The Tor Browser is a free tool that enhances online privacy by routing connections through a global network, encrypting data and hiding users’ IP addresses. It is particularly useful for journalists, activists, and individuals in censored areas, enabling them to access information without surveillance, despite its ties to the dark web.
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Top Google Alternatives: Privacy-Focused Digital Tools
Google’s suite of app Gmail, Drive, Docs, and more—dominate the digital workspace, but they’re not the only options. Whether you’re concerned about privacy, cost, or simply want to explore new tools, here are powerful alternatives to Google’s most popular applications. Email: Proton Mail vs. Gmail For those prioritizing privacy, Proton Mail offers end-to-end encryption, ensuring…
How to Safeguard Against Digital Threats
Computers are vital for work and communication but face numerous security threats. Key threats include malware (like ransomware and spyware), phishing attacks, viruses, adware, denial-of-service attacks, and man-in-the-middle attacks. To enhance security, users should utilize antivirus software, keep systems updated, and practice online safety measures.
Tails OS: Ensure Privacy and Anonymity
Tails, or “The Amnesic Incognito Live System,” is a Debian-based Linux distribution focused on privacy and anonymity. It operates as a live system from USB or DVD, ensuring no local data is stored. Tails routes internet traffic through the Tor network, offers built-in encryption tools, and erases RAM after shutdown, enhancing user security and anonymity.
Tor, Tor Browser and Tails OS
This post will tell you how to browse the web 100% secure and private. Here’s what you need. Tor The Tor Project is a non-profit open-source company started in 2006 to work on the idea of onion routing. Onion routing passes your browsing through multiple encrypted networks would keep a persons browsing completely private and…
DuckDuckGo Privacy
The DuckDuckGo mobile apps may leek some of your browsing data to Microsoft For several years a lot of people have used DuckDuckGo search because of its privacy. As it turns out with its browser apps for iOS and Android DuckDuckGo is sending your browser data to Microsoft. Because the DuckDuckGo app uses Bing search it…
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About VPNs
As I mentioned before, for most uses you don’t need a VPN (Virtual Private Network). HTTPS with AES will keep secret from everyone however your ISP (Internet Service Provider) will no what URL your going to. They will not know what your doing there. The popular VPN services like Nord, PIA, Express VPN and others…
What Is Signal?
Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service developed by the Signal Foundation (a non-profit )and Signal Messenger LLC. It uses the Internet to send one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos. Its mobile apps can also make one-to-one voice and video calls, and the Android version can optionally function…
It’s A Brave New World
Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser. The browser blocks ads and website trackers, and provides a way for users to send cryptocurrency contributions in the form of Basic Attention Tokens to websites and content creators. As of 2019, Brave has been released…
DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is an Internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers’ privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results. DuckDuckGo distinguishes itself from other search engines by not profiling its users and by showing all users the same search results for a given search term, and emphasizes returning the best results, rather than the…
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