Cool Stuff

valerie54 appsUpdated Oct 8, 2023

This is some cool stuff that I've found useful or cool in my experience; the stuff mentioned here may or may not be useful to you as some stuff is clearly intended for a specific demographic. As always, do your own research before using the stuff here. (Also, stuff includes basically everything. Sorry, not sorry.)

Tor Browser
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The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Web Browser
Anonymizing Network
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Flathub
OpenBSD
+1
valerie’s note
Tor Browser allows you to connect to the Tor network, which gives you nearly impenetrable security for web browsing.

Note that Tor Browser doesn't make you completely anonymous. For that, you'd need to do much, much more. (Maybe you should start with
Proton Mail
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Secure Swiss-based email with end-to-end encryption and zero third-party access. Available across devices, offering a free version to promote privacy.
Cost / License
Freemium
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
WebMail Provider
Email Client
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
iPad
Snapcraft
Flathub
OpenAPK
Tor
+9
valerie’s note
ProtonMail is a Swiss-based email provider with a good trust record. ProtonMail has features intended for privacy baked in such as PGP encryption and email activity logs.
VirtualBox
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Open source virtualization tool supporting x86/AMD64, runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris. Offers portable, lightweight, ad-free use.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Virtualization Tool
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Oracle Solaris
+5
valerie’s note
VirtualBox is a virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. VirtualBox allows you to create virtual machines within your own OS. With the added layer of virtualization, this may reduce attack surface.

Operating systems such as Whonix can also be run on VirtualBox seamlessly for added security.
RiseupVPN
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Riseup offers Personal VPN service for censorship circumvention, location anonymization and traffic encryption. To make this possible, it sends all your internet traffic through an encrypted connection to riseup.net, where it then goes out onto the public internet.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
VPN Client
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Snapcraft
F-Droid
OpenAPK
valerie’s note
RiseupVPN is a trusted VPN provided by Riseup, and is intended to be used for liberatory social change, however, anybody can use it.