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last updated 2026-08-02 · 12 resources · what changed

Not every useful thing is an "install this tool" recommendation. External sites worth bookmarking: breach checkers, terms-of-service reviewers, and free utility collections that don't fit the format of the rest of this site, but earn a place in the bookmarks bar anyway.

independent third parties These are sites run by other people and organizations, not by this project. Judge them on their own track record: link rot, ownership changes, and shifting business models happen to bookmarked sites just like anywhere else.

breach & exposure checking

breach lookup

DataBreach.com

A breach notification and lookup service: check whether your data has surfaced in a known breach.

 breach lookup

haveibeenpwned.com

The original, most trusted breach-checking database. It also offers email notifications for future breaches.

 disposable inbox

temp-mail.org

A disposable inbox for one-off signups. It's much weaker than a real alias service: these addresses are public and guessable, and you lose the inbox forever. Use it only for truly throwaway, one-time signups.

research & comparison

independent guide

privacyguides.org

The project this site's format draws inspiration from. An excellent independent companion resource with its own deep tool comparisons.

 crypto / no-kyc

kycnot.me

A database of cryptocurrency services that don't require identity verification (KYC).

 curated collection

privacypack.org

Another curated privacy tool collection, worth cross-referencing against this site's own picks.

 policy reviewer

privacyspy.org

A terms-of-service and privacy-policy reviewer and rating site: it reads the fine print so you don't have to.

 policy reviewer

tosdr.org

"Terms of Service; Didn't Read": crowd-reviewed, rated summaries of services' terms of service and privacy policies.

 hardening guides

digital-defense.io

Digital security and privacy hardening guides, for going deeper than a single tool recommendation.

 search engine comparison

searchengine.party

A tool that compares popular search engines across privacy-related data points.

 VPN comparison

vpn.techlore.tech

More extensive VPN comparisons, from Techlore.

 messaging comparison

securemessagingapps.com

An informational guide (not a messaging service) that compares secure messaging apps by encryption, data collection, and transparency; check its methodology before trusting the verdicts.

general collections & utilities

community collection

fmhy.net

A large, community-maintained collection of free media and tool resources covering far more than just privacy.

 file conversion

vert.sh

Local, in-browser file format conversion: your files never get uploaded to a server.