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<li><a href="#car-privacy"><strong>Car Privacy</strong></a></li>
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<li><a href="#privacy-for-cars"><strong>Privacy for Cars</strong></a></li>
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<p><em>&ldquo;The Cypherpunks are actively engaged in making the networks safer for privacy. Let us proceed together apace. Onward&rdquo;</em> - <a href="https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html"><strong>Eric Hughes</strong></a></p>
<p><em>&ldquo;The Cypherpunks are actively engaged in making the networks safer for privacy. Let us proceed together apace. Onward&rdquo;</em> - <a href="https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html"><strong>Eric Hughes</strong></a>*</p>
<p>Privacy is a fundamental tenet of a free society. Corporations and governments are gathering data at record rates and will happily sell it to the highest bidder. In the era of social media, doxxing, twitter mobs and rising crime, take back your privacy to protect yourself and your family.</p>
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<h2 id="all-in-one-privacy-solutions">
<strong>All in one Privacy Solutions</strong>
<a class="anchor" href="#all-in-one-privacy-solutions">#</a>
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<h2 id="all-in-one-privacy-solutions"><strong>All in one Privacy Solutions</strong><a class="anchor" href="#all-in-one-privacy-solutions">#</a></h2>
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<p><a href="https://www.cloaked.com/"><strong>Cloaked</strong></a> - Cloaked is an all in one privacy solution. Still early in its development, Cloaked offers a password manager, phone and email aliases and a semi automated system that helps you to create fake name accounts. Cloaked is also working on offering a private credit card system to that of privacy.com. If you&rsquo;re a non technical user who cares about privacy Cloaked is one of the best options you can find. Cloaked is not Open Source. Though they do plan to open source their project in the future. Users can use discount code &ldquo;<strong>LIBERTY25</strong>&rdquo; for 25% off their first year.</p>
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<p><a href="https://mysudo.com/"><strong>MySudo</strong></a> - All in one privacy solution. MySudo offers services for phones, profiles, emails, virtual credit cards and more. MySudo doesnt always work well on non Android OSes like Calyx and you often need a google supported phone for activation, but once you activate it, it should work fine on Graphene.</p>
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<strong>Browsers</strong>
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<p><a href="https://brave.com/"><strong>Brave</strong></a> - From the original creators of Firefox, Brave aims to use maximum privacy as a default. With ad blocking, phishing blocking, fingerprint and cookie blocking all enabled by default. Brave does offer ad payments in its own crypto token BAT, which has drawn some criticism from privacy advocates - <a href="https://www.cloudwards.net/brave-review/"><strong>In Depth Review</strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://libertytools.io/Images/waterfox.svg"><strong>Waterfox</strong></a> - Waterfox is a Firefox fork that focuses on privacy and security by eliminating telemetry and adding other perks. Not quite as private as something like LibreWolf, but makes up for it in speed and functionality.</p>
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<p><a href="https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/"><strong>Cover Your Tracks and EFF Tool</strong></a> - A project from the EFF. Cover Your Tracks is two things: a tool for users to understand how unique and identifiable their browser makes them online, and a research project to uncover the tools and techniques of online trackers and test the efficacy of privacy add-ons. <a href="https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/about"><strong>In Depth Breakdown and Review</strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://adnauseam.io/"><strong>AdNauseam</strong></a> - Extension that randomly opens ads to obfuscate tracking.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/cowlicks/privacypossum"><strong>Privacy Possum</strong></a> - Monkey wrenches common commercial tracking methods by reducing and falsifying the data gathered by tracking companies.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/einaregilsson/Redirector"><strong>Redirector</strong></a> - Web browser extension (Firefox, Vivaldi, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex or wildcard patterns.</p>
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<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/torproject-snowflake/"><strong>SnowFlake</strong></a> - Helps people in censored countries access the Internet without restrictions by acting as a proxy.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/kodxana/Watch-on-Odysee"><strong>Watch on Odysee</strong></a> - Redirects you from YouTube to Odysee, a decentralized YouTube alternative.</p>
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<h2 id="computers">Computers<a class="anchor" href="#computers">#</a></h2>
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<h2 id="car-privacy">
<strong>Car Privacy</strong>
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<h3 id="computer-manufacturers"><strong>Computer Manufacturers</strong><a class="anchor" href="#computer-manufacturers">#</a></h3>
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<p><a href="https://www.49dollarmontanaregisteredagent.com/montana-llc"><strong>49dollarmontanaregisteredagent</strong></a> - Montana based company that creates LLCs and will register your car to that LLC in Montana thus keeping your name unattached to the car. Montana has the added benefit of a one time registration for cars over 11 years old and no emissions or safety checks</p>
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<p><a href="https://deflock.me/"><strong>Deflock</strong></a> - Deflock is a site that tracks &ldquo;Flock&rdquo; ALPR camera readers. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are cameras that capture images of all passing license plates, storing details like the car&rsquo;s location, date, and time. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/jnuyens/freedomev/"><strong>Freedomev</strong></a> - Open source software for Tesla cars. Still in development.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.ghostplate.com/"><strong>GhostPlate</strong></a> - Physical device that lets you temporarily obscure your license plate.</p>
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<p><a href="https://haveibeenflocked.com/"><strong>Have I Been Flocked</strong></a> - A website that lets you see whether or not someone has manually searched your license plate in the Flock System.</p>
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<p><a href="https://notmyplate.com/"><strong>NotmyPlate</strong></a> - App that lets you request to legally opt out of License plate collection data via the GDPR. Not likely to be super helpful in non EU countries.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/f1xpl/openauto"><strong>Open Auto</strong></a> - An open source alternative to Android Auto, and app that helps you utilize your phone wild driving.</p>
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<p><a href="http://openxcplatform.com/"><strong>Open XC</strong></a> - OpenXC is a combination of open source hardware and software that lets you extend your vehicle with custom applications and pluggable modules. It uses standard, well-known tools to open up a wealth of data from the vehicle to developers, even beyond OBD-II.</p>
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<p><a href="https://plateprivacy.com/"><strong>Plate Privacy</strong></a> - A project by the Institute for Justice to track car camera software and fight back.</p>
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<p><a href="https://privacy4cars.com/personal-use/delete-data-from-a-car/"><strong>PrivacyforCars</strong></a> - Delete your data from rental cars after you are no longer using them. Website also provides a lot of other privacy education on vehicles.</p>
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<p><a href="https://vehicleprivacyreport.com/"><strong>VehiclePrivacyreport</strong></a> - Check for status of vehicles internet connection to the manufacturers</p>
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<p><a href="https://frame.work/"><strong>Framework</strong></a> - Linux focused laptops that are endlessly customizable. With Framework you can swap out any laptop part at anytime. It could be the last computer you ever buy.</p>
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<p><a href="https://puri.sm/products/"><strong><span style="color: darkred;"><del><strong>Purism</strong></del></span></strong></a> - Open Source company. Makes Open Source Laptops, Phones and Servers. Partners with other liberty focused companies like Start 9. Accepts Bitcoin as a method of payment. Also offers a private phone data plan. Shipping is known to be very slow in some cases. Purism is an amazing ideologically driven company, but it should be noted that they have had significant issues delivering products in the past. We cannot recomend them at this time, though we hope to see that change in the future.</p>
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<p><a href="https://cnix.org/"><strong>CNIX</strong></a> - A simple Linux distro that puts privacy first, but it&rsquo;s much less intense than TAILS or QUBES.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.accountkiller.com/en/all-sites"><strong>AccountKiller</strong></a>- Website that helps you find and delete a wide range of old accounts across multiple platforms through specific account/platform targeting.</p>
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<li><a href="https://bqeth.com/"><strong>BqETH</strong></a> - BeQth is a trustless dead mans switch based on the Polygon network, an Ethereum Layer 2. BeQth lets you create a smart contract on the polygon blockchain that will send out our secret data via email to whoever you wish after an allotted amount of time. Transactions are all encrypted and totally on chain. Users can essentially mine the algorithm to unlock secret keys by the allotted time, essentially allowing for users to mine secrets. Does not require KYC.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cipherwill.com/"><strong>CipherWill</strong></a> - A non crypto based E2E dead mans switch service. Your secrets are encrypted with 256 AES encryption and zero knowledge proofs for the best possible security. Requires basic KYC.</li>
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<li><a href="https://sarcophagus.io/"><strong>Sarcophagus</strong></a> - Similar to BeQTH Sarcophagus is also built on the polygon blockchain. Sarcophagus is decentralized, open-source and DAO owned + operated. They believe bringing dead man&rsquo;s switch functionality to the web3 ecosystem can empower and provide security infrastructure for an entire generation of applications, regardless of their size</li>
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<strong>Email</strong>
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<h2 id="email"><strong>Email</strong><a class="anchor" href="#email">#</a></h2>
<h3 id="email-providers"><strong>Email Providers</strong><a class="anchor" href="#email-providers">#</a></h3>
<p>Email cannot offer the same fundamental privacy of other communication protocols. Use better tools when it matters. Nevertheless, it remains an essential tool in every day life, and the following providers offer excellent privacy.</p>
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<p><a href="https://email.faircode.eu/"><strong>FairEmail</strong></a> - Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android. Uses OpenKeychain to decrypt messages and optionally encrypt messages. <a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/fairemail-email-app-privacy-conscious-android/"><strong>Review</strong></a></p>
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<strong>Email Aliases</strong>
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<h3 id="email-aliases"><strong>Email Aliases</strong><a class="anchor" href="#email-aliases">#</a></h3>
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<p><a href="https://www.abine.com/"><strong>Abine/Blur</strong></a> - Provides email and Debit card aliases. Albine provides several other options as well. Paid Service offered along with other services. <a href="https://www.reviewsdir.com/abine-blur-review/"><strong>Review</strong></a></p>
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<strong>File Encryption</strong>
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<h2 id="file-encryption"><strong>File Encryption</strong><a class="anchor" href="#file-encryption">#</a></h2>
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<p><a href="https://cryptomator.org/"><strong>Cryptomator</strong></a> - Non Cloud based Encryption Software</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/Cyphrme/Coze"><strong>Coze</strong></a> - Coze is an open source cryptographic JSON messaging specification which uses digital signatures to prove identity and ownership over digital files and messages.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.openpgp.org/"><strong>OpenPGP</strong></a> - Lists of several differnt applications that all use the OpenPGP standard.</p>
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<p><a href="https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html"><strong>Little Snitch</strong></a> - Inbound and Outbound firewall blocking for desktop. MAC OS only.</p>
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<p><a href="https://femtostar.com"><strong>FemtoStar</strong></a> - Open Source Satellite internet.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.buskill.in/"><strong>Buskill</strong></a> - USB dead mans switch locks down (or kills) snatched laptops</p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://bit-chats.com/"><strong>Bitchat</strong></a>- Launched by Jack Dorsey in 2025, like Briar it uses bluetooth. Other features include: Works Offline on local Bluetooth LE mesh networks, with automatic peer discovery and multi-hop relaying
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<strong>Metadata Removal</strong>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://techwiser.com/remove-exif-metadata-from-photos/"><strong>Desktop Metadata removal</strong></a> - Windows and Mac can remove this natively. Linux needs a few steps.</p>
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<strong>Mesh Networks</strong>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://pkt.cash/"><strong>PKT.Cash</strong></a> - PKT uses PacketCrypt, the worlds first bandwidth-hard proof of work. When you connect your home or office internet to the PKT Network, you earn PKT Cash (PKT).PKT mining does not require permission from a centralized company. Miners power the network in a decentralized way, which scales to provide low cost, high speed internet access worldwide.</p>
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<strong>Mobile</strong>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://www.abine.com"><strong>Abine</strong></a> - Offers Phone masking/aliasing for a fee.</p>
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<p><a href="https://libertytools.io/privacy/#all-in-one-privacy-solutions">See our All in one Privacy Section for More</a></p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://accrescent.app/"><strong>Accrescent</strong></a> - Accrescent is a private and secure Android app store built with modern features in mind. It aims to provide a developer-friendly platform and pleasant user experience while enforcing modern security and privacy practices and offering robust validity guarantees for installed apps.</p>
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<p><a href="https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium"><strong>Obtainium</strong></a> - Obtainium allows you to install and update apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.</p>
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<strong>Burner Phone Numbers</strong>
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<h3 id="burner-phone-numbers"><strong>Burner Phone Numbers</strong><a class="anchor" href="#burner-phone-numbers">#</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://5sim.net/">5sim</a> - Over 500,000 Numbers Originating from Around 180 Countries Online. Low fees. Does not take cryptocurrency.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.tossabledigits.com/pricing/%5C"><strong>Tossable Digits</strong></a> - Alternative to Google voice for phone porting. Also provides multiple phone numbers.</p>
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<h3 id="mobile-operating-systems">
<strong>Mobile Operating Systems</strong>
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<h3 id="mobile-operating-systems"><strong>Mobile Operating Systems</strong><a class="anchor" href="#mobile-operating-systems">#</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://calyxos.org/"><strong>CalyxOS</strong></a> - A privacy focused de-Googled Android Alternative thats more privacy focused than Lineage but more user friendly than Graphene. Only available on Google Pixel models.</p>
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<strong>Mobile Phones</strong>
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<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://abovephone.com/"><strong>Above Phone</strong></a> - The Above Phone offers Graphene OS phones for sale along with their own services like &ldquo;Above VPN&rdquo; along with additional support to help you get fully migrated over to their ecosystem.</p>
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<h3 id="mobile-service-providers">
<strong>Mobile Service Providers</strong>
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<h3 id="mobile-service-providers"><strong>Mobile Service Providers</strong><a class="anchor" href="#mobile-service-providers">#</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://puri.sm/posts/purism-launches-librem-awesim-cellular-service/"><strong>AweSIM</strong></a> - Privacy focused phone service. Purism is an amazing ideologically driven company, but it should be noted that they have had significant issues delivering products in the past. We cannot recomend them at this time, though we hope to see that change in the future.</p>
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<strong>VOIP Providers</strong>
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<h3 id="voip-providers"><strong>VOIP Providers</strong><a class="anchor" href="#voip-providers">#</a></h3>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://promo.hushed.com/lp/lifetime-3?oid=14&amp;affid=428"><strong>Hushed</strong></a> - Hushed is a private Voip app. Hushed lets you purchase multiple phone VOIP Phones lines all managed from one app and from several differnt area codes. While Hushed does accept crypto, this can only be done with pre-paid lines, not pay as you go plans. Hushed does not require any KYC. Hushed is primarily a phone app, and does not currently have a desktop app. While Hushed will run just fine on privacy based phone roms like Graphene OS, it does utilize Google pay services for any purchase which will not work on Graphene OS. This can be bypassed by using the website to pay, or utilizing a regular android phone app. Utilize our <a href="https://promo.hushed.com/lp/lifetime-3?oid=14&amp;affid=428"><strong>Affiliate Link</strong></a> to purchase a one time phone number that renews every year, for a one time cost of only 25$.</p>
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<h2 id="password-managers">
<strong>Password Managers</strong>
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<h2 id="password-managers"><strong>Password Managers</strong><a class="anchor" href="#password-managers">#</a></h2>
<p>Password managers are one of the few security tools that makes your life easier. With all of your passwords in one place, often including a password autofill so that you don&rsquo;t have to even type your password, which also helps to keep you safe from keylogging or should surfing attacks.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.vpnmentor.com/tools/secure-password-generator/"><strong>VPNMentor Secure Password Generator</strong></a> - Online Password generator for when you aren&rsquo;t working with a standard password manager. Provides other high quality VPN and password related tools as well, like a password strength checker.</p>
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<strong>Privacy Resources and Education</strong>
<a class="anchor" href="#privacy-resources-and-education">#</a>
</h2>
<h3 id="podcasts">
<strong>Podcasts</strong>
<a class="anchor" href="#podcasts">#</a>
</h3>
<hr>
<h2 id="privacy-for-cars"><strong>Privacy for Cars</strong><a class="anchor" href="#privacy-for-cars">#</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://www.49dollarmontanaregisteredagent.com/montana-llc"><strong>49dollarmontanaregisteredagent</strong></a> - Montana based company that creates LLCs and will register your car to that LLC in Montana thus keeping your name unattached to the car. Montana has the added benefit of a one time registration for cars over 11 years old and no emissions or safety checks</p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://deflock.me/"><strong>Deflock</strong></a> - Deflock is a site that tracks &ldquo;Flock&rdquo; ALPR camera readers. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are cameras that capture images of all passing license plates, storing details like the car&rsquo;s location, date, and time. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://github.com/jnuyens/freedomev/"><strong>Freedomev</strong></a> - Open source software for Tesla cars. Still in development.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://www.ghostplate.com/"><strong>GhostPlate</strong></a> - Physical device that lets you temporarily obscure your license plate.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://notmyplate.com/"><strong>NotmyPlate</strong></a> - App that lets you request to legally opt out of License plate collection data via the GDPR. Not likely to be super helpful in non EU countries.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://openxcplatform.com/"><strong>Open XC</strong></a> - OpenXC is a combination of open source hardware and software that lets you extend your vehicle with custom applications and pluggable modules. It uses standard, well-known tools to open up a wealth of data from the vehicle to developers, even beyond OBD-II.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://privacy4cars.com/personal-use/delete-data-from-a-car/"><strong>PrivacyforCars</strong></a> - Delete your data from rental cars after you are no longer using them. Website also provides a lot of other privacy education on vehicles.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://vehicleprivacyreport.com/"><strong>VehiclePrivacyreport</strong></a> - Check for status of vehicles internet connection to the manufacturers</p>
</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h2 id="privacy-resources-and-education"><strong>Privacy Resources and Education</strong><a class="anchor" href="#privacy-resources-and-education">#</a></h2>
<hr>
<h3 id="podcasts"><strong>Podcasts</strong><a class="anchor" href="#podcasts">#</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/"><strong>Citadel Dispatch</strong></a> - Hosted by Matt Odell a Freedom and Bitcoin Advocate.</p>
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<hr>
<h3 id="other-privacy-lists">
<strong>Other Privacy Lists</strong>
<a class="anchor" href="#other-privacy-lists">#</a>
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<h3 id="other-privacy-lists"><strong>Other Privacy Lists</strong><a class="anchor" href="#other-privacy-lists">#</a></h3>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://alternativeto.net/"><strong>alternativeto.net</strong></a></p>
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<hr>
<h2 id="purchase-proxys">
<strong>Purchase Proxys</strong>
<a class="anchor" href="#purchase-proxys">#</a>
</h2>
<h2 id="purchase-proxys"><strong>Purchase Proxys</strong><a class="anchor" href="#purchase-proxys">#</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://americasmailbox.com/rates_and_plans/4/Platinum"><strong>Americas Mailbox</strong></a> - Shipping Privacy intermediary based out of South Dakota</p>
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<hr>
<h2 id="routers">
<strong>Routers</strong>
<a class="anchor" href="#routers">#</a>
</h2>
<h2 id="routers"><strong>Routers</strong><a class="anchor" href="#routers">#</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://www.anyone.io/"><strong>Anyone</strong></a> - A harward based internet router/proxy that provides privacy by default.</p>
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<strong>Search</strong>
<a class="anchor" href="#search">#</a>
</h2>
<h2 id="search"><strong>Search</strong><a class="anchor" href="#search">#</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://search.brave.com/"><strong>Brave Search</strong></a> - Private search results, using its own indexer, with full search transparency. Aims to be one of the biggest competitors to google. <a href="https://www.techradar.com/reviews/brave-search-search-engine"><strong>In Depth Review</strong></a></p>
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<h3 id="shipping-services">
Shipping Services
<a class="anchor" href="#shipping-services">#</a>
</h3>
<h3 id="shipping-services">Shipping Services<a class="anchor" href="#shipping-services">#</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://atob-two.vercel.app/"><strong>AtoB</strong></a> - Everything you need to send and receive packages in a decentralized way. Built on NOSTR.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://americasmailbox.com/rates_and_plans/4/Platinum"><strong>Americas Mailbox</strong></a> - Shipping Privacy intermediary based out of South Dakota</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://privacypost.io/"><strong>Privacy Post</strong></a> - Shipping Privacy intermediary based out of South Dakota</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://proxysto.re/en/index.html"><strong>Proxysto.re</strong></a> - Physical forwarding service. Based out of Germany, they will re-ship your products anywhere in the EU wide.</p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://sovereignstack.tools/rerouter/"><strong>Sovereignstack.tools/rerouter/</strong></a> - Sovereign Stack will stand between the data marketers and your personal information. Pick an item you want and have it purchased. Only accepts orders via PGP encryption.</p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://travelingmailbox.com"><strong>Traveling Mailbox</strong></a> - Traveling Mailbox has been providing Virtual Mailbox solutions since 2011 that allows individuals, travelers, RVers, expats, small businesses and others to view their postal mail online anywhere in the world. We provide a real physical street address that is unique to you and as your mail arrives, we scan the outside of the envelope and then you tell us to scan the contents, forward the item, shred it, return it, or hold it.</p>
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<li><a href="https://americasmailbox.com/rates_and_plans/4/Platinum"><strong>Americas Mailbox</strong></a> - Shipping Privacy intermediary based out of South Dakota</li>
<li><a href="https://privacypost.io/"><strong>Privacy Post</strong></a> - Shipping Privacy intermediary based out of South Dakota</li>
<li><a href="https://proxysto.re/en/index.html"><strong>Proxysto.re</strong></a> - Physical forwarding service. Based out of Germany, they will re-ship your products anywhere in the EU wide.</li>
<li><a href="https://sovereignstack.tools/rerouter/"><strong>Sovereignstack.tools/rerouter/</strong></a> - Sovereign Stack will stand between the data marketers and your personal information. Pick an item you want and have it purchased. Only accepts orders via PGP encryption.</li>
<li><a href="https://travelingmailbox.com"><strong>Traveling Mailbox</strong></a> - Traveling Mailbox has been providing Virtual Mailbox solutions since 2011 that allows individuals, travelers, RVers, expats, small businesses and others to view their postal mail online anywhere in the world. We provide a real physical street address that is unique to you and as your mail arrives, we scan the outside of the envelope and then you tell us to scan the contents, forward the item, shred it, return it, or hold it.</li>
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<hr>
<h2 id="virtual-private-networks-vpns">
<strong>Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)</strong>
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<h2 id="virtual-private-networks-vpns"><strong>Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)</strong><a class="anchor" href="#virtual-private-networks-vpns">#</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://github.com/cbeuw/Cloak"><strong>Cloak</strong></a> - Experimental new program. it works by masquerading proxied traffic as normal web browsing activities. In contrast to traditional tools which have very prominent traffic fingerprints and can be blocked by simple filtering rules, it&rsquo;s very difficult to precisely target Cloak with little false positives. This increases the collateral damage to censorship actions as attempts to block Cloak could also damage services the censor state relies on.</p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://cryptostorm.is/"><strong>CryptoStorm</strong></a> - The VPN service provider for the truly paranoid. Zero logging VPN service that publishes all of its open source config for users to read. Utilizes Hashed token authentication. Accepts Monero.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://guardster.com/"><strong>Guardster</strong></a> - Anonymizer service that provides an alternative to VPN.</p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/"><strong>IVPN</strong></a> - No logs, regularly audited VPN service, No customer data stored, Clear privacy policy, Transparent ownership and team, Strong ethics: no trackers, no false promises, no surveillance ads. <a href="https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn"><strong>In Depth Reviews</strong></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://kagi.com/"><strong>Kagi</strong></a> - (Note: appears in search section as well, if you want to keep just one mention, you can.)</p>
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<li>
<p><a href="https://lnvpn.net/"><strong>LN VPN</strong></a> - VPN service based on the lightning network. You can purchase and use wireguard based VPN services all on lightning. Also offers phone numbers per country all paid via lightning.</p>
</li>
<li>
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<p><a href="https://mullvad.net/en/"><strong>Mullvad</strong></a> - Mullvad has a long reputation of preserving privacy. Mullvad does not log traffic, proven by a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23692580/mullvad-vpn-raid-sweden-police"><strong>police raid</strong></a>. Allows anonymous sign ups, Accepts Monero for payment for Premium accounts. Uses a killswitch and uses Wireguard for speed and security. Provides a mobile app and desktop app. The Mobile app can be a bit finicky for some people. Does not have an app kill switch. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFTdFPWxQfY"><strong>In Depth Review</strong></a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://nym.com/"><strong>Nym</strong></a> - A new VPN project that works to implement new tech including mixnets, zk-nyms, post quantum tech and more. Backed by Wikileaks Chelsea Manning.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://obscura.net/"><strong>Obscura</strong></a> - Obscura is a new VPN project that increases your VPN security by creating a multihop process with VPN provider Mullvad, so that neither company ever has true access to your Encrypted data. Only available for Mac. Accepts Monero.</p>
<p><a href="https://nym.com/"><strong>Nym</strong></a> - A new VPN project that works to implement new tech inlcuding mixnets, zk-nyms, post quantum tech and more. Backed by Wikileaks Chelsea Manning.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/"><strong>PIA</strong></a> - PIA is a solid VPN provider that accepts BTC, uses Wireguard offers cheap rates. PIA is also well known for providing static Ips for your VPN. This can be useful for some services that block general VPN access. PIA does not keep logs for privacy concerns. Does not include a kill switch <a href="https://inteltechniques.com/vpn.html"><strong>In Depth Review</strong></a></p>
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