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Privacy Guides (privacyguides)
Prioritizes organizations that promote privacy and products that respect privacy. Deprioritizes privacy invasive services and low-quality information sources.
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Last updated Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Author Privacy Guides
Homepage www.privacyguides.org
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0 ! name: Privacy & Security
1 ! description: Prioritizes organizations that promote privacy and products that respect privacy. Deprioritizes privacy invasive services and low-quality information sources.
2 ! public: true
3 ! author: Privacy Guides
4 ! avatar: #FFD06F
5 ! homepage: https://www.privacyguides.org
6 ! issues: https://github.com/privacyguides/brave-goggles/issues
7
8 ! ==============================================================================
9 ! BOOST: Resources published by Privacy Guides
10 ! ==============================================================================
11 $boost=9,site=www.privacyguides.org
12 $boost=9,site=privacyguides.org
13 $boost=7,site=discuss.privacyguides.net
14 $boost=2,site=neat.tube
15 $boost=2,site=fm.neat.tube
16 /watch?v=RRt08MvK4tE$boost=2,site=youtube.com
17 /watch?v=Monbu9bh6nY$boost=5,site=youtube.com
18 /watch?v=riu1k4ovYGI$boost=2,site=youtube.com
19 /watch?v=v_50cBtSjyQ$boost=2,site=youtube.com
20 /watch?v=fPYsIJeN5WE$boost=5,site=youtube.com
21 /watch?v=dczrLhSKO_A$boost=2,site=youtube.com
22 /watch?v=hmKQyeyOd54$boost=2,site=youtube.com
23 /watch?v=dDD37mSA0iw$boost=2,site=youtube.com
24 /watch?v=Lhep-1Ynf4g$boost=2,site=youtube.com
25 /watch?v=AzLsJ-4_fhU$boost=2,site=youtube.com
26 /watch?v=DtPKBngQcEQ$boost=2,site=youtube.com
27 /watch?v=Ni2_BN_9xAY$boost=2,site=youtube.com
28 /watch?v=0uQVzK8QWsw$boost=2,site=youtube.com
29 /watch?v=RRt08MvK4tE$boost=5,site=youtube.com
30 /watch?v=R7vECGYUhyg$boost=2,site=youtube.com
31 /watch?v=x5bKUA2sVFM$boost=2,site=youtube.com
32 /watch?v=B9BWXvn-rB4$boost=2,site=youtube.com
33 /watch?v=XByp-F8FXtg$boost=5,site=youtube.com
34 /@privacyguides/*$boost=5,site=youtube.com
35 /playlist?list=PL1m__5QdVZYwrrfLgBBAypcKMBlJtXUSP$boost=5,site=youtube.com
36
37 ! ==============================================================================
38 ! BOOST: Products and services recommended by Privacy Guides
39 ! ==============================================================================
40 $boost=1,site=addy.io
41 $boost=1,site=adguard.com
42 $boost=1,site=adguard-dns.io
43 $boost=1,site=android.com
44 /akregator$boost=1,site=apps.kde.org
45 $boost=1,site=archlinux.org
46 $boost=1,site=attestation.app
47 $boost=1,site=auroraoss.com
48 $boost=1,site=bitwarden.com
49 $boost=1,site=bloodyhealth.gitlab.io
50 $boost=1,site=brave.com
51 $boost=1,site=briarproject.org
52 $boost=1,site=coincards.com
53 $boost=1,site=commonhealth.org
54 $boost=1,site=controld.com
55 $boost=1,site=cromite.org
56 $boost=1,site=crypt.ee
57 $boost=1,site=cryptomator.org
58 $boost=1,site=cryptpad.fr
59 /1.1.1.1/*$boost=1,site=developers.cloudflare.com
60 $boost=1,site=duckduckgo.com
61 /software/tomb$boost=1,site=dyne.org
62 $boost=1,site=easyoptouts.com
63 $boost=1,site=element.io
64 $boost=1,site=email.faircode.eu
65 $boost=1,site=ente.io
66 $boost=1,site=eukiapp.org
67 $boost=1,site=f-droid.org
68 $boost=1,site=fedoraproject.org
69 $boost=1,site=firefox.com
70 $boost=1,site=freedombox.org
71 $boost=1,site=gadgetbridge.org
72 $boost=1,site=getaegis.app
73 $boost=1,site=geti2p.net
74 $boost=1,site=getmonero.org
75 /cryptsetup/*$boost=1,site=github.com
76 /DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy*$boost=1,site=github.com
77 /gorhill/uBlock*$boost=1,site=github.com
78 /uBlockOrigin/*$boost=1,site=github.com
79 $boost=1,site=gnupg.org
80 $boost=1,site=gopass.pw
81 $boost=1,site=gpg4win.org
82 $boost=1,site=gpgtools.org
83 $boost=1,site=grapheneos.org
84 $boost=1,site=imazing.com
85 $boost=1,site=invidious.io
86 $boost=1,site=ivpn.net
87 $boost=1,site=joinmastodon.org
88 $boost=1,site=joplinapp.org
89 $boost=1,site=keepassdx.org
90 $boost=1,site=keepassium.com
91 $boost=1,site=keepassxc.org
92 $boost=1,site=kicksecure.com
93 $boost=1,site=kontact.kde.org
94 $boost=1,site=kryptor.co.uk
95 $boost=1,site=languagetool.org
96 $boost=1,site=libreoffice.org
97 $boost=1,site=libretranslate.com
98 $boost=1,site=mailbox.org
99 $boost=1,site=mailcow.email
100 $boost=1,site=mailinabox.email
101 $boost=1,site=mailvelope.com
102 $boost=1,site=matrix.org
103 $boost=1,site=miniflux.app
104 $boost=1,site=molly.im
105 $boost=1,site=mullvad.net
106 /results-about-you^$boost=1,site=myactivity.google.com
107 $boost=1,site=mvt.re
108 $boost=1,site=mysudo.com
109 $boost=1,site=netnewswire.com
110 $boost=1,site=newsboat.org
111 $boost=1,site=neomutt.org
112 $boost=1,site=newpipe.net
113 $boost=1,site=nextcloud.com
114 $boost=1,site=nextdns.io
115 $boost=1,site=nitrokey.com
116 $boost=1,site=nixos.org
117 $boost=1,site=notesnook.com
118 $boost=1,site=onionbrowser.com
119 $boost=1,site=onionshare.org
120 $boost=1,site=onlyoffice.com
121 $boost=1,site=openkeychain.org
122 $boost=1,site=opensuse.org
123 $boost=1,site=openwrt.org
124 $boost=1,site=opnsense.org
125 $boost=1,site=orbot.app
126 $boost=1,site=organicmaps.app
127 $boost=1,site=orgmode.org
128 $boost=1,site=osmand.net
129 $boost=1,site=paaster.io
130 $boost=1,site=peergos.org
131 $boost=1,site=photoprism.app
132 $boost=1,site=pi-hole.net
133 $boost=1,site=privacy.com
134 $boost=1,site=privatebin.info
135 $boost=1,site=proton.me
136 $boost=1,site=protonvpn.com
137 $boost=1,site=psono.com
138 $boost=1,site=quad9.net
139 $boost=1,site=qubes-os.org
140 $boost=1,site=rethinkdns.com
141 $boost=1,site=search.brave.com
142 $boost=1,site=searxng.org
143 $boost=1,site=secureblue.dev
144 $boost=1,site=send.vis.ee
145 $boost=1,site=signal.org
146 $boost=1,site=simplelogin.io
147 $boost=1,site=simplex.chat
148 $boost=1,site=snowflake.torproject.org
149 $boost=1,site=stalw.art
150 $boost=1,site=standardnotes.com
151 $boost=1,site=startpage.com
152 /category/phones$boost=1,site=store.google.com
153 $boost=1,site=syncthing.net
154 $boost=1,site=tails.net
155 $boost=1,site=thunderbird.net
156 $boost=1,site=torproject.org
157 $boost=1,site=tresorit.com
158 $boost=1,site=tuta.de
159 $boost=1,site=tutanota.com
160 $boost=1,site=veracrypt.fr
161 $boost=1,site=whonix.org
162 $boost=1,site=yubico.com
163 $boost=1,site=1password.com
164
165 ! ==============================================================================
166 ! DOWNRANK: Low-quality or privacy-invasive resources
167 ! ==============================================================================
168 $downrank=5,site=facebook.com
169 $downrank=5,site=instagram.com
170 $downrank=5,site=twitter.com
171 $downrank=5,site=tiktok.com
172 $downrank=5,site=google.com
173 $downrank=5,site=linkedin.com
174 $downrank=5,site=pinterest.com
175 $downrank=5,site=reddit.com
176 /c/privacy/$downrank,site=lemmy.ml
177 $downrank=3,site=restoreprivacy.com
178 $downrank=3,site=cyberinsider.com
179 $downrank=3,site=nordvpn.com
180 $downrank=3,site=bestvpn.org
181 $downrank=3,site=expressvpn.com
182 $downrank=3,site=privateinternetaccess.com
183 $downrank=3,site=proprivacy.com
184 $downrank,site=substack.com
185 $downrank,site=privsec.dev
186 $downrank,site=medium.com
187 $downrank,site=fandom.com
188
189 ! ==============================================================================
190 ! DOWNRANK: Outdated information
191 ! ==============================================================================
192 /r/PrivacyGuides/comments/thnjjf/*$downrank=8
193 /r/privacy/comments/2byg94/*$downrank=8
194 /item?id=35778333$downrank=8
195 $discard,site=share.privacyguides.org
196
197 ! ==============================================================================
198 ! DISCARD: Misinformation sources
199 ! ==============================================================================
200 $discard,site=privacytools.io
201 $discard,site=www.privacytools.io
202 $discard,site=safetydetectives.com
203 $discard,site=thatoneprivacysite.net
204 $discard,site=thatoneprivacysite.xyz
205 $discard,site=vpntierlist.com
206 /tomsparkreviews$discard
207 /@TomSparkReviews$discard
208 /post/217045$discard,site=lemmy.ml
209 /post/19833$discard,site=collapse.cat
210 /watch?v=FScvVvPQ5uo$discard
211 /@RobBraxmanTech$discard
212 /channel/UCYVU6rModlGxvJbszCclGGw$discard
213 $discard,site=brax.me
214 /rob_braxman*$discard
215 /c/robbraxman$discard
216 */111642348832407345$discard
217 */112553697622744877$discard
218
219 ! ==============================================================================
220 ! BOOST: High quality, privacy-focused websites and organizations
221 ! ==============================================================================
222 $boost=5,site=bitsoffreedom.nl
223 $boost=5,site=eff.org
224 $boost=5,site=firewallsdontstopdragons.com
225 $boost=5,site=fixjeprivacy.nl
226 $boost=5,site=jonaharagon.com
227 $boost=5,site=micahflee.com
228 $boost=5,site=triplebit.org
229 $boost=5,site=404media.co
230 $boost=3,site=aclu.org
231 $boost=3,site=thenewoil.org
232 $boost=2,site=lockdown.systems
233 $boost=2,site=this.weekinsecurity.com
234 $boost=2,site=citationneeded.news
235 $boost=2,site=privacyinternational.org
236 $boost=2,site=yaelwrites.com
237 $boost=2,site=blog.yaelwrites.com
238 $boost=1,site=iapp.org
239 $boost=1,site=itsfoss.com
240 $boost=1,site=troyhunt.com
241
242 ! ==============================================================================
243 ! BOOST: Quality social media accounts
244 ! ==============================================================================
245 /@Em0nM4stodon$boost=5,site=infosec.exchange
246 /@jonah$boost=7,site=mastodon.neat.computer
247 https://www.jonaharagon.com$boost=9
248 /@jonaharagon$boost
249 https://mstdn.plus$boost
250 https://mstdn.party$boost
251 https://mstdn.plus/@privacynews$boost=5
252 /@privacyguides$boost=7,site=mastodon.neat.computer
253 /@privacynews/*$boost,site=mstdn.plus
254 /@privacyguides$boost=7,site=youtube.com
255