Richard Patterson wrote to me about my article on privacy tools and suggested I take a look at his offering, 75+ free tools to protect your privacy online. As Patterson says, you won’t need all these tools but you should probably have one from each category. All of the offerings are free (as in beer) so there’s little cost in trying them out. I use several of the tools and have been very happen with them.
If you want people to stay out of your business and leave your data alone, it’s worth taking a look at the list to see if there’s anything there that can help. Each application has a short description and a link to help you decide which ones will work for you.
The application categories on the page are
- VPNs and Proxies
- Antivirus
- Backup and Storage
- File Encryption
- Disk Encryption
- Secure Messaging
- Password Managers
- Mail Encryption
- Ad Blockers
- Anonymizers
- Search Engines
- Disk Wiping
- Intrusion Detection
- Windows 10 anti-spying
- Fake/burner Email
- Social Media Privacy
- Mobile Apps
- Other Browser Extensions
- DNS
- Other Desktop Tools
As you can see, the categories cover most privacy/security areas that concern those of us trying to keep the nosy parkers at bay. Definitely worth taking a look at.