Due to financial problems, throughout my privacy journey I have only used free tools to enhance my privacy. I was recently thinking about the question: If I had the money to give back to the services I've used, which ones would I donate to? Here is my personal list, which is still a WIP:
I will definitely donate to:
- The Qubes OS Project
- Whonix
- Tails
- GrapheneOS
- Tor Project
- Mullvad
- SearXNG
- uBlock Origin
- KeePassXC
- SimpleX
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
I will most likely donate to:
I may donate to:
I may add more as I think of them. Please leave your ideas!
https://www.wireguard.com/donations/
https://matrix.org/support/
BTW, uBlock Origin is not seeking donations, as stated here:
No donations sought.
If you ever want to contribute something, think about the people working hard to maintain the filter lists you are using, which are available to use by all for free.
I've supported mullvad and I also try to support my Lemmy instance where I can.
Ouch, tough break. I'll still leave them on my list in case anything changes, but that will move them down a few notches. Thanks for the info!
F-Droid changed the label to Non-Free Network Services because just linking from a POI to a booking site alone (without affiliate linking etc) isn't the privacy nightmare fdroid wants it to.
I could use OM my whole life without clicking links from POI and never is anything exchanged with Kayak or OM.
If one does a booking at Kayak then sure Kayak takes all kind of PII. OM wouldnt know btw.
Non free network label is assigned because OM app is dependent on OM providing mapdata. And one cant change that.
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Here is the GitHub page! privacy.sexy is a service that lets you customize and automatically generate a script that will harden the privacy of your computer operating system. i.e. it makes a script that disables telemetry, clears cache, etc. automatically.
Its cool to see people thinking about how to donate when they can. I think about it as well, and when I have donated I think most if not all fall into your list.
Can you think of any that may not be on my list? It's always good to try making your own, even if they're on my list!
While Lemmy is not a dedicated service for privacy protection, it has certain features that respect user privacy more than mainstream social media platforms.
