Browser extensions

Name	Description
uBlock Origin	uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature.
Privacy Badger	Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers. Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger learns by watching which domains appear to be tracking you as you browse the Web.
HTTPS Everywhere	Many sites on the web offer some limited support for encryption over HTTPS, but make it difficult to use. For instance, they may default to unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted pages with links that go back to the unencrypted site. The HTTPS Everywhere extension fixes these problems by rewriting all requests to these sites to HTTPS.
Cookie AutoDelete	Control your cookies! This WebExtension is inspired by Self Destructing Cookies. When a tab closes, any cookies not being used are automatically deleted. Whitelist the ones you trust while deleting the rest. Support for Container Tabs.
DDG Privacy Essentials	Privacy, simplified. Our add-on provides the privacy essentials you need to seamlessly take control of your personal information, no matter where the internet takes you: tracker blocking, smarter encryption, DuckDuckGo private search, and more.
I don't care about cookies	This add-on will remove cookie warnings from almost all websites! You can report any website which still warns you about cookies: make a right click and choose 'Report a cookie warning' from the menu.
minerBlock	MinerBlock is an efficient browser extension that focuses on blocking browser-based cryptocurrency miners all over the web. This extension uses two different approaches to block miners. The first one is based on blocking requests/scripts loaded from a blacklist, this is the traditional approach adopted by most ad-blockers and other mining blockers. The other approach which makes MinerBlock more efficient against cryptojacking is detecting potential mining behavior inside loaded scripts and kills them immediately. This makes the extension able to block inline scripts as well as miners running through proxies. Source code available on GitHub.
ClearURLS	This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browse through the Internet.
Cloud Firewall	Block connections to pages and web resources hosted in major cloud services if the user wishes to do so. Supports blocking Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Cloudflare.
CSS Exfil Protection	CSS Exfil is a method attackers can use to steal data from web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This plugin sanitizes and blocks any CSS rules which may be designed to steal data.
Disconnect	Visualize and block the otherwise invisible websites that track your search and browsing history.
Don't touch my tabs! (rel=noopener	Prevent tabs opened by a hyperlink from hijacking the previous tab by adding the rel=noopener attribute to all hyperlinks (excluding same-domain hyperlinks).
Firefox Multi-Account Containers	Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs that preserve your privacy. Cookies are separated by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple identities or accounts simultaneously.
Google search link fix (also Yandex)	This extension prevents Google and Yandex search pages from modifying search result links when you click them. This is useful when copying links but it also helps privacy by preventing the search engines from recording your clicks.
HTTPZ	HTTPZ is meant to be unobtrusive and lightweight, it respects your privacy, and is free of trans fats. Additionally, it is very configurable, and should be slightly more secure than some of the alternatives out there, since it has a couple of built-in defenses against SSL-stripping attacks.
Link Cleaner	Clean URLs that are about to be visited: removes utm_* parameters; on item pages of aliexpress and amazon, removes tracking parameters; skip redirect pages of facebook, steam and reddit
Privacy-Oriented Origin Policy	Prevent Firefox from sending Origin headers when they are least likely to be necessary, to protect your privacy.
Skip Redirect	Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This add-on tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful.
Temporary Containers	Open tabs, websites, and links in automatically managed disposable containers. Containers isolate data websites store (cookies, storage, and more) from each other, enhancing your privacy and security while you browse.
TrackMeNot	An artware browser add-on to protect privacy in web-search. By issuing randomized queries to common search-engines, TrackMeNot obfuscates your search profile and registers your discontent with surreptitious tracking.
Redirect AMP to HTML	This web extension enables users to choose to opt-out of using Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) and choose to use the standard web instead.
user.js	This is not an extension, instead it is a Firefox user.js config file. This file is a template which aims to provide as much privacy and enhanced security as possible, and to reduce tracking and fingerprinting as much as possible - while minimizing any loss of functionality and breakage (but it will happen).

Replacements/alternatives

Disclaimer

1. Only privacy/security focused alternatives will be suggested.
2. Many replacements are based off this Wikipedia article (List of Google products)
3. Products from companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, Amazon, etc. will not be recommended unless there is a very good reason to. This includes companies/apps/services they own.
4. Controversial services will have a disclaimer attached if needed.
5. 5-eyes, 9-eyes, and 14-eyes services will be listed and marked as such. Both the location the company is registered and the server IP are taken into consideration.

   Eyes	Countries
   5	Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, USA
   9	Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway
   14	Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Spain

Web-based products

Search (Web & Images)

YouTube

News

Groups

• Use other forum sites relating to specific topics. This is a very broad service.

Translate

Google Ads/AdMob/AdSense

Google Alerts

G Suite (enterprise cloud)

Blogger/Sites

Analytics

Photos

Calendar

Docs/Sheets/Slides (cloud)

Docs/Sheets/Slides (offline)

Domains

Drive

Hangouts (text/video messaging)

• See this article for why I didn't include WhatsApp and why you should NOT use it (if someone has a better Outline link, that would be much appreciated).
• I have also removed Telegram. See Issue #29 from @arsv.

Gmail (mail service)

• This is just for the Gmail service, not a client

Keep

Name	Eyes	Description
Joplin		Open-source notes/todo app. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Also offers a terminal version. It can import Evernote .enex files if you use that. It can also sync with Nextcloud (mentioned above).
Standard Notes		Encrypted note storage with loads of features. Offers a web app as well as downloads for most operating systems. Has a paid plan, but the free tier has many useful features as well.
Turtl		Encrypted collaborative notebook with possibility of running your own server.
QOwnNotes		Open-source file editor with Markdown support. (thanks u/maqp2)
EteSync		Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and open-source sync for your contacts, calendars and tasks.
GitJournal		Your Markdown notes stores in any Git Repo. Available for both Android (Play Store) and iOS.
Nextcloud Notes		A distraction free notes taking app for Nextcloud. It provides categories for better organization and supports formatting using Markdown syntax. Notes are saved as files in your Nextcloud, so you can view and edit them with every Nextcloud client.

Play Music, Movies, & TV

• I can no longer recommend Emby as they are no longer open source.
• Thanks to u/eA8KESARaW6iqCpHsbE4 for suggesting Jellyfin and pointing out that Emby isn't open source.

Fonts

Classroom

Maps/Street View

Transit

Trends

No known alternatives.

Forms

Operating systems

Android/Fuchsia

• You'll either need a rooted device with an unlocked bootloader, or a specific device depending on which OS you like.
• Please see Issue #55 for details on /e/.

Chrome OS

Wear OS

Android Auto

No known alternatives.

Android TV

Desktop apps

Chrome

Earth

Android Studio (not specifically for Android development, just in general)

Mobile apps

Play Store

Name	Eyes	Description
F-Droid		Catalogue of FOSS apps for Android. Easy to install and keeps track of updates. Also has a browser version if you don't want to install the app.
Yalp Store (fork)		Yalp downloads Play Store apps as APK files. Helpful if you want to stay away from the Play Store, but require an app that is only available there. This version is a fork of the original project that is no longer active. Thank @onlyjob
APKMirror		An online library of user-uploaded APK files. Helpful if you need a specific older version of an app or don't want to download it through Google Play.
Aurora Store		Aurora Store is simply a fork of the Yalp Store no longer a fork of Yalp, but is now its own project (see their readme). Update: Removed note on using microG as Aurora Store does not use it. Thanks @notpushkin
Fossdroid		Uses the same library as F-Droid, but with a modern UI similar to that of the Play Store and the ability to view apps by popularity.
G-Droid		Also uses the F-Droid repo but with a different UI.
APKGrabber		Fork of APKUpdater. Both are great tools for avoiding app stores (on Android).
Aurora Droid		Yet another F-Droid client, potentially has a few bugs (thanks u/OfficialJohnGL4)

• When searching for replacements, check the alternative stores (such as F-Droid) before checking the Play Store.

Chrome (Android)

Name	Eyes	Description
Fennec F-Droid		A privacy-focused version of Firefox Android available on F-Droid. It's focused on removing any proprietary bits found in official Mozilla's builds. (thanks u/SupremeLisper)
Bromite		Privacy-focused/open-source build of Chromium with built-in ad blocking. (thanks u/SupremeLisper)

Calculator

Name	Eyes	Description
Simple Calculator		Also part of the SMT project. Available on F-Droid.
Calculator N+ or NCalc+		Open-source feature-rich calculator. App itself is no longer in development, but the developer does encourage pull requests. I've used it frequently and it works great. Not on F-Droid, but a 3rd party play store can probably find it; or the APK's are available as releases on GitHub. You can also compile from source.
Calculator++		Open-source calculator packed with features. Thanks @ghost

Calendar

Name	Eyes	Description
DAVx⁵		DAVx⁵ is an open-source CalDAV/CardDAV suite and sync app for Android.
ICSx⁵		ICSx⁵ is an Android app to subscribe to remote (“Webcal”) or local iCalendar files (like time tables of your school/university or event files of your sports team). Thanks @je-vv
Fruux (mobile app)		Same service from above provides an Android app.
Etar		Open-source material design Calendar that integrates with the Android Calendar API. Can integrate with CalDAV/CardDAV servers.
Simple Calendar		Open-source. Part of the Simple Mobile Tools project.

Camera

Name	Eyes	Description
Open Camera		Open-source camera for Android. Thanks @je-vv

Clock

Name	Eyes	Description
Clock +		Open-source Alarm clock, timer, and stop watch.
Simple Alarm Clock		Exactly as it's name says; simple alarm clock yet adds many improvements over other apps. No dock mode or world clock.
Insane Alarm!		Developer states that he had "spent a night out with the boys and drank a bit too much but needed to be up in the morning". So, he made the loudest alarm clock possible based off an emergency alarm from when he was in the military. This app doesn't mess around, use it wisely.

Contacts

Name	Eyes	Description
Fruux (mobile app)		Fruux also provides a contacts app.
Simple Contacts		Open-source. Part of the Simple Mobile Tools project.
Open Contacts		Open-source contacts. (thanks u/consentio)
EteSync		Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and open-source sync for your contacts, calendars and tasks.

Android Messages (specifically SMS/MMS, not IM)

Name	Eyes	Description
QKSMS		Open-source. Very clean and feature rich SMS app. Available on F-Droid.
Silence.im		Open-source and utilizes Signal's encryption protocol. Seamlessly works with SMS. End-to-end encryption with other Silence users. Available on F-Droid.
Signal		Signal possesses SMS/MMS capabilities on Android. Using it as your default SMS app has the advantage of having your SMS and your online-messaging-service integrated within one app. Doing so will also show stats within the app of how many messages you send are encrypted, and offers to send invites to your contacts. Thanks @Glitchy-Tozier for suggesting it be listing as SMS/MMS alternative.

Gboard (Google Keyboard)

Name	Eyes	Description
AnySoftKeyboard		Open-source keyboard. Available on F-Droid.
Hacker's Keyboard		Also open-source. Very useful for developers or sysadmins on the go.
kboard		Open-source. Has features for phrases, "lenny faces", macros and more. Note: Project appears to be abandoned.
Simple Keyboard		Open-source keyboard.
Indic Keyboard		Open-source keyboard that supports many languages that other keyboards sometimes don't support. Not on F-Droid, but can be built from source or possibly through a Play Store alternative.
OpenBoard		New 100% FOSS keyboard, based on AOSP. Similar to "Simple Keyboard". Thanks @Glitchy-Tozier

Drive

Name	Eyes	Description
ownCloud Android		ownCloud Android client. Available on F-Droid.
Nextcloud Android		Nextcloud Android client. Available on F-Droid.
Syncthing Android		Wrapper of Syncthing for Android. Available on F-Droid. Also consider Syncthing-Fork which uses a native Android UI rather than the default web UI.

Gmail (smartphone app)

Name	Eyes	Description
Protonmail		Can be downloaded from the Play Store, but may work with one of the store replacements above (such as Yalp).
Tutanota	14-eyes	Client available from F-Droid.
Disroot		Available from F-Droid.
K-9 Mail		Available on F-Droid.
FairEmail		Available on F-Droid.
DeltaChat		An email app with a chat-based UI and privacy support with autocrypt.
Mailbox.org	14-eyes	Mailbox.org provides IMAP settings for Android/iOS and an iOS profile. Thanks @avasts Issue #45

Keep (or any stock note-taking app)

Name	Eyes	Description
Notepad		Open-source. Supports Markdown and HTML. Very clean and feature-rich. Offline only.
Joplin		Scroll down on the GitHub page until you reach the Android download links. No F-Droid repo, but you can download the APK directly instead of using the Play Store.
Standard Notes		Encrypted note storage with loads of features.
Omni Notes		Very feature rich, open-source, material design notes app. Very active development. Available on F-Droid.
Carnet		I had some trouble finding info on this one. Looks like it has pretty seamless/painless ownCloud and NextCloud integration. Also available on F-Droid.
Markor		Open-source notes/to-do app for Android. Supports Markdown editing. Available on F-Droid. App is 100% offline, as stated on the GitHub README.
Orgzly		Open-source. Notes are stored in the plain-text Org mode format. Supports searching, metadata, and manual sync with Dropbox or local directory, which can be synced using e.g. Syncthing.
Notally		A beautiful, light and minimalistic notes app with no trackers, ads or analytics of any kind. Not on F-Droid, but available from this alternative market.
Nextcloud Notes for Android		An android client for Nextcloud Notes App.

Maps/Waze

Name	Eyes	Description
Maps		Open-source navigation app based on MAPS.ME. Searching for addresses doesn't always work and finding businesses can be a slight hassle, but overall one of the better apps I've used.
OsmAnd		OpenStreetMap for Android. (thanks u/masao77). As OsmAnd is primarily crowdsourced, many regions may not be totally accurate. If you would like to help improve OpenStreetMap and OsmAnd, check out StreetComplete (available from F-Droid.
Transportr		Primarily European, this is an open-source public transport app. Thanks to @lgiard
Öffi (Offi)		Öffi is a public transport Android app (also shows delays and replacement bus service for more and more transport authorities in Europe and beyond) - similar to Transportr

News

Name	Eyes	Description
Flym		Open-source Material Design RSS reader.
Feeder		Use good old-fashioned RSS feeds with Feeder

Photos

Pay

No known alternatives.

• Realistically, there most likely is not a privacy friendly alternative to Google Pay. Get a wallet with RFID protection and keep your cards with you.

YouTube

Name	Eyes	Description
NewPipe		Powerful open-source YouTube alternative. Supports audio only; background playback; picture-in-picture; no ads.
YouTube Vanced		Please read the XDA post before deciding to use this.

Authenticator

Name	Eyes	Description
andOTP		Open-source 2FA app.
FreeOTP+		FreeOTP is no longer in development so this fork should be used instead as it is currently in development.
Aegis		Open-source 2FA for Android. Available on F-Droid.
Authenticator		iOS - Open-source 2FA for iOS. (thanks u/SomeoneWannaBe)
Tofu		iOS - Open-source 2FA for iOS.

Play Music/Play Movies & TV

Name	Eyes	Description
Audinaut		An open-source Airsonic client for Android.
MALP		An open-source Android client for MPD. Available on F-Droid.

Hangouts

Name	Eyes	Description
Keybase	5-eyes	Encrypted chat like Signal with features like Slack. Does not require a phone number to sign up. Also has file storage. Note: Keybase was acquired by Zoom, Inc. in May 2020 ( Keybase blog, Zoom blog). Thanks @notpushkin & @multimob.
Conversations	14-eyes	An open-source Android Jabber/XMPP client. It's a paid app on Google Play, but you can also build it from source for free if you want to.
Element	5-eyes	Android app - The open-source Android client for Element.
Jitsi Meet (F-Droid)		Jitsi is an open-source secure video conferencing platform. No account is needed to use it, simply enter a Room Name to join or host a meeting. The host is able to kick rogue users from the call. Works directly in your browser, with apps available for iOS and Android. It is not necessary to self-host, but self-hosting is an option for those who wish to. Very low latency and easy to set up. A free public server is available at meet.jit.si. (5-eyes server)
Jami	5-eyes	Audio / Video Calls, Conferences, Messaging app with peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted communications.
Mumla (client for Mumble)		Third-party Android client for Mumble.
Briar		An open-source app which supports Peer-to-Peer encrypted messaging. No phone number required for signing up. If the internet’s down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis. If the internet’s up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance. Can install through a third-party F-Droid repo.
Session		Open-source. It is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that removes sensitive metadata collection. No phone number required to create an account. Can be downloaded from the Play Store or as an APK file from GitHub. Also has apps for iOS and Desktop.

Duo (video calls)

Name	Eyes	Description
Jitsi Meet (F-Droid)		Jitsi is an open-source secure video conferencing platform. No account is needed to use it, simply enter a Room Name to join or host a meeting. The host is able to kick rogue users from the call. Works directly in your browser, with apps available for iOS and Android. It is not necessary to self-host, but self-hosting is an option for those who wish to. Very low latency and easy to set up. A free public server is available at meet.jit.si. (5-eyes server)
Jami	5-eyes	Audio / Video Calls, Conferences, Messaging app with peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted communications.

Assistant

Play Services Framework

Android home screen launchers

Name	Eyes	Description
Shade Launcher		Open-source Android launcher styled after the Google Pixel launcher. Available to download from an alternative F-Droid, APK Mirror, or GitHub Releases.
Omega		Open-source launcher. Active development with lots of nice features. Downloads available from GitHub. Previously known as ZimLX which has since been replaced by Omega.
Lawnchair		Another open-source launcher, also built to look similar to Google's launcher (it is built off AOSP Launcher3). Available from F-Droid and also APKMirror. (thanks u/droidonomy)
KISS Launcher		Fast, open-source and small launcher. KISS mainly relies on an app-search-bar, which makes it very easy to open up apps quickly. Thanks @Glitchy-Tozier

Other

Name	Eyes	Description
Blokada		From the website: "If you want to efficiently block ads, trackers, malware, save on your data plan, speed up your device and protect your privacy with just one application, then Blokada is for you. It is free, secure and open-source." Uses internal VPN on Android to block ads.
TrackerControl		From the GitHub README: Allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour ("tracking"). To detect tracking, TrackerControl checks all network traffic against the Disconnect blocklist, used and trusted by the Mozilla Firefox browser. Thanks @E5dZEUpc3BKaJrHnQVZd5zE

Hardware

Nexus/Pixel

Chromebook

Chromecast

Google Home

FitBit

No known alternatives.

• Due to Google's recent acquisition of FitBit, it is recommended to avoid using FitBit. Instead, check out this list of smart watches supported by Asteroid OS (See Wear OS in Operating systems). Thanks @ribtoks

Useful links, tools, and advice

Resources

Everything you need to become a Privacy Wizard.

• Privacy Tools (thanks u/yieldingTemporarily)
• ethical.net (thanks u/yieldingTemporarily)
• AlternativeTo - Find alternatives for software. Used extensively to build this guide. Also check out Switching.software (thanks @mynamesleon)
• Framasoft - Lots of alternatives and software. Too many to fit into the list. Also check out this link. Thanks @NicolasPA
• r/Privacy wiki
• r/VPN - Read the sidebar and wiki to learn more about why you should consider using a VPN. I personally use Mullvad but do your own research before choosing.
• Four Methods to Create a Secure Password You'll Actually Remember
• How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)
• Use a password manager such as Bitwarden
• Set up multi-factor/two-factor authentication on as many accounts as you can
• Don't save passwords to your browser: Erase the entire password cache once you set up a password manager.
• Remove bloatware from Android (without root)
• What are 5-eyes, 9-eyes, and 14-eyes?
• Outline is an awesome tool for getting all the junk out of news articles (I've used it a few times in this guide already). Sometimes it can get around paywalls for "premium" news sites.
• What is Tor and should I use it?
• HTTP vs. HTTPS
• The EFF has an excellent guide on how to stay safe and secure online. It is incredibly useful and I suggest that everyone read through it.
• Click here and here for tips on disabling Windows 10 telemetry/data collection.
• Click here to sign up for DuckDuckGo's privacy newsletter, and here for more tips, articles, and blog posts from DuckDuckGo.
• Delete Facebook. Another guide can be found here.
• Why you should put tape over your webcam
• What is DNS and why should I change it? Use DNSPerf to see which one is fastest for you. (Thanks @resynth1943)
• What is GDPR? TechRadar and The Guardian
• Here is a really good guide for configuring a super secure Linux workstation (thanks u/aoeudhtns)
• A website to raise awareness of online privacy. Lot's of good tips in here (thanks u/brais33)
• Android Privacy Guide (thanks u/rightknobhead)
• Windows 10 Privacy Guide (thanks again u/rightknobhead)
• Check out Prism Break (thanks u/FrontierPsycho)
• Guide for Linux users on blocking everything Google at the network level. This can and probably will break other alternatives that rely on Google to serve content. Thanks u/wesaphzt
• u/wesaphzt also provided this, this, and this for hardening Firefox.
• Check out WindowsSpyBlocker and this tutorial for even more Windows 10 tips (thanks u/rudolf323)
• VirusTotal lets you upload files and scans them against multiple antivirus programs at once. Very helpful for checking false negatives. Unfortunately Alphabet Inc owns VirusTotal but there are no good alternatives.
• Did you read the wiki yet? Go do that.

Books

Title	Published	Author
Permanent Record		Edward Snowden
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now		Jaron Lanier
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism		Shoshana Zuboff
The Attention Merchants		Tim Wu
Zucked		Roger McNamee

Blog posts

Title	Published	Author
Google Chrome’s users take a back seat to its bottom line		Bennett Cyphers and Mitch Stoltz - EFF
Quitting Facebook & Google		J. Nathan Matias
How to fight back against Google AMP as a web user and a web developer		Marko Saric

News articles

Title	Published	Author
Google Can Survive Too Much Innovation. You Can't.		Robert Sher - Forbes
The truth about Google's famous '20% time' policy		Jillian D'Onfro - Business Insider
The Binge Breaker		Bianca Bosker - The Atlantic
How Malware Keeps Sneaking Past Google Play’s Defenses		Lily Hay Newman - WIRED
Forget Killer Robots — Bias Is the Real AI Danger		Will Knight - MIT Technology Review
Google managers kept blacklists of conservative employees and one manager considered holding 'trials,' a new lawsuit alleges		Julie Bort - Business Insider
A longtime Google engineer quits, saying the company is ’100% competitor-focused’ and ‘can no longer innovate’		Jillian D'Onfro - CNBC
Facebook and Google are doomed, George Soros says		Hamza Shaban - Washington Post
Google Isn't Listening, So Its Employees Are Suing		Kate Conger - Gizmodo
Google sees major claims of harassment and discrimination as lawsuits proceed		Sam Levin - The Guardian
How to stop Google from tracking everything you do online		Todd Haselton - CNBC
Google will always do evil		Jessica Conditt - Engadget
Google’s new ‘AI principles’ forbid its use in weapons and human rights violations		Devin Coldewey - TechCrunch
Google Plans to Launch Censored Search Engine in China, Leaked Documents Reveal		Ryan Gallagher - The Intercept
Google’s China plan isn’t just evil — it’s bad for business		Josh Rogin - Washington Post
How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’		Daisuke Wakabayashi and Katie Benner - New York Times
A New Google+ Blunder Exposed Data From 52.5 Million Users		Lily Hay Newman - WIRED
Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech		Nitasha Tiku - WIRED
Google’s latest user-hostile design change makes ads and search results look identical		Natasha Lomas - TechCrunch
You Are Now Remotely Controlled		Shoshana Zuboff - New York Times

The lighter side

• Movies & TV:
  • Snowden (2016) - Based on the true story of Edward Snowden, the CIA/NSA/etc whistleblower. Directed by Oliver Stone.
  • Deep Web (2015) - Documentary (narrated by Keanu Reeves) about Ross Ulbricht aka. Dread Pirate Roberts and the infamous "Silk Road" dark market. Directed by Alex Winter.
  • The Great Hack (2019) - Documentary about the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Thanks @woutfeys
  • Mr. Robot - Hacker-drama starring Rami Malek. Producers hired actual hackers as consultants to ensure the show is as accurate as possible; real-world tools used in the show.
  • Silicon Valley - Satirical tech comedy about a compression startup struggling to take off in Silicon Valley, California.
  • Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism | VPRO Documentary - Invidious instance and Hooktube
• Podcasts:
  • Darknet Diaries (by Jack Rhysider) - Highlights real-life hackers and their stories. Covers privacy topics a fair bit.
  • The WAN Show (Linus Tech Tips) - Not specifically privacy, but they cover all sorts of tech news.
  • The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show - "This weekly podcast presents ideas to help you become digitally invisible, stay secure from cyber threats, and make you a better online investigator."
  • Security Now! - "TechTV's Leo Laporte and I spend somewhat shy of two hours each week to discuss important issues of personal computer security." (Thanks u/Abaddon182)
• Other:
  • xkcd - They have comics for everything.
  • System32 Comics Instagram and Reddit - Comedic computer comics.

Closing remarks

It's a shame that Google, with their immense resources, power, and influence, don't see the benefits of helping people secure themselves online. Instead, they force people like us to scour the web for alternatives and convince our friends and family to do the same, while they sell off our data to the highest bidder.

Hopefully this guide can serve as a starting point for those new to privacy, or be a good refresher for the experts.

Good luck and stay safe!