#https everywhere

Internet: Firefox, Opera Browser, ProtonVPN

Security: Bitdefender Antivirus, Bitwarden

Utility: 7zip, LibreOffice, Calibre Reader, Discord, Deemix, Audacity, Shut Up Windows 10

Firefox Extensions

Tumblr: XKit Rewritten by @april, Palettes for Tumblr by @april, Shinigami Eyes

Security: Decentraleyes, HTTPS Everywhere, Bitwarden, Privacy Badger

QoL: UBlock Origin, Bypass Paywalls Clean, Auto Tab Discard, Wayback Machine, Search Filter, Simple Tab Groups, Multi-Account Containers

Web Services

Protonmail, Marginalia Search, DuckDuckGo

@april's XKit Rewritten and Palettes for Tumblr: A variety of optimizations and changes for Tumblr.

Shinigami Eyes: Flags users and organizations and the like as transfriendly and transphobic.

Decentraleyes: Blocks most outbound requests to networks like Google Hosted Libraries, using local files to avoid breaking sites. Complements other content blockers.

HTTPS Everywhere: The EFF's extension to force HTTPS encryption all over the web.

Bitwarden: A free, secure password manager. Also has a desktop app.

Privacy Badger: The EFF's tracker blocker.

UBlock Origin: Efficient, customizable adblocker. Works on YouTube.

Bypass Paywalls Clean: Bypasses news site and some academic paywalls.

Auto Tab Discard: Automatically sleeps unused tabs (does not actually close tabs, don't worry.)

Wayback Machine: The Internet Archive's archiving extension- also allows you to pull archived versions of pages.

Search Filter: Can eliminate sites like Pinterest from search results.

Simple Tab Groups: Allows you to group tabs, hide tabs, and switch groups easily. Is difficult to learn, but good once you get the hang of it.

EFF to Deprecate HTTPS Everywhere As Web Now More Encrypted

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says that it plans on deprecating it’s HTTPS Everywhere extension. Continue reading

Internet Privacy and Security

Image from topvpnsoftware.com As the years go by I find myself constantly needing to stay on top of internet privacy and security. I keep up with podcasts and do research online to find the best way to protect myself and my family from the unknown that is the internet. I see it like backpacking through a wilderness. Most of the time it is beautiful and a wonderful place, but you never know when…