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VPNs

VPN Guides and Tutorials

• That One Privacy Site VPN section of That One Privacy Site with VPN comparisons
• Choosing the best VPN (for you) That One Privacy Guy's - Guide to Choosing the Best VPN (for you)
• /r/VPN wiki Helpful FAQ-type resource composed by the folks at /r/VPN
• Choosing the VPN that's right for you Helpful guide from the EFF
• Which VPN services keep you anonymous in 2018? TorrentFreak Article by Ernesto
• privacytools.io "Encryption against global mass surveillance". Plenty of information to help protect your privacy online.
• VPN over SSH ArchWiki page describing how to achieve a poor man's VPN with SSH tunneling
• /r/VPNTorrents This is for the discussion of torrenting (and similar P2P protocols) using VPN type technology.

VPN Subscription Services

• Private Internet Access Hugely popular subscription-based VPN provider with a proven track record for not keeping logs
• Mullvad A Bitcoin-friendly, privacy-first VPN.
• ProtonVPN High-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy.
• NordVPN With NordVPN, encrypt your online activity to protect your private data from hackers or snoopy advertisers.
• Windscribe Simple VPN, has a free plan that gives you 10gb/mo bandwidth, paid version even has port forwarding for static IPs, privacy-focused.
• ExpressVPN VPN with 256-bit encryption, 94 countries, and no logs. It is also rated as one of the fastest VPNs out there.

Self-hosted VPNs

• n2n Peer-to-peer VPN
• PeerVPN PeerVPN is a software that builds virtual ethernet networks between multiple computers.
• OpenVPN OpenVPN provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers.
• Nebula A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security
• Pritunl Enterprise Distributed OpenVPN and IPsec Server
• WireGuard VPN WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec.
• sshuttle Transparent proxy server that works as a poor man's VPN.
• ZeroTier Peer-to-peer multi-platform VPN
• Outline by Alphabet Not exactly a VPN, but is strong in privacy and security. Works with DO, Google Cloud, AWS and more.
• Mysterium Network Open-source VPN client and server software. It can be used to sell your spare bandwidth for cryptocurrency.
• tinc Peer-to-peer VPN software with mesh routing.
• OpenConnect Multiplatform VPN compatible with Cisco's AnyConnect. Uses well-tested, standard TLS connections which easily bypass DPI.
• Shadowsocks Secure SOCKS proxy used in China for bypassing the Great Firewall.

Browser Extensions

• Decentraleyes Protects against tracking with a local CDN (Content Delivery Network) emulation.
• Privacy Badger Privacy Badger blocks spying ads and invisible trackers.
• HTTPS Everywhere HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox, Chrome, and Opera extension that encrypts your communications with many major websites, making your browsing more secure.
• uBlock Origin An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.
• TamperMonkey The world's most popular userscript manager
• WebRTC Network Limiter Configures how WebRTC's network traffic is routed by changing Chrome's privacy settings.
• ScriptSafe A browser extension that gives users control of the web and more secure browsing while emphasizing simplicity and intuitiveness.
• NoScript Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and clickjacking attacks. Firefox only.
• Burlesco Read the news without subscribing, bypass the paywall
• Universal Bypass Universal Bypass automatically skips annoying link shorteners.
• Violentmonkey An open-source userscript manager.
• Anti-Paywall A browser extension that maximizes the chances of bypassing paywalls
• Google Unlocked Uncensor google search results.

Userscripts

• IMDb Scout Add links from IMDb pages to torrent sites -- easy downloading from IMDb
• IMDb Scout Mod Adds links to IMDb pages from the torrent, ddl, subtitles, streaming, usenet and other sites.
• AdsBypasser This user script helps you to skip countdown ads or continue pages and prevent ad pop-up windows.
• AntiAdware Remove forced download accelerators, managers, and adware on supported websites
• Direct download from Google Play Adds APKPure, APKMirror and Evozi download buttons to Google Play when browsing apps.
• AdGuard Popup Blocker Popup Blocker by AdGuard is a userscript that blocks all unwanted pop-up windows in different browsers.
• Torrentz2 Magnet Add magnet link to torrentz2
• Bypass paywalls for scientific documents This script adds download buttons on Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web Of Science, which lead to sci-hub.tw.
• Bypass Google Sorry (reCAPTCHA) Redirect Google reCAPTCHA to a new search window.
• Google Image "View Image" button Add "View Image" button. This is a fork of the original.
• MoreCAPTCHA Speeds up solving Google reCAPTCHA challenges by shortening transition effects and providing continuous selection ability.
• MAL-Sync Integrates MyAnimeList into various sites, with auto episode tracking.
• Remove fake TPB torrents Script that automatically hides fake torrents on The Pirate Bay based on conditional logic.
• Get DLC Info from SteamDB For use with CreamAPI and similar tools.
• The Pirate Bay Cleaner Auto-sorting, torrentifying, theme-change, search-change, SSL/HTTPS and more.

Password Vaults

• BitWarden Open source password management solution, can be self-hosted
• 1Password Popular cloud-hosted password manager
• KeePass Free, open source, light-weight, and easy-to-use password manager.
  • Plugins : A list of third-party plugins for KeePass
  • Android: Keepass2Android
  • iPhone: KeePassium
  • Chrome: Tusk
  • Firefox: Tusk
  • Web App: KeeWeb
• LastPass LastPass remembers all your passwords, so you don't have to.
• Pass Simple GPG/Git password manager. Follows the Unix philosophy.
• Dashlane An intuitive password manager with over with over 8 million users worldwide.
• Passbolt Free, open source, self-hosted, extensible, OpenPGP based.
• LessPass Stateless open source password manager
• Psono Open source and self-hosted password manager for teams
• Buttercup Another open source password manager with desktop, mobile, and browser clients.

Antivirus

• MalwareBytes "crushes malware so you are protected and your machine keeps running smoothly."
• HitmanPro Antivirus product from Sophos
• VirusTotal Web service for scanning files and URLs for viruses
• How to remove viruses and malware on your Windows PC Helpful HowToGeek article on cleaning out the pipes
• Avast Antivirus Avast Antivirus is a multi-platform antivirus application with a free tier. Be sure to opt-out of sending anonymous usage statistics.