Summary: A number of free
and open-source projects exist solely to protect your identity and online
activity. Here are just a few to make you more secure in the new year.
Often, open-source software is the most secure
The latest Edward
Snowden leaks have shown that the oldest, least funded open-source technologies
are still able to hold out against intrusions and exploits by the U.S. National
Security Agency (NSA).
Open-source offers one
major benefit over their closed-source counterparts: The code is public and
available for inspection, and therefore can’t as easily include secret
backdoors for surveillance.
Here are some of those
(as of yet) still secure apps, services, and technologies that can keep you
safe online.
Tor (anonymous
browsing)
BitLocker,
FileVault (disk encryption)
PGP/GPG (encrypted
email)
Tails OS (secure
operating system)
LastPass (password
manager)
AdBlock Plus
(ad-blocker)
Off-the-Record
(Instant messaging plug-in)
Silent Circle
(encrypted voice calls)
HTTPS Everywhere
(secure-site switcher)
DuckDuckGo (search
engine)
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