Don't ask for your government for your Privacy, take it back:
- Browser Privacy: AdBlock Plus, NoScript, HTTPS Everywhere
- Internet Anonymization: Tor, Tor Browser Bundle, I2P
- Disk Encryption: TrueCrypt (Windows / Linux), File Vault (Mac).
- File/Email Encryption: GPGTools + GPGMail (Mac), Enigmail (Windows / Linux)
- IM Encryption: Pidgin + Pidgin OTR
- IM/Voice Encryption: Jitsi
- SMS/Voice Encryption: WhisperSystems, Silent Circle ($$$)
- Digital P2P Currency: BitCoin
- Live Anonymous/Secure Linux: TAILS Linux
If you have any problems installing or using the above software, please contact the projects. They would love to get feedback and help you use their software.
Have no clue what Cryptography is or why you should care? Checkout the Crypto Party Handbook or the EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense Project.
Just want some simple tips? Checkout EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy.
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