Open-Source: You have a point confidenceand it is completely understandable. In recent years all major companies even Ubuntu's Canonical have reported that they are collecting data for our benefit.
So whether we're talking about telemetry data gathering from Windows 10, or web site collection through browsers, there are very serious reasons to be careful.
Below we will see how we can have a safer Internet with open source software and tools.
Monica
Social networking is supposed to not have been created to serve government propaganda and to be the focus of privacy scandals. The goal of each social platform is to simplify the search for friends and facilitate communication with them.
For a long time, several businesses have been using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to capture customer data for better service. How would you feel a personal CRM that can help you improve your relationships and increase control over your personal data?
Monica is an open source open source CRM that is designed to help you keep track of the people you choose to have relationships with. Using the web app, you can add notes to a person's family, track how often you communicate with them, schedule reminders, or record the gifts you've shared with them.
The platform features iOS and Android apps. The only negative thing in the whole case is that your data is once again hosted on the Internet on third-party servers. If you are not excited about the idea, you can host Monica yourself.
OpenSSL
Prior to 2014, Secure Socket Layers (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) were not as well known as they are today. Security protocols began to sound very much, after the announcement of a very serious vulnerability, heartbleed. The vulnerability affected 17 about a half of the servers they were using OpenSSL to provide secure links to web pages.
Although Heartbleed was used too much by news agencies for collecting clicks, the vulnerability was repaired the same day it was revealed. The repair time was very fast although the development team consists only of 13 individuals, of whom 10 are volunteers.
The OpenSSL OpenSSL protocol first created 1998 as an upgrade of outdated open source SSLeay. Despite its humble origins, the application has now become the encryption standard between web servers.
OnionShare
Sending large files through it Internet is yet another privacy challenge. Cloud storage services make it easier than ever to share files online. But are you safe? You could perhaps use a service like Takeafile that allows file sharing without having to upload them to third party servers. But we will once again recommend her OnionShare. Εκτός του ότι είναι μια υπηρεσία ανοικτού κώδικα, χρησιμοποιεί και το δίκτυο TOR για την ασφαλή και ανώνυμη κοινή χρήση των αρχείων σας. Υπάρχει λογισμικό για όλες τις platforms (Linux, macOS and Windows) that creates a dedicated web server on the TOR network.
After transferring a file, the application gives you a unique .onion URL to share with the recipient. Your files are only hosted on your computer, so your data will stay away from third-party hands. To download the file, the recipient must open the URL in a browser TOR.
OpenWRT
In May 2018, researchers from Cisco's Talos team uncovered malware that was hitting routers around the world. According to the researchers, as of May 24, 2018, VPNFilter had infected over 500.000 routers. The malware exploited the firmware of popular routers that still used the default credentials connections.
VPNFilter has shown us once again that routers are another threat to our security. Your router's firmware often contains vulnerabilities.
OpenWRT is a Linux-based open source (Open Source) firmware developed to integrate into devices such as routers. It is generally considered more stable than most firmware available on the market. If you are not interested in the improvements of the router, then we should mention the other features it has.
It can monitor your network traffic, run a BitTorrent application, and configure a VPN network across your entire network. Although no one can say for sure that OpenWRT will completely protect you from the next VPNFilter, it will ensure that you do not use your default username and password on your router.
openvpn
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have been a key component of computer systems for decades.
The openvpn, which was first released in 2002, and is an open source VPN protocol. Supports all major platforms (Linux, MacOS, and Windows), and with special Android and iOS applications.
OpenVPN uses 256-bit encryption via OpenSSL to protect your data during transport. With VPN, you can skip any ban that uses IP blocking.
Open Source for Everyone
Control is essential and important. However, technology companies continue to collect our data, supposedly for our sake, and the phenomenon of third party data is very common. Open source software is not a panacea but we can know more about the processes running on our computer.
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