PrivacyGuides

PrivacyGuides is a community-driven site offering vetted, open-source recommendations for privacy-focused apps, services, and operational practices.

Main Activities:

Tool vetting, Privacy education, FOSS advocacy, Decentralization, Surveillance resistance

PrivacyGuides is a website and community dedicated to helping users find trustworthy privacy tools. It curates recommendations for browsers, email providers, OSes, and communications tools — all vetted for security and alignment with FOSS values. The platform is transparent, GitHub-hosted, and collaborates with the broader privacy community.

Key Activities:
– Maintaining a curated list of recommended tools
– Hosting discussions and feedback via Matrix and forum
– Promoting privacy culture and best practices

Partnerships / Collaborations:
Works with upstream privacy projects and developers

Governance Model:
Community-driven through GitHub proposals and moderation

Self-hostable / Auditable:
Yes – all content is open-source

Contact / Engagement Channels:
– Website: https://www.privacyguides.org
– GitHub: https://github.com/privacyguides
– Matrix: #privacyguides:matrix.org

Activity Level:
High – regularly updated and highly engaged community

Organizational Structure:
Informal but structured moderation and contribution process

Founding Year / Age:
2021 (restarted from PrivacyTools.io legacy)

Hosting/Funding Independence:
Hosted independently; no corporate ties

Primary Regions / Languages:
Global; English primary with translated docs

Associated Tools / Outputs:
Website, guides, community forum, Matrix space