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pluja/awesome-privacy — explained in plain English

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18,726Audience · generalComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

tl;dr

A curated list of privacy-respecting, open-source alternatives to popular apps and services that track or sell user data, organized by category from email to VPNs.

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    What it is
      Curated alternatives
      Reference document
      Community maintained
    Categories
      Messaging apps
      Cloud storage
      Email and VPNs
    Benefits
      Reduce data collection
      Self-hosted options
      Open source only
    Audience
      Privacy beginners
      Non-technical users
      Developers

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Switch from a privacy-invasive email provider to a recommended open-source alternative.

VIBE 2

Find a self-hosted analytics tool to replace Google Analytics on your website.

VIBE 3

Discover privacy-respecting messaging apps to replace mainstream options that collect your data.

VIBE 4

Replace a tracking-heavy password manager with a recommended open-source one.

how it stacks up fr

pluja/awesome-privacyfacebook/yogaspotify/luigi
Stars18,72618,72818,717
LanguageC++Python
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity1/54/53/5
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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min
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in plain english

Awesome Privacy is a curated list of free and open-source software alternatives to popular apps and services that track users or sell their data. The list is organized by category, covering everything from two-factor authentication apps, analytics tools, and cloud storage, to messaging apps, password managers, email providers, web browsers, and VPNs. For each category, the list names common privacy-invasive services to avoid and recommends alternatives that give users more control over their data. The project draws an important distinction between privacy, security, and anonymity, noting that these are related but separate concerns. The focus is specifically on privacy: services that do not collect or sell user data. This is a reference document rather than software. It functions as a starting point for anyone wanting to reduce their exposure to data collection by large companies, whether switching from a mainstream email provider to a privacy-respecting alternative or replacing a tracking-heavy analytics tool with a self-hosted one. The list is maintained collaboratively and mirrored on Codeberg.

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Based on the awesome-privacy list, recommend the best open-source alternatives to Google Analytics, Gmail, and WhatsApp for someone with no technical background, include why each is safer.
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I want to replace Dropbox with a self-hosted cloud storage solution. What does awesome-privacy recommend and what do I need to set it up on my own server?
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Help me build a personal privacy upgrade plan using awesome-privacy picks: suggest one alternative each for email, browser, VPN, and password manager, and rank them by ease of switching.
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I run a small SaaS and want to replace all tracking tools with privacy-respecting ones. Using awesome-privacy, what analytics and error-tracking tools should I use instead of Google Analytics and Sentry?

Frequently asked questions

what is awesome-privacy fr?

A curated list of privacy-respecting, open-source alternatives to popular apps and services that track or sell user data, organized by category from email to VPNs.

What license does awesome-privacy use?

No license information mentioned in the explanation.

How hard is awesome-privacy to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is awesome-privacy for?

Mainly general.

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