For those wanting an anonymous or even just private online experience, the chances often seem slim - with massively funded state programs designed to completely expose all of our data - it can seem as if there is no safe option left. Thankfully, the website 'Prism Break' offers a plethora of options to replace proprietary software with free, open source, privacy respecting alternatives.
While there's no guarantee that your anonymity won't be compromised by other forms of interception and hacking, you can at least close a wide variety of security risks and for some people in unfree/despotic geographical regions this can mean the difference between life and death when being involved in dissenting activities. Many of the apps on Prism-Break are tried and tested in the harshest of anti-liberty conditions.
Do pay attention to the disclaimer from the site:
Disclaimer: Using the recommended projects on this site will not guarantee that 100% of your communications will be shielded against surveillance states. Please do your own research before trusting these projects with sensitive information.
Check out the list of software categories available at 'Prism Break' - all available for multiple operating systems, including Windows, Apple, Linux, Android, iOS as well as routers and servers:
Anonymizing Networks
Bookmark Sync
Disk Encryption
DNS
Email Accounts
Email Alternatives
Email Clients
Email Encryption
Enterprise Suite
File Storage & Sync
Finance
Instant Messaging
IRC
Mail Servers
Media Publishing
Mesh Networks
Operating Systems
Operating Systems (Live)
Password Managers
Productivity
SIP Servers
Social Networks
Video & Voice
VPN Accounts
VPN Clients
Web Browser Addons
Web Browsers
Web Hosting
Web Search
World Maps
Routers
DNS
Firmware
Mesh Networks
VPN Servers
Servers
Anonymizing Networks
Bookmark Sync
Communication Protocols
Disk Encryption
DNS
Email Clients
Enterprise Suite
File Storage & Sync
Mail Servers
Mail Transfer Agents
Media Publishing
Mesh Networks
Operating Systems
Operating Systems (Live)
Password Managers
Productivity
Raspberry Pi
SIP Servers
Social Networks
Video & Voice
VPN Servers
Web Analytics
XMPP Servers
Wishing you well,
Ura Soul
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Great post man resteem done...
Great, thanks!
that's a great post @ura-soul. Thanks for compiling. I'll have a good look through that list. there has to be some excellent alternatives. Most people are totally unaware how public their computer usage generally is ! 100% upvoted (you got my witness vote ;)
You are welcome! I've tried a few, mostly with good results. Thanks a lot for the witness vote :)
my pleasure. actually I just wrote a post on the importance of voting for your witnesses, prompted by reading this post :) keep up the excellent work !
Looks like an interesting app. Anonymity is sometimes useful but sometimes quite unnecessary. Its up to the person what character he/she will choose. :) Anyways, nice article, mate!
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Thanks - I'll take a look.
excellant! thanks for compiling and sharing.
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You are welcome!
Great read that is something Im going to investigate further...upvoted, followed and resteemed
Thanks for sharing a lot of this is over my head but will have a read through!
I discovered this site many years back and it's been a true life saver for me since!