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*[https://hidden-services.today/ Hidden Services Today] (Clearnet, darknet available [http://q3o3hdjbf6vwxdnpskyhxw7w7rnmnfhz2szbuala4q24x6csbp7adiad.onion/ here]) - A somewhat interesting website, however, his guides and other resources he lists are something worth considering (Be aware of misleading information, especially [https://PrivacyTools.io PrivacyTools.io] being listed as "recommended").

== Introduction Three (3) - Clarifications & Explanations ==

==Introduction Three (3) - Clarifications & Explanations==

=== Why should I not trust big tech? (Software/Hardware wise) ===

===Why should I not trust big tech? (Software/Hardware wise)===

Because many of us (you the viewer and the wiki contributors) know that they simply cannot be trusted, no matter what. You may have seen that [[Google]] is introducing an [[Android]] "certified devices" update regarding [[Google|Google Play]] when [[Google plans to restrict sideloading of Android apps|developers have to verify themselves]] and to prevent side-loading. Which, in the process of verification, it can lead into [[de-anonymization]]. Another one, [[Microsoft]] acknowledged the fact that what Windows 10 is doing is illegal in terms of privacy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davey |first=Winder |date=Aug 28, 2019, 03:40am EDT |title=Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Privacy Investigation With A $4 Billion Sting |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/28/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-privacy-investigation-with-a-4-billion-sting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/28/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-privacy-investigation-with-a-4-billion-sting/ |archive-date=May 7th, 2025 |access-date=August 28th, 2025 |work=Forbes}}</ref> Or how about [[Mozilla]], having their [[firefox]] to have a [[terms of service]] ([[Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox|2]]) because they are an [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/ advertising company]. How about [[Apple]] having their MacOS having an increased [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ84qw4ZMxc surveillance capabilities]. There are many examples of this and honestly, there are '''many reasons why you should not trust big tech corporations''' like these.

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For now this will be a list of "trusted*" corporations that we the contributors put into.

* [https://proton.me/ Proton AG]

*[https://proton.me/ Proton AG]

* [https://tuta.com/ Tuta]

*[https://tuta.com/ Tuta]

~~=== Why should I not trust Governments? (Anywhere, technically) ===~~

There are many reasons why, for example, The United States of America, their [[wikipedia:National_Security_Agency|National Security Agency]], back in 2013, When [[wikipedia:Edward_Snowden|Edward Snowden]] leaked classified information regarding the active surveillance that was deemed unconstitutional, according [https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/01/snowden-nsa-files-surveillance-revelations-decoded The Guardian]. Another example, China, [[wikipedia:National_Intelligence_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China|anything established or headquartered in China must provide data to intelligence agencies]], which may include [[ByteDance|Bytedance]] such as Tiktok. In Russia, there is a new app call "[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/tech/max-messenger-app-russia-smartphones-intl Max]" that is made by the state government, and is considered as a replacement to the "VK" messenger, what's concerning, for now, is that it may track Russian citizens.

===Why should I not trust Governments? (Anywhere, technically)===

There are many reasons why, for example, The United States of America, their [[wikipedia:National_Security_Agency|National Security Agency]], back in 2013, When [[wikipedia:Edward_Snowden|Edward Snowden]] leaked classified information regarding the active surveillance that was deemed unconstitutional, according [https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/01/snowden-nsa-files-surveillance-revelations-decoded The Guardian]. Another example, China, [[wikipedia:National_Intelligence_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China|anything established or headquartered in China must provide data to intelligence agencies]], which may include [[ByteDance|Bytedance]] such as [[TikTok]]. In Russia, there is a new app call "[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/tech/max-messenger-app-russia-smartphones-intl Max]" that is made by the state government, and is considered as a replacement to the "VK" messenger, what's concerning, for now, is that it may track Russian citizens. In the European Union, in the year 2022, the "[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_920 ProtectEU]" project, they wanted every encryption to be backdoored<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chiara |first=Castro |date=May 8th, 2025 |title=Chat Control 2.0? Experts urge the EU not to undermine encryption with new ProtectEU plan |url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-2-0-experts-urge-the-eu-not-to-undermine-encryption-with-new-protecteu-plan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508124026/https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-2-0-experts-urge-the-eu-not-to-undermine-encryption-with-new-protecteu-plan |archive-date=May 8th, 2025. |access-date=August 31st, 2025. |work=TechRadar}}</ref>, and nowadays, it is supported by [https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ 15 member states].

The issue is that we shouldn't trust our own governments just because they are 'honest', which they aren't, we gotta be speculative on the things that they pose a danger to. Do note that we do not endorse any sort of sensitive activity when it comes to, say, endorsing or promoting [[wikipedia:Anarchism|anarchism]], that is a separate issue that you must figure it out. Ideally, there is no such thing as a true good government.

== Manual One (1) - The basics ==

let's start off with the things you use.

=== Google LLC ===

We all know why, but let me list some reasons why not to use them and list some adversarial traits that may have been documented.

{| class="wikitable"

|+Google Adversarial Attack Tree

!Traits

!Aftermath

!Mitigation's

!Notes

|-

|Advertising

|Selling your data to third party data brokers

|Opt-out, Adblockers.

|While opting out maybe isn't as effective as it should be, but it will do the job.

|-

|Backdoored Software/Services<ref>{{Cite web |first=GNU is Not Unix |title=Google's Software is Malware |url=https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.en.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520022029/https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.en.html |archive-date=May 20th, 2025 |access-date=August 31st, 2025 |website=GNU Operating System}}</ref>

|Law enforcement (or your government) can actually subpoena your data to be handed over, soon, you might get arrested for something you didn't or did do.

|Keep illegal activities away from Google, Create a purpose for a Google account, keep it minimal as possible, aka low profile.

|Do not put all eggs in one basket, keep them in a separate account and do not defeat the purpose of such accounts, do it somewhere else.

|-

|Remote installation of what was once disabled (Systemic issue, check google play store for further details)

|Once you have disabled or uninstalled a google software from your phone, it can be re-enabled and/or reinstalled by tomorrow.

|No new information is available on how to mitigate this issue.

|While invasive, there are some apps that cannot be deleted whatsoever, which is just another example of what will happen if it becomes the next [[Apple]].

|-

|Location Tracking (Many sources)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hautala |first=Laura |date=Aug. 20, 2018 |title=Google sued over tracking user location amid privacy concerns |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-sued-over-keeping-location-data-amid-privacy-concerns/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920093729/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-sued-over-keeping-location-data-amid-privacy-concerns/ |archive-date=September 20th, 2021 |access-date=August 31st, 2025 |work=Cnet}}</ref>

|It can profile and track whenever you go, full surveillance on your habits when going outside.

|Turn off location tracking (Ineffective because of dark-patterns)

|Not exactly sure if turning it off is good or not, as we can agree that it does have dark-patterns in many ways.

|-

|The walled garden<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jatain |first=Vishveshwar |date=16th of June, 2021 |title=The walled gardens of ad tech, explained |url=https://blockthrough.com/blog/the-walled-gardens-of-the-ad-tech-industry-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616182313/https://blockthrough.com/blog/the-walled-gardens-of-the-ad-tech-industry-explained/ |archive-date=June 16th, 2021 |access-date=August 31st, 2025 |work=Blockthrough}}</ref>

|It makes you tightly integrated into the Googles ecosystem, in any shape of form of escaping this walled garden, it becomes impossible, due to laziness or highly dependent on.

|Breaking out the habit of staying in one ecosystem. Break the laziness and start working on removing yourself from it, and look for other options instead.

|None. It is obvious.

|-

|

|}

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 *[https://hidden-services.today/ Hidden Services Today] (Clearnet, darknet available [http://q3o3hdjbf6vwxdnpskyhxw7w7rnmnfhz2szbuala4q24x6csbp7adiad.onion/ here]) - A somewhat interesting website, however, his guides and other resources he lists are something worth considering (Be aware of misleading information, especially [https://PrivacyTools.io PrivacyTools.io] being listed as "recommended").
-== Introduction Three (3) - Clarifications & Explanations ==
+==Introduction Three (3) - Clarifications & Explanations==
-=== Why should I not trust big tech? (Software/Hardware wise) ===
+===Why should I not trust big tech? (Software/Hardware wise)===
 Because many of us (you the viewer and the wiki contributors) know that they simply cannot be trusted, no matter what. You may have seen that [[Google]] is introducing an [[Android]] "certified devices" update regarding [[Google|Google Play]] when [[Google plans to restrict sideloading of Android apps|developers have to verify themselves]] and to prevent side-loading. Which, in the process of verification, it can lead into [[de-anonymization]]. Another one, [[Microsoft]] acknowledged the fact that what Windows 10 is doing is illegal in terms of privacy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davey |first=Winder |date=Aug 28, 2019, 03:40am EDT |title=Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Privacy Investigation With A $4 Billion Sting |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/28/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-privacy-investigation-with-a-4-billion-sting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/28/microsoft-confirms-windows-10-privacy-investigation-with-a-4-billion-sting/ |archive-date=May 7th, 2025 |access-date=August 28th, 2025 |work=Forbes}}</ref> Or how about [[Mozilla]], having their [[firefox]] to have a [[terms of service]] ([[Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox|2]]) because they are an [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/ advertising company]. How about [[Apple]] having their MacOS having an increased [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ84qw4ZMxc surveillance capabilities]. There are many examples of this and honestly, there are '''many reasons why you should not trust big tech corporations''' like these.
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 For now this will be a list of "trusted*" corporations that we the contributors put into.
-* [https://proton.me/ Proton AG]
+*[https://proton.me/ Proton AG]
-* [https://tuta.com/ Tuta]
+*[https://tuta.com/ Tuta]
-=== Why should I not trust Governments? (Anywhere, technically) ===
-There are many reasons why, for example, The United States of America, their [[wikipedia:National_Security_Agency|National Security Agency]], back in 2013, When [[wikipedia:Edward_Snowden|Edward Snowden]] leaked classified information regarding the active surveillance that was deemed unconstitutional, according [https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/01/snowden-nsa-files-surveillance-revelations-decoded The Guardian]. Another example, China, [[wikipedia:National_Intelligence_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China|anything established or headquartered in China must provide data to intelligence agencies]], which may include [[ByteDance|Bytedance]] such as Tiktok. In Russia, there is a new app call "[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/tech/max-messenger-app-russia-smartphones-intl Max]" that is made by the state government, and is considered as a replacement to the "VK" messenger, what's concerning, for now, is that it may track Russian citizens.
+===Why should I not trust Governments? (Anywhere, technically)===
+There are many reasons why, for example, The United States of America, their [[wikipedia:National_Security_Agency|National Security Agency]], back in 2013, When [[wikipedia:Edward_Snowden|Edward Snowden]] leaked classified information regarding the active surveillance that was deemed unconstitutional, according [https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/01/snowden-nsa-files-surveillance-revelations-decoded The Guardian]. Another example, China, [[wikipedia:National_Intelligence_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China|anything established or headquartered in China must provide data to intelligence agencies]], which may include [[ByteDance|Bytedance]] such as [[TikTok]]. In Russia, there is a new app call "[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/tech/max-messenger-app-russia-smartphones-intl Max]" that is made by the state government, and is considered as a replacement to the "VK" messenger, what's concerning, for now, is that it may track Russian citizens. In the European Union, in the year 2022, the "[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_920 ProtectEU]" project, they wanted every encryption to be backdoored<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chiara |first=Castro |date=May 8th, 2025 |title=Chat Control 2.0? Experts urge the EU not to undermine encryption with new ProtectEU plan |url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-2-0-experts-urge-the-eu-not-to-undermine-encryption-with-new-protecteu-plan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508124026/https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-2-0-experts-urge-the-eu-not-to-undermine-encryption-with-new-protecteu-plan |archive-date=May 8th, 2025. |access-date=August 31st, 2025. |work=TechRadar}}</ref>, and nowadays, it is supported by [https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ 15 member states].
+The issue is that we shouldn't trust our own governments just because they are 'honest', which they aren't, we gotta be speculative on the things that they pose a danger to. Do note that we do not endorse any sort of sensitive activity when it comes to, say, endorsing or promoting [[wikipedia:Anarchism|anarchism]], that is a separate issue that you must figure it out. Ideally, there is no such thing as a true good government.
+== Manual One (1) - The basics ==
+let's start off with the things you use.
+=== Google LLC ===
+We all know why, but let me list some reasons why not to use them and list some adversarial traits that may have been documented.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Google Adversarial Attack Tree
+!Traits
+!Aftermath
+!Mitigation's
+!Notes
+|-
+|Advertising
+|Selling your data to third party data brokers
+|Opt-out, Adblockers.
+|While opting out maybe isn't as effective as it should be, but it will do the job.
+|-
+|Backdoored Software/Services<ref>{{Cite web |first=GNU is Not Unix |title=Google's Software is Malware |url=https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.en.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520022029/https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.en.html |archive-date=May 20th, 2025 |access-date=August 31st, 2025 |website=GNU Operating System}}</ref>
+|Law enforcement (or your government) can actually subpoena your data to be handed over, soon, you might get arrested for something you didn't or did do.
+|Keep illegal activities away from Google, Create a purpose for a Google account, keep it minimal as possible, aka low profile.
+|Do not put all eggs in one basket, keep them in a separate account and do not defeat the purpose of such accounts, do it somewhere else.
+|-
+|Remote installation of what was once disabled (Systemic issue, check google play store for further details)
+|Once you have disabled or uninstalled a google software from your phone, it can be re-enabled and/or reinstalled by tomorrow.
+|No new information is available on how to mitigate this issue.
+|While invasive, there are some apps that cannot be deleted whatsoever, which is just another example of what will happen if it becomes the next [[Apple]].
+|-
+|Location Tracking (Many sources)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hautala |first=Laura |date=Aug. 20, 2018 |title=Google sued over tracking user location amid privacy concerns |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-sued-over-keeping-location-data-amid-privacy-concerns/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920093729/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-sued-over-keeping-location-data-amid-privacy-concerns/ |archive-date=September 20th, 2021 |access-date=August 31st, 2025 |work=Cnet}}</ref>
+|It can profile and track whenever you go, full surveillance on your habits when going outside.
+|Turn off location tracking (Ineffective because of dark-patterns)
+|Not exactly sure if turning it off is good or not, as we can agree that it does have dark-patterns in many ways.
+|-
+|The walled garden<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jatain |first=Vishveshwar |date=16th of June, 2021 |title=The walled gardens of ad tech, explained |url=https://blockthrough.com/blog/the-walled-gardens-of-the-ad-tech-industry-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616182313/https://blockthrough.com/blog/the-walled-gardens-of-the-ad-tech-industry-explained/ |archive-date=June 16th, 2021 |access-date=August 31st, 2025 |work=Blockthrough}}</ref>
+|It makes you tightly integrated into the Googles ecosystem, in any shape of form of escaping this walled garden, it becomes impossible, due to laziness or highly dependent on.
+|Breaking out the habit of staying in one ecosystem. Break the laziness and start working on removing yourself from it, and look for other options instead.
+|None. It is obvious.
+|-
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|}