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        PrivacyTools is becoming <strong>Privacy Guides</strong>, your trusted resource for crowdsourced software recommendations. Read the <a class="alert-link" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/pnh9n8/what_happened_to_privacytools/">original announcement</a> and <a class="alert-link" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/pnhn4a/rprivacyguides_privacyguidesorg_what_you_need_to/">FAQ</a> on Reddit!
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        <h1 class="display-3 pt-3 mt-5">The guide to restoring your online privacy.</h1>
        <h5 class="mt-5">Massive organizations are monitoring your online activities. Privacy Guides is your central privacy and security resource to protect yourself online.</h5>
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      <h2 class="mt-4">Why should I care?</h2>
      <h5 class="mt-2">“I have nothing to hide. Why should I care about my privacy?”</h5>
      <p class="mt-2">Much like the right to interracial marriage, woman's suffrage, freedom of speech, and many others, we didn't always have the right to privacy. In several dictatorships, many still don't. Generations before ours fought for our right to privacy. <mark>Privacy is a human right inherent to all of us</mark>, that we are entitled to without discrimination.</p>
      <p>You shouldn't confuse privacy with secrecy. We know what happens in the bathroom, but you still close the door. That's because you want privacy, not secrecy. <strong>Everyone</strong> has something to hide, privacy is something that makes you human.</p>
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      <h2 class="mt-4">What should I do?</h2>
      <h5 class="mt-2">First, you need to make a plan.</h5>
      <p class="mt-2">Trying to protect <strong>all</strong> your data from <strong>everyone</strong> all the time is impractical, expensive, and exhausting. But, don't worry! Security is a process, and by thinking ahead you can put together a plan that's right for <strong>you</strong>. Security isn't just about the tools you use or the software you download. Rather, it begins with understanding the unique threats you face, and how you can counter them.</p>
      <p><mark>This process of identifying threats and defining countermeasures is called <strong>threat modeling</strong></mark>, and it forms the basis of every good security and privacy plan.</p>
      <a href="/threat-modeling/" class="btn btn-primary mt-2">Learn More About Threat Modeling</a>
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        <h2>Privacy Tools</h2>
        <p>The devices, software, and services that will protect your privacy highly depend on your use case, workflow, and threat model. But, if you don't know where to get started, we've chosen some recommended tools to get you going :)</p>
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      <h2>We need you! Here's how to get involved</h2>
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    <p>It's important for a website like Privacy Guides to always stay up-to-date. We need our audience to keep an eye on software updates for the applications listed on our site and follow recent news about providers that we recommend. We try our best to keep up, but we're not perfect and the internet is changing fast. If you find an error, or you think a provider should not be listed here, or a qualified service provider is missing, or a browser plugin is not the best choice anymore, or anything else... <strong>Talk to us please</strong>.</p>
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