60 Open Source Tools for Protecting Your Privacy

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4 sidor med 60 program uppdelade i kategorier, en del känner jag igen men många av dem har jag aldrig hört talas om.

Några program är framtagna för att t.ex journalister, bloggare och regeringskritiker ska kunna lägga ut sitt material på internet på ett säkert sätt.
Eller som i kinesernas fall att komma igenom The Great Chinese Firewall.


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Open source software for anonymous browsing and email, anti-spyware, data destruction, password management and more.

With the growth of social networking, blogging and the Web in general, personal privacy is becoming harder and harder to find.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has argued that privacy is no longer "a social norm." And former Google CEO Eric Schmidt once famously opined, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."

However, in reality, many ordinary, law-abiding citizens are (justifiably) much more worried about online privacy than these famous executives are. Many individuals and organizations are concerned about a variety of threats: oppressive government regimes, hackers bent on stealing their personal information and corporate marketers who want to track their every move.

Fortunately, the open source community has developed a variety of tools to help you protect yourself from threats like these. Below are 60 open source projects that can help you keep your identity and your personal information safe. Note that these are not listed in order of their quality or usefulness – instead, they're organized into various categories. If you know of others that we should have mentioned, feel free to add them in the comments section below.

Anonymous Browsing

1. Tor
Used by journalists, intelligence officers and other individuals who need to remain anonymous, Tor allows you to browse and communicate over the Internet without revealing your identity. It can also help you access Web services that have been blocked in particular countries. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.
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