EPIC Online Guide to Practical Privacy Tools

Disclaimer: EPIC does not lobby for, consult, or advise companies, nor do we endorse specific products or services. This list merely serves as a sampling of available privacy-enhancing tools. If you have a suggestion for a tool that you believe should be included, or if you have comments to share regarding one or more of the tools that are already listed, send e-mail to epic-info@epic.org. If you have questions about a tool on this page, visit the affiliated company or individual's Web site for more information.

Mobile Messaging ChatSecure is an encrypted chat client for Android and iPhone.

is an encrypted chat client for Android and iPhone. iPGMail (iOS): app to send and decrypt PGP-encoded messages.

(iOS): app to send and decrypt PGP-encoded messages. K-9 Mail (Android): open source mail app for android that supports PGP.

(Android): open source mail app for android that supports PGP. Signal (Android): open source application for encrypted voice and text communications.

(Android): open source application for encrypted voice and text communications. SilentCircle (iOS, Android): encrypted voice, video, text, and file communications

(iOS, Android): encrypted voice, video, text, and file communications Telegram (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PC, Mac, Linux): encrypted messaging

(iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PC, Mac, Linux): encrypted messaging Wickr (iOS, Android): encrypted, self-destructing text, picture, audio and video messages. Mobile Web DuckDuckGo Search and Stories (Android): Secure, anonymous searches with Tor/Orbot integration.

(Android): Secure, anonymous searches with Tor/Orbot integration. Orbweb is an exceptionally privacy-focused web browser for Android, based on Tor. Other Mobile Resources Encrypt your Android phone.

your Android phone. CyanogenMod open-source alternative: to avoid leaving your phone vulnerable to your carrier's customization of the Android OS, consider replacing the firmware (on select phone models) with CyanogenMod.

open-source alternative: to avoid leaving your phone vulnerable to your carrier's customization of the Android OS, consider replacing the firmware (on select phone models) with CyanogenMod. APG is an OpenPGP implementation for Android phones.

E-Mail and Messaging Email/Communication Encryption GPG (Windows, OSX, Linux): free implementation of OpenPGP.

(Windows, OSX, Linux): free implementation of OpenPGP. Mailvelope (Chrome, Firefox): OpenPGP encryption for webmail.

(Chrome, Firefox): OpenPGP encryption for webmail. Enigmail is and OpenPGP add-on for the Thunderbird and SeaMonkey email clients.

is and OpenPGP add-on for the Thunderbird and SeaMonkey email clients. GPGMail is a plug in for Apple Mail, an open source implementation of OpenPGP for encrypting, decrypting, signing and verifying email.

is a plug in for Apple Mail, an open source implementation of OpenPGP for encrypting, decrypting, signing and verifying email. Email Self Defense: a guide for using encrypted email (GNU/Linux, Mac OS, Windows). Alternative Email Accounts Guerrillamail : web-based disposable email accounts.

: web-based disposable email accounts. CounterMail

MyKolab : Privacy-focused email, based in Switzerland

: Privacy-focused email, based in Switzerland Neomailbox : email provider focused on privacy and anonymity, based in Switzerland

: email provider focused on privacy and anonymity, based in Switzerland Unseen: Privacy-focused e-mail provider based in Iceland Anonymous Remailers QuickSilver (Windows)

(Windows) paranoia remailer

Mixmaster

noreply: additional information on remailers. Secure Instant Messaging Adium is a third-party instant messaging program that allows for encrypted chats across multiple networks, but for Macs.

is a third-party instant messaging program that allows for encrypted chats across multiple networks, but for Macs. Cryptocat (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Mac): encrypted instant messaging platform.

(Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Mac): encrypted instant messaging platform. Off-the-Record (Windows, Pidgin): encrypted communications with authentication and deniability features.

(Windows, Pidgin): encrypted communications with authentication and deniability features. Pidgin is a third-party instant messaging/chat program that allows users to log in to multiple chat programs simultaneously (e.g., AIM, MSN, Google Talk) and to install a variety of privacy and security plugins.

is a third-party instant messaging/chat program that allows users to log in to multiple chat programs simultaneously (e.g., AIM, MSN, Google Talk) and to install a variety of privacy and security plugins. Telegram (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PC, Mac, Linux): encrypted messaging for mobile and desktop operating systems

(iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PC, Mac, Linux): encrypted messaging for mobile and desktop operating systems TorChat (Windows, Linux): P2P instant messaging routed through the Tor network. VoIP/Video Messaging Jitsi (Windows, OSX, Linux): open source software for encrypted video, audio calls.

(Windows, OSX, Linux): open source software for encrypted video, audio calls. Silent Circle (Windows)

Miscellaneous Password Vaults 1Password (Windows, OSX, Android, iOS)

(Windows, OSX, Android, iOS) Blur (Firefox): Tracker blocking, password management, and e-mail masking

(Firefox): Tracker blocking, password management, and e-mail masking Dashlane (Windows, OS X, Android, iOS)

(Windows, OS X, Android, iOS) Lastpass (Windows, OS X, Linux, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile)

(Windows, OS X, Linux, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile) MasterPassword (iPhone/iPad, OS X, Destop (Java), Terminal (Java), Terminal (C)).

(iPhone/iPad, OS X, Destop (Java), Terminal (Java), Terminal (C)). Password Safe (Windows) Social Networking Diaspora : alternative social media; open source and allows users to own and control personal data.

: alternative social media; open source and allows users to own and control personal data. buddycloud : decentralized social networking with strong privacy controls.

: decentralized social networking with strong privacy controls. Facebook Disconnect (Firefox, Chrome, Opera): Browser plugin that blocks third-party website requests to Facebook to limit Facebook's tracking of users' web activity Alternative Currencies Cash : the original anonymous currency.

: the original anonymous currency. Bitcoin : open source, P2P digital currency.

: open source, P2P digital currency. Litecoin: open source, P2P digital currency. Publishing Pastebin : multi-purpose text publishing.

: multi-purpose text publishing. Strongbox : for submitting files to The New Yorker.

: for submitting files to The New Yorker. Wikileaks: for submitting classified/sensitive information.

Disclaimer: EPIC does not lobby for, consult, or advise companies, nor do we endorse specific products or services. This list merely serves as a sampling of available privacy-enhancing tools. If you have a suggestion for a tool that you believe should be included, or if you have comments to share regarding one or more of the tools that are already listed, send e-mail to epic-info@epic.org. If you have questions about a tool on this page, visit the affiliated company or individual's Web site for more information.