | | +|//Metadata//  |[[https://mat.boum.org/|Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit]] |easy |Remove metadata from photos, text files, etc. (package name:''mat'') | 
-|//File Sync//   |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]] |medium |encrypted, decentralized file sync |+|//Passwords//  |[[https://keepassxc.org/|KeepassXC]] |easy | Offline password manager| 
 +|//File Sync//   |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]] |medium |Encrypted, decentralized file sync | 
 + 
 +===== Privacy focused Linux distributions ===== 
 + 
 +^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^ 
 +|//Anonymity// | [[https://tails.boum.org/|Tails]]|medium|Amnesic, Incognito Live OS| 
 +| | [[https://www.whonix.org/|Whonix]]|medium|Anonymizing virtual machine and gateway| 
 +|//High-security//|[[https://qubes-os.org|Qubes]]|hard|Security through Xen-hypervisor based isolation. Also provides anonymity.| 
 + 
  
 ===== MacOSX ===== ===== MacOSX =====
  
 ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^ ^Topic^Link^Difficulty^Description^
-|//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|open-source browser| +|//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy| Onion-routed, hardened Firefox from the Tor Project| 
-|//Anonymous Browsing//   |[[https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en|Tor Browser]]|easy|anonymous browsing| +|//Browsing//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/|Firefox]]|easy|Open-source browser| 
-|//Chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative| +|//End-to-end encrypted chat//   |[[https://signal.org/download/|Signal]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats, and messages; WhatsApp alternative| 
-|   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| +|   |[[https://wire.com/download/|Wire]]|easy|End-to-end encrypted phone calls, video chats and messages; WhatsApp alternative| 
-|//Cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|hard|self hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| +|//Cloud//   |[[https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/|Nextcloud]]|hard|Self-hosting and contact/calendar synchronization ("cloud")| 
-|//Email//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]]+[[http://www.enigmail.net/download/|Enigmail]]|hard|email encryption: client (Thunderbird) & Enigmail (encryption)| +|//Email//   |[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]]+[[http://www.enigmail.net/download/|Enigmail]]|hard|Email encryption: client (Thunderbird) & Enigmail (encryption)| 
-|   |[[https://gpgtools.org/|gpgtools]]+Mail.app|hard|email encryption with Mail| +|   |[[https://gpgtools.org/|gpgtools]]+Mail.app|hard|Email encryption with Mail| 
-|//File Encryption//   |[[https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html|VeraCrypt]] (requires [[https://osxfuse.github.io/|FUSE for MacOS]])|medium|continuation of TrueCrypt| +|//File Encryption//   |[[https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html|VeraCrypt]] (requires [[https://osxfuse.github.io/|FUSE for MacOS]])|medium|Continuation of TrueCrypt| 
-|//File Sharing//   |[[https://onionshare.org/|OnionShare]]|easy|secure and anonymous file sharing| +|//File Sharing//   |[[https://onionshare.org/|OnionShare]]|easy|Secure and anonymous file sharing| 
-|//Metadata//   |[[http://codewelt.com/stripper|MetaData Stripper]]|easy|remove metadata from photos| +|//Metadata//   |[[http://codewelt.com/stripper|MetaData Stripper]]|easy|Remove metadata from photos| 
-|//Passwords//   |[[https://keepassxc.org/|KeePassXC]]|easy|password manager| +|//Passwords//   |[[https://keepassxc.org/|KeePassXC]]|easy|Offline-password manager| 
-|//File Sync//    |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]]|medium|encrypted, decentralized file sync|+|//File Sync//    |[[https://syncthing.net/|Syncthing]]|medium|Encrypted, decentralized file sync|