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The Future of PrivacyTools

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Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#21

Post by kosasbest »

freddyym wrote: post #20
kosasbest wrote: post #19

I have adopted many of the tools found on that site, and the novelty of it has worn off. It's rare now that new tools come along in the privacy space. It's a bit of a golden age / renaissance of privacy tools and there are more than enough tools now to be very private online. Some would argue the opposite, but if you put the work in, you can avoid the gaze of Big Brother.

> I miss the old version of PT where everything was all on one page, and I could just save the page for some offline reference. See here: https://privacytools.io/classic/

Brilliant. Thanks.

Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#22

Post by kosasbest »

freddyym wrote: post #20
kosasbest wrote: post #19

I have adopted many of the tools found on that site, and the novelty of it has worn off. It's rare now that new tools come along in the privacy space. It's a bit of a golden age / renaissance of privacy tools and there are more than enough tools now to be very private online. Some would argue the opposite, but if you put the work in, you can avoid the gaze of Big Brother.

> I miss the old version of PT where everything was all on one page, and I could just save the page for some offline reference. See here: https://privacytools.io/classic/

I just grabbed this with SingleFile[0]

[0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/single-file/?

Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#23

Post by robcohen »

Just thought I'd point out that I have a standing PR with privacytools from late 2019 and it never went anywhere, even though I was careful to ensure everything was done correctly.

https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/pull/1619

After that experience I determined that privacytools is a club for cool kids.

Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#24

Post by foresto »

robcohen wrote: post #23

Just thought I'd point out that I have a standing PR with privacytools from late 2019 and it never went anywhere, even though I was careful to ensure everything was done correctly. https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/pull/1619 After that experience I determined that privacytools is a club for cool kids.

Your PR claims to resolve issue 1618, but an open question in that issue is not addressed anywhere that I can see:

"tell more about VyOS and how it is a privacy tool and secure and how we won't regret listing it [...] remember citations so your research can be confirmed"

Is it possible that the privacytools folks are not willfully excluding your suggestion, but merely waiting until they understand it? I know what VyOS is, but I don't imagine most people do.

Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#25

Post by mm983 »

kosasbest wrote: post #22
freddyym wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I miss the old version of PT where everything was all on one page, and I could just save the page for some offline reference. See here: https://privacytools.io/classic/

I just grabbed this with SingleFile[0] [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/single-file/ ?

you can also save it as a pdf with cntrl + p

Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#26

Post by Radim »

freddyym wrote: post #12
Radim wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ha! That explains why I never heard back from him in my emails. Freddy, do you mind reaching out to me at radim@pii-tools.com? I'd like to discuss options of support / partnership, for the (formerly) PrivacyTools.

If you wait until the new name is decided, then you can get in contact with me via email: hello [at] freddym [dot] xyz

Message couldn't be delivered: "NXDOMAIN Domain name not found: freddym.xyz".

You guys are taking leave-me-alone privacy really seriously!

Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#28

Post by nugget »

freddyym wrote: post #17
Rd6n6 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is privacy tools operated? What is the organization behind it? Is it a business or a group or volunteers? I’ve been visiting for years, it’s a good site Edit: looks like it’s becoming a business? > The PrivacyTools team is proud to introduce a suite of privacy-centric online services to connect you with other privacy-minded individuals and stay safe and secure online. No advertisers, no Google Analytics, no track…

Currently it is a not-for-profit organization, though we plan on creating a new legal organization designed around the community to ensure our long-term sustainability.

Does that mean the new site will be for profit and owned by the mods?

Re: The Future of PrivacyTools

#29

Post by hundchenkatze »

freddyym wrote: post #12
Radim wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ha! That explains why I never heard back from him in my emails. Freddy, do you mind reaching out to me at radim@pii-tools.com? I'd like to discuss options of support / partnership, for the (formerly) PrivacyTools.

If you wait until the new name is decided, then you can get in contact with me via email: hello [at] freddym [dot] xyz

Heads up, it looks like your domain has expired:

  Domain Name: FREDDYM.XYZ
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  Registrar URL: http://www.tucows.com/
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