Queer City Blackfolx

General Security, OpSec

VPNs

• Mullvad VPN
• RiseupVPN
• Tor
• TunnelBear
• Wireguard

Privacy

• EFF Surveillance Self Defense
• Post-Election Digital Security 101 Resources
• Privacy Guides

Alts to "Big Tech" Social Media

• The Opt Out Project
• Reclaim Control
• Unplatform

Service-Specific

• Leave Substack

App and Program Directories

• AlternativeTo
• European Alternatives
• F-Droid
• Open Source Alternatives To Proprietary Software

Communication and Community

• Always Ready Tools

Signal

While the Signal app is private and secure, here are some additional recommended settings.

1. Disable
   • Generate Link Previews
   • Use Address Book Photos
   • Stories
2. Enable
   • Disappearing Messages
   • Incognito keyboard
3. Set "Who can see my number" to "Nobody."
4. Set "Why can find me by number "to "Nobody."
5. Shorten yout "Chat Length limit" and "Keep Messages" options (ex. 1,000 messages; 6 months).
6. Use a proxy service.

Cloud Storage

• Filen
• Tresorit

Email

• Mailfence
• tuta.io
• Zoho Mail

Below are some paid options for email.

• Fastmail
• Mailbox
• Posteo
• Runbox
• Soverin

Fundraising, Crowdfunding, Mutual Aid

• BuyMeACoffee
• Chuffed
• Give Butter
• Ko-Fi
• Open Collective

Note Taking

• Joplin
• Notesnook
• Obsidian
• Riseup.Net's Pad
• Standard Notes

Office Suites and Collaboration

Includes Document creation and online collab spaces.

• CryptPad.fr
• Kolab Now
• Nextcloud
• Zoho

Coding Forges

Some alternatives to GitHub.

• Codeburg
• Gitea

Video Conferencing

• Jami
• Jitsi
• Tox
• Wire

Web Browsers

• Firefox has now included AI features and are constantly anti-user. Some alternatives using forked Firefox code are:
  • Waterfox
  • Floorp
  • LibreWolf
• Mullvad
• Tor
• Ungoogled Chromium
• Vivaldi

Web Stuff

Various finds for web server administration and deploying web apps.

• ApisCP
• YunoHost