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Popular defaults vs privacy-friendly alternatives
See common big-tech apps many people start with, and two privacy-focused alternatives you can switch to when you’re ready.
A sample of apps with strong privacy posture across different categories.
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Privacy-friendly authenticator app (TOTP / 2FA codes) you can use without creating an account.
Authenticator
📍 🇬🇷 Greece
Free
Authenticator
Aegis Authenticator
Privacy-oriented authenticator app (TOTP / 2FA codes) to reduce tracking and improve data control.
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🇬🇷 Greece
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E2EE
✓
Open source
✓
Encryption
✓
Low telemetry
✓
No account required
Good for you if:
- • You want fewer trackers and less account-linked data
- • You care about privacy by default
- • You want to avoid account creation
Brave is a web browser that blocks many ads and trackers automatically, so websites collect less data about you.
Browser
📍 🇺🇸 United States
Free
Browser
Brave Browser
Privacy-oriented web browser to reduce tracking and improve data control.
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🇺🇸 United States
📂
Open Source
✓
Open source
✓
Encryption
Good for you if:
- • You want fewer trackers and less account-linked data
- • You care about privacy by default
F-Droid
75Privacy-friendly app store you can use without creating an account.
App Store
📍 🇩🇪 Germany
Free
App Store
F-Droid
Privacy-oriented app store to reduce tracking and improve data control.
📍
🇩🇪 Germany
📂
Open Source
✓
Open source
✓
Encryption
✓
No account required
Good for you if:
- • You want fewer trackers and less account-linked data
- • You care about privacy by default
- • You want to avoid account creation
Home Assistant is a free, open-source platform that connects all your smart home devices and keeps everything on your local network. No cloud, no subscriptions, no data leaving your home by default.
Smart Home
📍 United States (Nabu Casa Inc., optional cloud only)
Free
Smart Home
Home Assistant
Building a fully private smart home that runs locally without any cloud dependency
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United States (Nabu Casa Inc., optional cloud only)
✓
Audited
Good for you if:
- • You want complete control over your smart home data
- • You are comfortable setting up a Raspberry Pi or running Docker
- • You have multiple smart home brands you want to unify in one interface
- • You want to build automations without a monthly subscription
- • You prioritize keeping your home data off third-party servers
Jitsi Meet
75Privacy-friendly video calling service that can be self-hosted for more control over your data.
Video Calls
📍 🇺🇸 United States
Free
Video Calls
Jitsi Meet
Privacy-oriented video calling service to reduce tracking and improve data control.
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🇺🇸 United States
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Open Source
✓
Open source
✓
Encryption
✓
Low telemetry
✓
Self-hostable
Good for you if:
- • You want fewer trackers and less account-linked data
- • You care about privacy by default
- • You want self-hosting control
LibreOffice
79Privacy-oriented document editor / office suite designed to reduce tracking compared to mainstream options.
Documents
📍 🇩🇪 Germany
Free
Documents
LibreOffice
Privacy-oriented document editor / office suite to reduce tracking and improve data control.
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🇩🇪 Germany
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Open Source
✓
Open source
✓
Encryption
✓
Low telemetry
Good for you if:
- • You want fewer trackers and less account-linked data
- • You care about privacy by default
Learn Privacy Hands-On
Try interactive tools to see exactly how companies track you.
Explore All Tools →Step 2 · Test your privacy
Test your privacy knowledge, exposure, and browser fingerprint
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Interactive quizzes
Beginner to intermediateGet a privacy habits score, find your threat model, or decide which apps to switch first. Each quiz takes only a few minutes—no accounts, no tracking.
Privacy tools already available
Use the password strength check, privacy score concept, or the app selection wizard to keep learning alongside the quizzes.
🕵️ Browser fingerprinting tester
See how “unique” your browser looks, which details it reveals by default, and simple ways to blen...
If I use Incognito + VPN… how exposed am I?
Use this small game to see how Incognito mode, VPN privacy and logins change your exposure — without sending any real data anywhere.
Privacy Exposure Game
Play with VPN, Incognito mode and logins to see how exposed you still are online.
Your settings
Change these settings to see how your exposure score changes.
Try changing one setting at a time to see how your score and explanation change.
| Observer | IP | Location | Identity | Browsing history | Fingerprint | Metadata |
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| ISP / mobile provider | ||||||
| Website you visit | ||||||
| Ad networks / trackers | ||||||
| Employer / school network | ||||||
| Big platform account | ||||||
| Browser vendor |
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Mostly protected
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Partially visible
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Clearly visible
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Not applicable or very limited
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End-to-End Encryption
It's like whispering a secret that only your friend can hear — not even the phone or ap...
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Fingerprinting
It's like someone knowing it's you just by the way you walk and dress — even if you did...
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Kill Switch
It’s like an emergency brake that stops your internet so your real identity doesn’t lea...
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Metadata
It's like the envelope of a letter — it shows who sent it, who got it, and when, but no...
Why jurisdiction changes the story
The country an app is based in shapes its legal obligations, surveillance risk, and how easy it is for others to get your data.
Lower risk
Privacy-friendly
Strong data protection laws and independent oversight. Examples: Switzerland 🇨🇭, Germany 🇩🇪, Netherlands 🇳🇱.
Mixed
Trade-offs
Some protections, but also broad surveillance powers. Examples: USA 🇺🇸, UK 🇬🇧, Canada 🇨🇦.
Higher risk
Privacy concerns
Extensive surveillance and limited checks or transparency. Examples: China 🇨🇳, Russia 🇷🇺.