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- Removed Ungoogled Chromium - This browser is considered a security liability due to their systemic lagging on security patches
- Added brave to list and removed the "Controversial option" flag.
- Added "avoid" browsers and info.
- Add warning to Bromite as it had been lagging a lot on updates
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@ -655,11 +655,9 @@ Many websites require phone number verification. These services offer a way to r
<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
#### Android app compatibility
> Although all of these Operating Systems are Android, app compatibility may not be perfect due to a lack of GMS (Google Mobile Services) which some apps require. You can check how well apps work with microg (a free and open source alternative to GMS) or no GMS at all with [Plexus](https://plexus.techlore.tech/) where the community can report how well android apps perform in those environments.
> **Note on Android app compatibility**: Although all of these Operating Systems are Android, app compatibility may not be perfect due to a lack of GMS (Google Mobile Services) which some apps require. You can check how well apps work with microg (a free and open source alternative to GMS) or no GMS at all with [Plexus](https://plexus.techlore.tech/) where the community can report how well android apps perform in those environments.
#### Android Security
> Custom ROMs can improve your privacy the same as they can decrease the Android security, always use ROMs that support verified boot and encryption and **DO NOT** have root enabled by default. If possible, don't use userdebug builds. If your threat model requires security, buy a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it. [Read more on PrivacyGuides](https://www.privacyguides.org/android/overview/).
> **Note on Android security**: Custom ROMs can improve your privacy the same as they can decrease the Android security, always use ROMs that support verified boot and encryption and **DO NOT** have root enabled by default. If possible, don't use userdebug builds. If your threat model requires security, buy a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it. [Read more on PrivacyGuides](https://www.privacyguides.org/android/overview/).
- [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/) - GrapheneOS is an open source privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
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- [RaspberryCast](https://github.com/vincelwt/RaspberryCast) - Transform your Raspberry Pi into a streaming device. Cast videos from mobile devices or computers to your TV.
### PC / MacOS
<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Don't use MS Windows or MacOS.
<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
- MS Windows - Owned by Microsoft it is known for collecting many user data and tricking users to own a Microsoft account. If you still want and happen to use Windows 10, you can use [this tool](https://www.w10privacy.de/english-home/) to see and disable the tons of privacy-invasive settings of MS Windows.
- MacOS.
<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
- [GNU/Linux](https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/) - GNU/Linux is a family of mostly free and open source Operating Systems mostly developed by the community. If you don't know where to start, [Linux Mint (Cinnamon)](https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=292) is a beginner friendly distribution. If you want to try it out without installing it to your computer, you can use a [Live USB Stick](https://www.fosslinux.com/274/how-to-create-linux-mint-live-usb-drive-on-windows.htm). If you want to install Linux but keep your current operating System, you can set up [dual boot](https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/).
#### [GNU/Linux](https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/)
GNU/Linux is a family of free (as in freedom and as in free beer) and open source Operating Systems mostly developed by the community. If you don't know where to start these are good options for begginers:
- [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/)
- [Mint (Cinnamon)](https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=292) is a beginner friendly distribution.
> If you want to try it out without installing it to your computer, you can use a [Live USB Stick](https://www.fosslinux.com/274/how-to-create-linux-mint-live-usb-drive-on-windows.htm). You can also investigate [Ventoy](https://www.ventoy.net) to easily download and test linux distros with a USB stick.
> If you want to install Linux but keep your current operating System, you can set up [dual boot](https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/).
> Note: Not all Linux distributions are free (as in freedom), free (as in free beer) or respect user privacy. There are tons of GNU/Linux distributions and you should investigate a bit before jumping into one of them!
#### Other OS:
- [ReactOS](https://reactos.org/) - ReactOS is an operating system able to run Windows software, Windows drivers that looks-like Windows and is free and open source.
- [RedoxOS](https://www.redox-os.org/) - A WIP project aiming to provide a Unix-like Operating System written in Rust.
## Password Managers
<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
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## Web Browser
<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
- **Google Chrome** - Owned by google and built upon the open-source Chromium project (also Google-owned). It comes with many privacy-invasive features, it is connected to your Google account most times. It is under [Google's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217) which is known to be very bad. Google is willing to enforce the [Manifest v3](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening) which is outright harmful to privacy efforts.
- **Microsoft Edge** - It's a Microsoft-themed version of Chromium with Microsoft trackers instead of Google ones. Under [Microsoft's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244), which is also very bad. If you still want to use it, you can [follow this guide](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#edge-19) to harden it a bit.
- **Opera** - Opera was [acquired by a consortium of Chinese investors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)#Acquisition_by_Chinese_consortium). The app has [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/de/reports/com.opera.browser/latest/).
<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
#### Android / iOS
- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Bromite](https://www.bromite.org/)
- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium for GrapheneOS.
- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
- [Bromite](https://www.bromite.org/) - It has been known to lag on security patches, so it may be better not to use it.
- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS. Brave offers a pretty goot out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/) - Android/iOS
- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Mull](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) - Privacy hardened fork of Firefox for Android, with proprietary blobs removed.
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - Android/iOS
- [SnowHaze](https://snowhaze.com/en/index.html) - iOS
- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium by GrapheneOS.
- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - iOS/Android. Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance and circumvent censorship.
#### Desktop
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#addons) and [tweaking](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config) to achieve great privacy.
- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Brave offers a pretty goot out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening and tweaking](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#firefox-1) to achieve great privacy.
- [LibreWolf](https://librewolf.net/) - Privacy-focused Firefox fork.
- [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/)
> Controversial option:\
> [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS.\
[Read more info on this related discussion](https://libredd.it/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/gytwmd/brave_browser_privacytoolsio_and_the_negativity/) and [the Wikipedia page](https://wikiless.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Controversies).
> It may be interesting to learn what you can do to harden your browser. You can follow this [Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#appendix-v1-hardening-your-browsers) section to do it. Please, if you don't understand what you are doing, don't do it as you may be causing more harm than good to your privacy.
### Browser Addons
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- [Smart Referer](https://gitlab.com/smart-referrer/smart-referer/-/blob/master/README.md) - Automatically hide HTTP and JavaScript Referer for cross-domain requests.
- ~[Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)~ [LibRedirect](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect) - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Google Maps and many more requests to privacy friendly alternatives. Former Privacy Redirect is no longer maintained, LibRedirect is a maintained fork.
#### Tools
- [Single File](https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile) - Save a faithful copy of an entire web page in a single HTML file.
#### Useful Tools
- [Single File](https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile) - Save a faithful copy of an entire web page in a single HTML file so you can use it offline.
### Browser Sync
- [xBrowserSync](https://www.xbrowsersync.org/) - Browser syncing as it should be: secure, anonymous and free!