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author: "Devoalda"
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authorEmoji: 🐺
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title: "Privacy Applications"
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date: 2020-09-20T21:06:12+08:00
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description: Applications for privacy
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tags:
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- iOS
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- linux
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- privacy
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- applications
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- apps
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series:
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- Privacy
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categories:
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- iOS
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- privacy
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image: images/postImages/privacy.png
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---
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# Introduction
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This is a list of some of the applications I use on my devices that protects my privacy. Most of this applications are free(as in freedom and/or price) and open-sourced(FOSS).
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**_Why use these applications?_**
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Read more about privacy [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/wiki/index)
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Many of these applications are recommended by [r/privacytoolsIO](https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/) / [privacytools.io](https://www.privacytools.io/)
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# Computer
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Many of the configurations to strengthen security and digital privacy can be done on a computer/laptop. Here are some of the applications/configurations I use daily.
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## Operating system
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{{< img src="/images/postImages/archlinux.svg" alt="archlinux" position="center" >}}
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[Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/)
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I use Linux as my operating system daily to protect myself from Windows. Here is the [Privacy Policy](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ArchWiki:Privacy_policy) for Arch.
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## Browser
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{{< img src="https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/files/2017/12/firefox-logo-600x619.png" alt="Firefox" position="center" >}}
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[Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)
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Firefox is FOSS and allows for many privacy addons to strengthen digital security of the user.
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### Add-ons
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Here are some of the Add-ons I have in firefox:
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- [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/)
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- [HTTPS Everywhere](https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere)
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- [Decentraleyes](https://decentraleyes.org/)
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- [ClearURLs](https://gitlab.com/KevinRoebert/ClearUrls)
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- [Terms of Service; Didn’t Read: Be Informed](https://tosdr.org/)
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- [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers)
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### Search Engines
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I mainly use duckduckgo as my daily search engine, however I plan to host my own instance of searx in the future.
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- [duckduckgo](https://duckduckgo.com/)
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- [Searx](https://searx.me/)
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## DNS
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- [Cloudflare](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/setting-up-1.1.1.1)
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- [PiHole with Unbound](https://docs.pi-hole.net/guides/unbound)
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CloudflareDNS is my main DNS server, I may setup a cloud instance of PiHole with Unbound in the future
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## Mail
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{{< img src="https://protonmail.com/images/pm-logo-white.svg" alt="ProtonMail" position="center" >}}
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[ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/)
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ProtonMail.com is an email service with a focus on privacy, encryption, security, and ease of use. ProtonMail is based in Genève, Switzerland.
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## VPN
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{{< img src="https://protonvpn.com/assets/img/protonvpn-white-transparent.svg" alt="ProtonVPN" position="center" >}}
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[ProtonVPN](https://protonvpn.com/)
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ProtonVPN.com is a strong contender in the VPN space. ProtonVPN is based in Switzerland.
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# iOS
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Here are some of the applications I use on my iOS devices daily
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## Browser
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{{< img src="https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/files/2017/12/firefox-logo-600x619.png" alt="Firefox" position="center" >}}
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[Firefox](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-private-safe-browser/id989804926)
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Firefox is FOSS and allows for many privacy configurations to strengthen digital security of the user.
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[Firefox Focus](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-focus-privacy-browser/id1055677337)
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I use Firefox for quick duckduckgo searches, so that cached cookies and history can be cleared after each search
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## 2FA key management
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[Raivo OTP](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raivo-otp/id1459042137)
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FOSS 2FA key manager to prevent spying from proprietary software.
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## DNS Manager
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[DNSCloak](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1452162351)
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This application allows DNS management on IOS
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## VPN
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{{< img src="https://protonvpn.com/assets/img/protonvpn-white-transparent.svg" alt="ProtonVPN" position="center" >}}
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[ProtonVPN](https://protonvpn.com/ios)
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ProtonVPN.com is a strong contender in the VPN space. ProtonVPN is based in Switzerland.
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## Mail
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{{< img src="https://protonmail.com/images/pm-logo-white.svg" alt="ProtonMail" position="center" >}}
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[ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/ios-iphone/)
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ProtonMail.com is an email service with a focus on privacy, encryption, security, and ease of use. ProtonMail is based in Genève, Switzerland.
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## Chat
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{{< img src="https://telegram.org/img/t_logo.svg?1" alt="Telegram" position="center" >}}
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[Telegram](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telegram-messenger/id686449807)
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Migrating my chats to Telegram for its privacy applications.
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## Reddit Client
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[Slide](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slide-for-reddit/id1260626828)
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FOSS Reddit client I use.
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# Summary
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These are some of the applications I use daily to protect my digital life from the outside world. Most of these applications require further configuration to improve your privacy online.
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**_Privacy matters; privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be. -Edward Snowden_**
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