Learn how you can opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop reporting your online activities to the American government with these free alternatives to proprietary software. With thanks to prism-break.org
Marketplace and Quality Assurance Presentation - Vincent Chirchir
How to opt out of NSA
1.
2. Let’s take a journey
away from Apple, Google and Microsoft
Operating system
Web browser
Web browser plugins
Web search
DNS provider
Darknet
Online transactions
Email services
Social Networking
With thanks to prism-break.org
3. Opt out of Operating system
Get away from:
• Apple OS X
• Google Chrome OS
• Microsoft Windows
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• GNU/Linux (a free, open source
operating system)
• Debian (a popular ethical GNU/Linux
distribution)
• Fedora (fast, stable powerful
GNU/Linux distribution)
• Tails (Live CD/USB designed for
privacy)
• Trisquel (FSF endorsed, user-friendly
GNU/Linux distribution)
4. Opt out of Web browser
Get away from:
• Apple Safari
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
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• GNUzilla IceCat (GNU version of
Firefox)
• Mozilla Firefox (open source web
browser)
• Tor Browser Bundle (encrypted,
anonymous browsing)
5. Web browser Plugins
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• HTTPS Everywhere (encrypts your
communications thousands of
websites)
• Fix Tracking (guide to stop getting
tracked online)
• Torbutton (Tor plugin for IceCat and
Firefox
6. Opt out of Web search
Get away from:
• Google Search
• Microsoft Bing
• Yahoo! Search
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• DuckDuckGo (anonymous, unlogged
web searches)
• Seeks Project (open decentralized
platform for collaborative search)
• Startpage (private, unlogged web
searches)
• YaCy (decentralized web search)
7. Opt out of DNS provider
Get away from:
• Google Public DNS
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• OpenNIC Project (total DNS
neutrality)
• Namecoin (decentralized DNS based
on Bitcoin technology)
8. Darknet
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• Freeneet (decentralized censorship-
resistant network)
• I2P (the invisible internet project)
• Nightweb (anonymous I2P network
for Android)
• Syndie (distributed, anonymous
forum software)
9. Opt out of Online transactions
Get away from:
• PayPal
• Google Wallet
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• Bitcoin (P2P digital currency with no
central authority)
• Alternative cryptocurrencies (list of
alternative encrypted digital
currencies)
10. Opt out of Email services
Get away from:
• Apple iCloud
• Dropbox
• Google Drive
• Microsoft SkyDrive
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• Git-annex assistant (synchronized
folders on each of your computers
and drives)
• OwnCloud (cloud data in your
control)
• Sparkleshare (self-hosted version
control and file sync.)
• Tahoe-LAFS (free and open cloud
storage system)
11. Opt out of Social networking
Get away from:
• Google+
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Twit
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• Diaspora (community-run, distributed social
network)
• Friendica (open source, free social web server)
• GNU social (Self-hosted, decentralized social
network)
• Lorea (distributed and federated social nodes)
• Movim (private, decentralized social network
server)
• Pump.io (self-hosted social nstream server)
• Salut a Toi (multipurpose communication tool)
• Tent (free, autonomous social network protocol)