Merge 2226fb70b1 into d29b1a7611

Remove OOPSpam - not privacy-friendly

README.md

@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@
 	<a href="https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy/discussions"> Discussions </a>
 </p>
 
-### ⚠️ [Important note](#privacy-vs-security-vs-anonymity)
-
-Anonymity, Privacy, and Security are often used interchangeably, but they actually represent distinct concepts. It is important to understand the differences between them. [Read more in this section below](#privacy-vs-security-vs-anonymity).
-
-The primary focus of this list is to provide alternatives that prioritize privacy. These alternatives give you control over your data and do not collect or sell it.
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Anonymity, Privacy, and Security are often used interchangeably, but they actually represent distinct concepts. It is important to understand the differences between them. [Read more in this section below](#privacy-vs-security-vs-anonymity).
+> 
+> The primary focus of this list is to provide alternatives that prioritize privacy. These alternatives give you control over your data and do not collect or sell it.
 
 ## Contents
 - [2FA](#2fa)
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ The primary focus of this list is to provide alternatives that prioritize privac
 - [ente Auth](https://ente.io/auth) - A free, cross platform, end-to-end encrypted and open source app for managing your 2-step verification tokens. From the makers of [ente Photos](https://ente.io), and uses the same battle tested infrastructure. Needs an ente.io account.
 - [Owky](https://github.com/charlietango/owky) - Free and Open Source Two-Factor Authenticator for IOS users.
 - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [FreeOTPPlus](https://github.com/helloworld1/FreeOTPPlus) - Enhanced fork of FreeOTP-Android providing a feature-rich 2FA authenticator.
-- [RaivoOTP](https://github.com/raivo-otp/) - A native, lightweight and secure one-time-password (OTP) solution for **iOS** users.
 - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Authenticator Pro](https://github.com/jamie-mh/AuthenticatorPro) - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS.
 
 ## Analytics
@@ -201,6 +199,7 @@ Preinstalled file managers and third-party file manager apps found on the play s
 
 Your phone gallery is a deeply personal aspect of your life, it may contain images and videos that capture intimate moments, locations, and people important to you. Protecting its privacy is essential to prevent misuse of this information, not only for you, but it also ensures the privacy of friends and family captured in these photos, who may not consent to having their images shared.
 
+> [!NOTE]
 > For a private way to store and backup your photos see [Photo Storage](#photo-storage) section.
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
@@ -279,11 +278,11 @@ Go to the [Text To Speech](#text-to-speech) section.
 Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
 
 - Google reCAPTCHA [![](https://shields.tosdr.org/en_217.svg)](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
+- hCaptcha [![](https://shields.tosdr.org/en_2207.svg)](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2207)
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/) - Privacy-first CAPTCHA for web, mobile, and more.
+- [Altcha.org](https://altcha.org) - Free, open-source and self-hosted CAPTCHA alternative using proof-of-work mechanism.
 - [mCaptcha](http://mcaptcha.org/) ([repo](https://github.com/mCaptcha/mCaptcha)) - An open-source CAPTCHA system with seamless UX.  mCaptcha uses SHA256 based proof-of-work (PoW) to rate limit users.
-- [OOPSpam](https://www.oopspam.com/) - No-captcha, privacy-friendly anti-spam, anti-bot API. Requires no personal data for detection. Supports popular platforms like WordPress. Privacy commitment in their mission statement.
 
 ## Commenting Engines
 
@@ -347,6 +346,7 @@ Opt for open-source and P2P alternatives that prioritize data privacy, eliminate
 
 ## Developer Tools
 - [Beekeeper Studio](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io) - Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager with a privacy commitment in their mission statement.
+- [PACE](https://github.com/getstrm/pace) - An open source framework that allows you to enforce agreements on how data should be accessed, used, and transformed, regardless of the data platform (Snowflake, BigQuery, DataBricks, etc.)
 
 ### IDEs
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using privative IDEs that are full of trackers and telemetry.
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. N
 ## Link in Bio Tools
 
 - [Keyoxide](https://keyoxide.org/) - A modern, secure and privacy-friendly platform to establish your decentralized online identity.
-- [LinkFree](https://github.com/EddieHubCommunity/LinkFree) - Connect to your audience with a single link. Showcase the content you create and your projects in one place. Make it easier for people to find, follow and subscribe.
+- [BioDrop](https://github.com/EddieHubCommunity/BioDrop) - Connect to your audience with a single link. Showcase the content you create and your projects in one place. Make it easier for people to find, follow and subscribe.
 - [LinkStack](https://linkstack.org/) - Self-hosted open-source Linktree alternative.
 
 ## Link Shorteners
@@ -839,9 +839,12 @@ Many websites require phone number verification. These services offer a way to r
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
 
-> **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.
+> [!NOTE]
+> **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 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]
+> **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.
@@ -885,11 +888,14 @@ GNU/Linux is a family of free (as in freedom and as in free beer) and open sourc
 - [Qubes OS](https://qubes-os.org/) is a security-oriented operating system that isolates various workspaces into separate virtual machines to enhance privacy and security.
 - [Tails](https://tails.net/) is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship. It always starts from the same clean state and everything you do disappears automatically when you shut down Tails.
 
+> [!TIP]
 >  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.
 
+> [!TIP]
 > 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!
+> [!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:
 
@@ -1054,10 +1060,12 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
   - [SearxNG](https://github.com/searxng/searxng) - Free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases.  
 - [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com) - A privacy respecting search engine.
 - [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com) - A privacy respecting search engine with [its own independent index](https://brave.com/search-independence/).
+- [Qwant](https://www.qwant.com/) - A zero tracking search engine made and hosted in France, EU.
 
 ## Social Networks and Platforms
 
-> **NOTE: The fediverse**
+> [!NOTE]
+> **The fediverse**
 >
 > The fediverse is a "**fed**erated" "un**iverse**" of social network platforms that are able to talk to one another through a standard and open protocol. This means that you can consume content on any network from any of these networks. You are not locked to a single provider, you are free to choose. Please [watch this video](https://framatube.org/w/9dRFC6Ya11NCVeYKn8ZhiD?start=8s) by FramaSoft that illustrates the concept very good.
 >
@@ -1065,7 +1073,8 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
 >
 > All the apps compatible with the Fediverse (ActivityPub) are marked with a 🧩
 
-> **NOTE: About alternative frontends and clients**
+> [!NOTE]
+> **Alternative frontends and clients**
 >
 > Alternative frontends are good to protect your individual privacy. You can still consume the contents of privative and privacy-harmful services with protection over your privacy and some anonymity. Even using most these alternative frontends, still, the privative services will receive requests about the content you are consuming (even not knowing it is you). This sitll harms the collective privacy and adds data to their algorithms in some ways. Only the alternative frontends (or clients) that act as a proxy will hide your real IP from the content provider. 
 >
@@ -1166,6 +1175,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
 
 - [Nostr](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr) - Open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network. It doesn't rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; it does not rely on P2P techniques, therefore it works. **Note**: Nostr is a protocol, so it is capable of offering much more than a Twitter alternative.
 
+> [!NOTE]
 > **Federated social networks**: A federated social network isn't a single website like Twitter or Facebook, it's a network of thousands of communities operated by different organizations and individuals that provide a seamless social media experience.
 
 - [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) 🧩 - Free, federated microblogging social network built on open protocols.
@@ -1240,7 +1250,8 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
 - [Nextcloud Talk](https://nextcloud.com/talk/) - Keep conversations private with Nextcloud Talk.
 - [Mattermost](https://mattermost.com/) - Open-source Slack alternative.
 
-**Alternative clients/modifications of Discord:**
+> [!WARNING]
+> **Alternative clients/modifications of Discord:**
 > Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.\
 > Also using any of these modifications/clients [violates](https://nitter.net/discord/status/1006178587731550208#m) the [Discord ToS](https://discord.com/terms) so, we are not responsible of any suspension or termination of your account **but**, this should [not happen **yet**](https://github.com/GooseMod/GooseMod/wiki/FAQ#is-goosemod-against-discord-tos).
 
@@ -1321,6 +1332,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
 
 
 ##### Alternative clients/modifications of Discord:
+> [!WARNING]
 > Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.\
 > Also using any of these modifications/clients [violates](https://nitter.net/discord/status/1006178587731550208#m) the [Discord ToS](https://discord.com/terms) so, we are not responsible of any suspension or termination of your account **but**, this should [not happen **yet**](https://github.com/GooseMod/GooseMod/wiki/FAQ#is-goosemod-against-discord-tos).
 - [OpenAsar](https://openasar.dev/) - An open-source alternative of Discord desktop's app.asar that comes with a [No Track](https://github.com/GooseMod/OpenAsar/blob/main/src/noTrack.js) function.
@@ -1380,6 +1392,7 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
 - <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.
+- [Cromite](https://www.cromite.org/) - Cromite is a Chromium fork based on Bromite with built-in support for ad blocking and an eye for privacy.
 
 #### Desktop
 - [Ungoogled Chromium](https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium) - A lightweight approach to removing Google web service dependency. Ungoogled-chromium is Google Chromium, sans dependency on Google web services.
@@ -1389,6 +1402,7 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
 - [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/)
 - [Mullvad Browser](https://mullvad.net/en/browser/) - Browser with the privacy and security implications of the Tor Browser, without the use of the Tor network.
 
+> [!TIP]
 > 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