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Privacy and Security covers tools and guides for keeping personal data out of the wrong hands. Ad blocking and tracking protection covers blockers, DNS filters, and browser privacy settings. Email privacy lists encrypted mail providers and clients, and VPN clients and self-hosting covers tunnels and the software to run your own. Linux and macOS privacy collects hardening guides and tools for those systems, and mobile privacy and security does the same for phones. Privacy guides and resources gathers explainers, comparison tables, and checklists from established projects. The category sits next to Cybersecurity in this directory, and the two overlap in places. The split here is that this one is about personal data and everyday devices, and no listing is independently audited by us.
Keyoxide Mobile is a Flutter application for the Keyoxide project, which lets people prove ownership of online accounts and domains and link them into a decentralized online identity. A profile shows a green tick next to proven accounts. The repository includes Android, iOS, Linux and Flatpak builds.
Nym is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
Phishing Army is a community phishing domain blocklist that aggregates reports from independent sources into a normalized, deduplicated list for DNS or blocker use. It offers multiple formats, including Adblock and others such as Unbound, RPZ, DNSMasq and hosts, and targets hostnames to reduce false positives on multi-tenant services.
receive-smss is a storage, design, or frontend resource for mockups, assets, UI tools, or web search.
AuthMe is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
BlockBlock is a macOS security tool that monitors common persistence locations and alerts whenever a new persistent component is added. It uses Apple's Endpoint Security Framework, requires system privileges and Full Disk Access, and runs automatically after restart to provide continual protection. Alerts identify the responsible process and the persisted item, and users can allow or block it.
Conduit is a chat server powered by Matrix, described by its project as simple, fast and reliable. The GitLab project hosts the server source code and links to the Conduit website.
Digital Defense is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
Email Aliasing Comparison is a guide that compares email alias providers by features, pricing, security and privacy. It covers providers including Addy.io, SimpleLogin and DuckDuckGo Email, and addresses topics such as plans, data collection, cancellation policies and alias naming conventions.
Exodus is a privacy audit platform for Android applications. It analyzes applications to list embedded trackers, which it describes as software intended to collect data about a user or their usages. Users can search for a report by application name, handle or Google Play URL, and reports show tracker and permission counts. The site states that it does not decompile applications and that its analysis method is legal.
Phantom is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
Pi-hole is a network-wide ad blocker installed in one place so every device on a network is protected. It runs in Docker or on a supported Linux distribution and is used as a DNS server, with a web interface, built-in DHCP server, group management and allow/deny domain rules. Pairing it with a VPN extends protection on mobile data and public Wi-Fi.
receivefreesms is a storage, design, or frontend resource for mockups, assets, UI tools, or web search.
4x Ze4 is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
Collision is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
Provides instructions on disabling JavaScript by default in browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera, and enabling it for trusted sites. It also lists JavaScript vulnerabilities and offers guidance for web developers.
A free temporary email service that provides a working inbox on page load, requiring no registration, password or phone number. Users can choose any name and search available domains, and messages arrive in the browser. The site also offers email tools and guides.
KeePassXC is a cross-platform, open-source password manager that stores usernames, passwords, URLs, attachments and notes in an offline encrypted file. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and is licensed under GPLv3.
personalDNSfilter is a DNS filter proxy written in Java. It hooks into domain name resolution and returns the loopback address for filtered hosts. It supports secure DNS via DOH and DOT and is available for Java enabled devices including Android, with and without VPN. Filtering is local and works with any upstream DNS server.
PopUpOFF is a non-commercial, open-source browser extension that removes popups, overlays and cookie notifications. It offers aggressive, moderate and delicate modes, plus an experimental Anti-paid feature. Information is stored locally and the project states it uses no tracking or analytics.
Pritunl is a free open source enterprise distributed VPN server supporting OpenVPN, WireGuard and IPsec. It virtualizes private networks across datacenters and provides remote access through a web interface. Servers are distributed across multiple instances with automated failover, and the project is built on MongoDB. A Python plugin system allows custom authentication and access control.
A website listing phone numbers, mostly from the USA, Germany and the UK, that can be used to receive free SMS online. Selecting a listed number displays the messages received by that number. The page shows total message counts for each number.
CryptSetup is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
Discuss is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
