CLOSED: [2016-12-13 Tue 12:25] SCHEDULED: <2016-12-13 Tue> :PROPERTIES: :CREATED: [2016-12-13 Tue 11:26] :ID: 2016-12-13-privacytools :END: :LOGBOOK: - State "DONE" from "DONE" [2017-10-03 Tue 17:53] - State "DONE" from "NEXT" [2016-12-13 Tue 12:25] :END: Update 2017-10-03: Comment about VPN If you are a privacy-aware person and want to keep your digital dignitiy, you have to check out https://www.privacytools.io/ which is an awesome collection. You get perfect tips for choosing the right software and hardware products. Further more, you get tips for privacy-aware configurations such as [[https://www.privacytools.io/#about_config][better Firefox settings]] and great [[https://www.privacytools.io/#addons][Firefox privacy add-ons]]. There are tons of helpful things on this page. Go and check it out yourself! *** Comments :PROPERTIES: :END: John Mason send me an email with an excellent point: Virtual Private Networks (VPN) do offer a similar service than TOR and its TOR browser: #+BEGIN_QUOTE A while back I did some research on different privacy tools and found out that one of the best alternatives for Tor is using a VPN. VPN is much faster and more secure than TOR, though it also has it's own cons. Nevertheless, we decided to test and analyse 20+ different VPN services (speed, usability, cost) and list them here: https://TheBestVPN.com Since you mentioned PrivacyTools.io on your page here, I thought that our in-depth comparison might be another resource that is helpful to your readers. #+END_QUOTE I did not use or compare VPN services. I put it on my long-term list.