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Android's Developer Verification

Starting in September 2026, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed on certified Android devices.

Source: Elevating Android's security to keep it open and safe

This will convert the Android ecosystem to a Closed one, where the user has no freedon to use their hardware as they see fit, opens a privacy risk for developers, and is fertile ground for censorship. Please visit Keep Android Open for more information.

FreeAndroidWarn offers potential solutions:

• Use an different Android OS
• "Degoogle" your phone
• use ADB (anyapk, for example)

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 Articles

• Leave Substack
• Discordless- some alternatives to Discord
• Stop Using Brave Browser

App and Program Directories

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

Various Tools and Utilities

• delphi tools/ is a collection of small, focused utilities that respect your privacy and work entirely in your browser.

Communication and Community

• Always Ready Tools

Event Scheduling

• Gathio
• Guild
• Luma

Instant Messaging and Voice Chat

Discordless has more options.

• Delta Chat
• Movim (uses XMPP Protocol)
• Mumble for Voice Chat
• Signal

Video Conferencing

• Jami
• Jitsi
• Tox
• Wire
• Zulip

Signal: 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

Due to Proton sympathizing with the Trump Administration and embracing AI/LLM technology along with crypto and Web3, I no longer recommend their services.

• Mailfence
• tuta.io
• Zoho Mail

Below are some paid options for email.

• Fastmail
• Mailbox
• Posteo
• Runbox
• Soverin

Monetary Support

Fundraising, Crowdfunding, Mutual Aid

• Chuffed, best for grassroot orgs
• Give Butter Fundraising Software for Nonprofits
• Open Collective

Sites Similar to Patreon

• Ko-Fi
• Payhip Online Storefront

Note Taking

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

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
• Grebedoc

Design and Developing

• Penpot, similar to Figma

Web Browsers

I do not recommend Brave or Ladybird. Both aren't the most supportive of LGBTQ issues. Brave also uses cryptocurrency.

• Firefox has now included AI features and are constantly anti-user. Some alternatives using forked Firefox code are:
  • Waterfox
  • Floorp (has an option to turn off AI features)
  • LibreWolf (very strict privacy settings that can break some sites)
• Mullvad
• Tor
• Ungoogled Chromium
• Vivaldi

Web Stuff

Various finds for web server administration and deploying web apps.

• ApisCP
• YunoHost