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Privacy

Introduction:
The Complete Guide To Protecting Your Privacy Online [4]
Turning on pro-privacy features in your web browser: A visual guide [5]
How to Improve Your Security When Using a Public Terminal [6]
How to secure your personal data at border crossings [7]
What Is Social Engineering? [8]
Social-Engineer.org [9]
How to Harden Your Browser Against Malware and Privacy Concerns [10]
Identity Theft [11]
PRISM Break [12]
How to Keep Google from Putting Your Name and Picture in Their Ads [13]
How to Stop Google from Keeping a Record of Every Search You Make [14]
How to stop the NSA from tracking your mobile phone calls [15]
IVPN Privacy Guides [16]
If You Don't Want to Appear in Google Ads, Read This [17]
privacytools.io
[18]How to Check and Edit the Privacy Settings for Accounts at Microsoft and Google [19]
How Google Knows Everywhere You've Been [20]

Windows OS privacy:
Fix Windows 10 privacy [21]
DoNotSpy10 [22]
Destroy Windows 10 Spying [23]
Windows 10 Privacy Fixer [24]
DisableWinTracking [25]
Remove Windows 10 Spying Features [26]
O&O ShutUp10 [27]
[28]Spybot Anti-Beacon [29]
Windows Privacy Tweaker [30]
BlockWindows [31]
Remove telemetry updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 [32]
Ashampoo AntiSpy for Windows 10 [33]
Comparison of Windows 10 Privacy tools
[34]Understanding and Dealing with the Windows 10 Privacy Issue
[35]How To Stop Windows 10 From Phoning Home [36]
Windows 10 and Privacy
[37]Are Recent Patches to Windows 7/8 Letting Microsoft Spy on You?
[38]More About Privacy Settings in Windows 10 [39]
[38]Increase Your Privacy by Turning off the Diagnostics Tracking Service in Windows 7 [40]

Social media privacy:
Subsections follow.

1. General:
Sitelier [41]
Sgrouples [42]
Nightweb [43]
Norton Satellite [44]

2. Facebook:
Facebook Family Safety Center [45]
Security Homepage [46]
Report Compromised Account [47]
Privacy settings: 1 [48]; 2 [49]; 3 [50]; 4 [51]; 5 [52]; 6 [53]
The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide [54]
How to permanently delete your facebook account [55]
How do I permanently delete my account? [56]
How to block A Facebook stalker [57]

3. Twitter:
Safe tweeting: the basics [58]
Do Not Track [59]
How to Tweet Safely: A Quick Guide to Twitter Security [60]
AnonTwi [61]
efemr [62]

4. Web applications:
MyPermissions [63]
Defensio [64]
Norton Safe Web [65]
BitDefender Safego [66]; Twitter [67]
ESET Social Media scanner [68]
MyPageKeeper [69]
F-Secure Safe Profile [70] (beta)
F-Secure ShareSafe [71]
Safe Twiit [72]
[73]Facebook Privacy Scanner [74]
Privacy Check [75]
Zesty [76]
AccountKiller [77]
[78]Delete Your Account [79]
WikiCancel [80]
[81] [82]Just Delete Me [83]

5. Browser extensions:
Social Permissions [84] (Ch,FF,OB)
Priveazy Lockdown [85] (Ch)
Privacyfix [86] (Ch,FF)
Google Privacy [87] (FF)
Social Privacy Protector [88] (FF)
Facebook Privacy Watcher [89] (FF)
ShareMeNot [90] (Ch,FF)

Search engines with high privacy:
ixquick [91]
Startpage [92]
[93]Duckduckgo [94]
YaCy [95]
Zeekly [96]
Disconnect Search [97] (FF,Ch)
Blippex [98]
Ortigra [99]
privatesearch.net [100]
Acoon [101]
eTools.ch [102]
More [103]

Chat privacy:
Cryptocat [104] ; review [105]
Jitsi [106]
PrivyTalks [107]
TorChat [108]
ChatStep [109]
Bitdefender chat encryption [110]
Safety Jabber [111]
Off-the-Record Messaging [112]
OTR [113] (Ch, FF)
Tox [114]
IronPidgeon [115]
ChatCrypt [116]
VSee [117]
Peerio [118] (Ch)
Subrosa [119]
Matrix [120]

Secure messaging:
[121]Burn Note [122]
Privnote [123]
PrivacyBox [124]
PrivateSky [125] (IE)
OneShar.es [126]
Lockify [127]
RetroShare [128]
Bitmessage [129]
ThreadThat [130]
NoteShred [131]
SecretInk [132]
ReadOnce [133]
Dstrux [134]

Identity protection:
BugMeNot [135]
Fake Name Generator [136]

Check your online footprint:
Me and my Shadow [137]
Pipl [138]
Social Mention [139]
ScanEye [140]
You Have Downloaded [141]

E-Mail:
Subsections follow.

1. Secure e-mail service:
Hushmail [142]
Lockbin [143]
Riseup [144]
ProtonMail [145]
Safe-mail [146]
Enlocked [147] (AB)
Sendinc [148]
Cyber-Rights [149]
MailVault [150]
FastMail [151]
Zoho Mail [152]
Enigmail [153]
Mailvelope [154] (Ch,FF)
SecureGmail [155] (Ch)
AutonomyCentral [156]
OpenMailBox.org [157]
WeMail.me [158]
Mailpile [159]
Mail1Click [160] (Ch)
Scramble [161]
ShazzleMail [162]
Scramble.io [163]
RuggedInbox.com [164]
SCRYPTmail [165]
GhostMail [166]
More: 1 [167]; 2 [168]
See also in this list: Email encryption [169]

2. Anonymous e-mail:
Send Anonymous Email [170]
anonymous e-mail [171]
Remailer Reliability Stats [172]
TorBirdy [173] (add-on for Thunderbird)
Novo-Ordo NoName Anonymous Email [174]
More [175]

[176]3. Fake e-mail generator:
Mailinator [177] (Ch [178])
TrashMail [179] (FF, Ch [180])
BigString [181]
10 Minute Mail [182]
Dead Address [183]
TempEMail [184]
Guerrilla Mail [185]
Anonymbox [186]
[187]MailNesia [188]
EasyTrashMail [189]
FakeInbox [190]
MailCatch [191]
[192]AirMail [193]
[194]MaskMe [195] (FF, Ch)
Bloody Vikings! [196] (FF)
Less Spam, please [197] (FF)
YOPMail [198] (FF, Ch [199], IE)
The Ultimate Disposable Email Provider List 2012 [200]
More [201]

4. E-mail/account security check:
An Easy Way to Check for Unusual Activity in Your Gmail Account [202]
List of Free Email Accounts that Shows Last Access Login Details [203]
[204]ipTRACKERonline [205]
Email Header Analysis [206]
E-Mail checker [207]; review [208]
PwnedList [209]
Should I Change My Password? [210]
Identity leak checker [211]
[212]have i been pwned? [213]
[213]Make It Easier To Trace The Source Of Email [214]
If Your Password Is On This List, It's Time To Change Passwords [215]

Passwords:
Subsections follow.

1. Password management:
Best Free Web Form Filler and Password Manager [216]
How Companies Can Beef Up Password Security [217]
[218] [219]Lastpass [220] (AB)
Keepass [221]; KeeFox [222]; ChromeIPass [223]
Password Safe [224]
Secure login [225] (FF)
Access Manager [226]
[227]Dashlane [228] (AB)
FlyingBit Password Keeper [229]
S10 Password Vault [230]
Sticky Password [231]
Free Password Manager [232]
PassPack [233] (AB); UsePass [234] (Ch)
Universal Password Manager [235]
Efficient Password Manager [236]
LockCrypt [237] (FF)
LSN Password Safe [238]
my1login [239]
Clipperz [240]
PINs [241]
Password Vault Manager Standard [242]
Any password [243]
Kemesa Password Manager [244]
LoginCode [245]
[246]Password Bank Vault [247]
SafeWallet [248]
Intuitive Password [249] (AB)
Mitro [250] (Ch,FF,OB)
Safe In Cloud [251] (FF,Ch)
F-Secure KEY [252]
Norton Identity Safe [253]
KeyWallet [254]
Methods and programs for splitting a secret into multiple parts [255]
Methods of password backup and recovery using challenge questions [256]

[298]3. Checking passwords:
Microsoft [299]
The Password Meter [300]
[301]Password Security Scanner [302]
Passfault [303]
PasswordResearch.com [304]
Password Score [305]
zxcvbn [306]
[307]Telepathwords [308]
Rumkin.com Strength Test [309]
Reveal hidden passwords in all major browsers [310]

4. Virtual keyboard:
Best Free Onscreen Keyboard for Security [311]
Neo's safekeys [312]
Mouse Only Keyboard [313]
Virtual Keyboard Interface [314]
7 Core Secure Input [315] (Ch)
Keylogger Beater [316] (FF)
Oxynger KeyShield [317]

Safeguarding banking session:
Trusteer Rapport [318]
ID Vault [319]
Bitdefender Safepay [320]
Quarri MyPOQ [321]
Secure Virtual Desktop [322]
How Scammers Target Your PayPal Account [323]
Tips: 1 [324]; 2 [325]
See also in this list: Portable OS [326]
See also in this list: Ako's online banking advice [327]

Anonymity networks:
Subsections follow.

1. General:
Best Free Anonymous Surfing Services [328]

2. Tor:
Tor+Vidalia [329]
tor2web [330]
Advanced Onion Router [331]
Onion.To [332]
JanusVM [333]
BlackBelt Privacy Tor+WASTE [334]
Lahana [335]
Easy and secure anonymous internet usage [336]
Achieving Anonymity with Tor [337]
Exit node geolocation for Tor [338]
TorWall [339]
Torcap [340]
StegoTorus [341]

3. Other anonymity networks:
I2P [342]
Freenet [343]
Kullo [344]
demonsaw [345]
Comparison of Tor vs. I2P vs. Freenet [346]
List of Anonymous Networks [347]
Anonymous P2P [348]

Browsing without a trace:
[349]Tails [350]
Lightweight Portable Security [351]
Pollipix [352]
Browzar [353]
DemocraKey LiveCD [354]
OccupyOS [355]
Liberte Linux [356]
Whonix [357]
IprediaOS [358]
Kodachi [359]
Ubuntu Privacy Remix [360]
Snowden Tribute [361]
Freepto [362]

Proxies:
Subsections follow.

1. Information:
What is a Proxy Server? [363]
What is the difference between a SOCKS proxy and an HTTP proxy? [364]

2. Proxy software:
Shadowsocks [365]
BarbaTunnel [366]
ReQrypt [367]
Zebedee [368]
List of proxifiers [369]
Privoxy [370]
Polipo [371]
BFilter [372]
Sidki's Proxomitron config [373]
Proxomitron + JD list [374]
Freecap [375]
JonDo [376]
Your Freedom [377]
alkasir [378]
X-Proxy [379]
Freegate [380]
GPass [381]
Charon [382]
SafeIP [383]
ChrisPC Free Anonymous Proxy [384]
+A Proxy Finder [385]
Elite Proxy Switcher [386]
E-Bouncer [387]
friGate [388] (Ch, FF, OB)
See also in this list: Proxy browser add-ons [389]

3. Online proxies:
Vtunnel [390]
Anonymouse [391]
Ninjacloak [392]
Zend2 [393]
Proxybrowsing [394]
StupidCensorchip [395]
Guardster Free Web Proxy [396]
SmartHide Online Anonymizer [397]
TUVPN High Anonymity Web Proxy [398]
Fish Proxy [399]
ZIGproxy [400]
Glypeproxy script [401]
Proxy.org [402]
Public CGI list [403]
Free Proxy List [404]
Proxy Site List [405]
ProxyMonster [406]
Spys [407]

Free VPN connection:
Best Free VPN [408]
SecurityKISS [409]
CyberGhost [410]
Hotspot shield [411]; Expat Shield [412]
It'sHidden [413]; signup [414]
USAIP [415]
PacketiX [416]
VPNReactor [417]
Free hide IP [418]
ProXPN [419]
TunnelBear [420]
[421]Spotflux [422] (Ch); review [423]
OkayFreedom [424]
Steganos Online Shield 365 free [425]
VPNDirect Lite [426]
VPN Gate [427]
VPNLive - collection of proxy and VPN [428]
Hideman VPN [429]
Faceless.me [430]
VPNBook [431]
Browsec [432]
Betternet [433]
Wallcy [434] (Ch)
5 ways to protect yourself when your VPN connection fails [435]

VPN software:
Comodo Unite [436]
OpenVPN Community Software [437]
iPIG [438]
LANoi [439]
VPN Link Test [440]
VPN Lifeguard [441]
NeoRouter [442] (Ch)
SoftEther VPN [443]
tinc [444]
See also in this list: Remote control [445]

Secure file transfer and/or terminal emulation:
Best Free Telnet-SSH Terminal Emulator [446]
Tunnelier [447]
WinSCP [448]
PuTTY [449]
KiTTY [450]
SilverSHielD [451]
OpenSSH for Windows [452]
AnyConnect [453]
Terminals [454]
MobaSSH [455]
FileZilla [456]
Cyberduck [457]
AirDC++ [458]
Rightload [459]
Fresh FTP [460]
dtelnet [461]
Swish [462]
FTP Rush [463]
Xshell [464]
DameWare SSH Client [465]
FireFTP [466] (FF)
Secure Shell [467] (Ch)
FTPShell [468]
Core FTP LE [469]
Poderosa [470]

Force HTTPS:
[471]HTTPS Everywhere [472] (FF,Ch)
ForceTLS [473] (FF)
Prefer HTTPS [474] (Ch)
Secure connections on sites [475] (FF, Ch)
HTTPS Finder [476] (FF)
My Security Search Bar [477] (FF)
Strict Transport Security - Detector [478] (FF)
KB SSL Enforcer [479] (Ch)
HTTP Nowhere [480] (FF)
See also in this list: HTTPS validation [481]

Spoofing mac address:
Computer MAC addresses explained [482]
TMAC [483]
SMAC [484]
Mac Makeup [485]; McMMKUP [486]
Macshift [487]
MadMACs [488]
How to Change or Spoof MAC Address in Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003/2008, Mac OS X, Unix and Linux [489]

Checking your own IP:
IP Adress [490]
Danasoft [491]
IP2 [492]
IPLogger [493] (FF)
IP Informer [494]
IP Chicken [495]
Google [496]
More [497]

Web browser:
Subsections follow.

1. Anonymous browsers:
Tor Browser Bundle [498]
Jondofox [499]
xB Browser [500]
OperaTor [501]
KPROXY Agent [502]

2. Proxy browser add-ons:
Foxyproxy [503] (FF)
Proxy tool [504] (FF)
Proxilla Glype Proxy Client [505] (FF)
Go2 proxy [506] (FF)
anonymoX [507] (FF)
Stealthy [508] (FF)
AutoProxy [509] (FF)
ProxTube [510] (FF)
Proxy Switchy! [511] (Ch)
Proxy SwitchySharp [512] (Ch)
Stealthy [513] (Ch)

3. Firefox privacy: (FF)
Best Free Firefox Add-ons [514]
RequestPolicy [515]; RequestPolicy Continued [516]
Smart Referer [517]
RefControl [518]
Live HTTP Headers [519]
PrivacySuite [520]
Form History Control [521]
FormFox [522]
Stealther [523]
Cocoon [524]
SquiggleSR [525]
Link Password [526]
Secure Sanitizer [527]
Master Password+ [528]
FireGloves [529]
Leet Key [530]
Encrypted Communication [531]
Private Browsing by PortableApps [532] (for portable Firefox)
Blender [533]
SettingSanity [534]
Secret Agent [535]
History disable button [536]
Masking Agent [537]
PrefBar [538]
NoTrace [539]
Random Agent Spoofer [540]
Network Monitor [541]
Policeman [542]
Disable Speculative Pre-connections [543]

4. Chrome privacy: (Ch)
Privacy manager [544]
UnSearch [545]
Ghost incognito [546]
Chrome Privacy Protector [547]
Paranoid Browsing [548]
ZenMate [549]
Secure Bookmarks [550]
KISS Privacy [551]
Cache Killer [552]
Keyboard Privacy [553]
Guest browsing [554]

5. Eliminate ad-data tracking:
Enable "Do not track" in browsers [555]
Privacychoice [556] (AB); TrackerScan [557] (AB)
Ghostery [558] (AB)
DoNotTrackMe [559] (AB)
TACO [560] (FF,Ch)
Disconnect [561] (FF,Ch)
TrackMeNot [562] (FF,Ch)
Beef Taco [563] (FF)
Priv3 [564] (FF)
NAI Opt-out Tool [565] (FF)
Keep My Opt-Outs [566] (Ch)
Parley [567] (Ch)
SelectOut [568] (Ch)
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on [569] (FF,Ch,IE)
Google Advertising Cookie Opt-out Plugin [570] (FF,Ch,IE)
[571]Lightbeam [572] (FF)
Adnostic [573] (FF)
PrivDog [574] (FF,Ch)
TrackingObserver [575] (Ch)
[576]Privacy Badger [577] (FF,Ch)

6. Tracking lists:
IE [578]
Clean MX [579]

7. Cookie control:
CS lite [580] (FF)
Cookie monster [581] (FF)
CookieSafe [582] (FF)
Cookie culler [583] (FF)
MAXA Cookie Manager [584]
selectivecookiedelete [585] (FF)
Cookie Controller [586] (FF)
Cookie Whitelist, With Buttons [587] (FF)
[588]Vanilla Cookie Manager [589] (Ch)
Edit This Cookie [590] (Ch)
Cookie Manager [591] (Ch)
Cookie Monster [592] (Ch)
WebCookieSniffer [593]
Expired Cookies Cleaner [594] (IE)
CookieSpy [595]
Self-Destructing Cookies [596] (FF)
Biscuit [597] (FF)
Cookies [598] (Ch)

8. Killing Adobe Flash Local Shared Objects:
BetterPrivacy [599] (FF)
Objection [600] (FF)
Click&Clean [601] (AB)

9. Redirect removal:
Redirect Remover [602] (FF)
Redirect Cleaner [603] (FF)
NoRedirect [604] (FF)
Fix Url Links Redirect [605] (Ch)

Data:
Subsections follow.

1. Removal of jpeg metadata:
JPEG and PNG stripper [606]
BatchPurifier LITE [607]
Metanull [608]
jScript [609]

2. Removal of doc metadata:
Doc Scrubber [610]
Document Metadata Cleaner [611]

3. Data firewall:
MyDLP [612]

4. Data protection tools:
File Secure Free [613]
Safetica Free [614]

Automatic analyzing of EULA/TOS:
Eulalyzer [615]
Spywareguide [616]
TOS;DR [617]
TOSSOS [618]
Common Terms [619]

Boss key:
SmokeScreen [620]
Panic Button (FF [621], Ch, OB [622])
More [623]

Collection of tools/services:
Anonymous Services [624]
Anoniem-surfen [625]
Download squad [626]
EPIC [627]
WinPT [628]
Autistici/Inventati [629]
SaluSafe [630]
Unseen [631]
Martus [632]

Anonymity tests:
XeroBank [633]
Decloak [634]
Cloakfish [635]
Proxy Test [636]
Proxy Checker [637]
Advanced Proxy Check [638]
IP check [639]
IP-Secrets [640]
Anonymity Checker [641]; Online privacy test [642]
WITCH? [643]

Other:
Evidence [644]
JStylo-Anonymouth [645]; review [646]
OneID [647] (Ch)
Tribler [648]
CanvasBlocker [649] (FF)
CanvasFingerprintBlock [650] (Ch)

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