Links

Some sites / projects worth of link sharing:

News in English

Hacker News - Business, startup, developer, and technology news.

The Economist - In-depth economy coverage with proper analysis.

New Scientist - Excellent science magazine.

Other tools worth mentioning & linking

7-Zip - The ultimate free data compression tool.

DuckDuckGo - Awesome privacy-preserving internet meta-search engine.

Qwant - European search engine that honors GDPR and is building its own Staan index.

Mojeek - Alternative independent search engine with its own index.

Firefox - The open, extensible, and configurable web browser.

Fish - A modern shell option for Linux.

GnuPG - The standard way to encrypt and sign data.

Age Crypt - A modern public-key encryption tool.

Minisign - A modern tool to sign and verify digital signatures.

KeePass - A secure password manager application.

LibreOffice - The best free office software suite.

Matrix (protocol) / Element (one of client implementations) - A modern, open-source, self-hosted E2EE instant messenger.

Nginx - The best open-source web server.

Notepad++ - A very nice technical text editor for Windows.

PostgreSQL - The open-source database used for demanding projects.

Python - Excellent tool for data manipulation, scripting, and gluing components together.

SimpleX Chat - A secure chat app with a design I actually like. It is currently unpolished but could become the best option out there in the future.

SQLite - Locally store and query data with a fast, reliable, and efficient SQL database.

Thunderbird - The classic, full-featured email client with built-in encryption.

Ubuntu - A free, Linux-based operating system distribution.

VLC - The only multi-codec media player you will ever need.

Tor Browser - The ultimate privacy browser.

Online guides for Privacy & Anonymity:

Privacy Guides - The guide to restoring your online privacy.

AnonymousPlanet - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity.

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