2025.11.10

What's Changed

• update!: Remove DNS0.eu by @redoomed1 in #3153
• update!: Remove Mullvad Leta by @friadev in #3165

Other Changes

• update: Mention Oct 2025 audit of Ente's server infrastructure by @redoomed1 in #3164
• update: VPN server counts and mention Mullvad's deprecation of OpenVPN by @I-I-IT in #3161
• style: Replace Element Classic download links with Element X links by @redoomed1 in #3158
• update: Remove outdated status of Proton Calendar source code by @redoomed1 in #3163
• style: Update links to GNOME Evolution's documentation and privacy policy by @n3thshan in #3157
• fix: Canonical URL for articles index by @jonaharagon in #3154
• update: screencopy documentation in Linux Overview by @WavyEbuilder in #3144
• update: Mention official ProxyStore vouchers for Proton Mail & VPN by @redoomed1 in #3135
• update: add kensington locks to hardware by @friadev in #3103
• update: Mention MTE in Google Pixel and GrapheneOS recommendations by @redoomed1 in #3137

New Contributors

• @n3thshan made their first contribution in #3157
• @WavyEbuilder made their first contribution in #3144

Full Changelog: 2025.10.16...2025.11.10

2025.10.16

What's Changed

• build: Use Ghost articles landing page by @jonaharagon in #3151

Other Changes

• style: Replace mat2 GitLab links with GitHub links by @aglovewithoutlove in #3148
• style: Add Flatpak link for SimpleX Chat by @overwatcheddude in #3147
• style(blog): Lightweight Wallet -> Light-Wallet by @SamsungGalaxyPlayer in #3145
• style: Refine Peergos description added in #3127 by @redoomed1 in #3136

Recent Articles

• update(blog)!: Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Series: Differential Privacy by @friadev in #3068
• update(blog)!: Real-Name Policies The War Against Pseudonymity by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3149

New Contributors

• @aglovewithoutlove made their first contribution in #3148

Full Changelog: 2025.09.25...2025.10.16

2025.09.25

What's Changed

• update!: Add Self-Hosting File Mgmt page and move appropriate tools there by @redoomed1 in #3118
• update: macOS Overview for macOS 26 by @friadev in #3132

Recent Articles

• update(blog)!: Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Series: Multi-Party Computation by @friadev in #3039
• update(blog)!: The Fight for Privacy After Death in #3128

Other Changes

• update(blog): After 2025-09-12 Update for Chat Control article by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3114
• update: Mention Peergos desktop and android apps and sync by @ianopolous in #3127
• style: Fix formatting of Security Keys page and rewrite sections by @redoomed1 in #3126
• docs: Link to Facebook profile by @jonaharagon in #3134
• feat: Generate member list from new sources by @jonaharagon in #3133
• update: Brave v8-optimizer path to setting by @efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc in #3131
• fix(blog): Shorten meta descriptions under 300 characters by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3138

New Contributors

• @ianopolous made their first contribution in #3127

Full Changelog: 2025.09.14...2025.09.25

2025.09.14

What's Changed

• update!: Add KeePassium by @rollsicecream in #3048
• update!: Add LibreTranslate by @jonaharagon in #3032
• update: Remove outdated MAC randomization article for Linux by @friadev in #3085

Other Changes

• update: Add download links for uBO Lite on Safari and Edge by @friadev in #3087
• ci: Disable Netlify releases by @jonaharagon in #3120
• feat!: Enable zh-TW language by @jonaharagon in #3119
• style: Fixed Typos And Clarified Wording in README by @ParadigmPacket in #3100
• feat: Add newsletter subscription buttons by @jonaharagon in #3124
• feat: Track page views in Ghost by @jonaharagon in #3123
• style: New mailbox.org logo and product name by @redoomed1 in #3122
• feat: Add sitewide announcements bar by @jonaharagon in #3121

Full Changelog: 2025.09.12...2025.09.14

2025.09.12

What's Changed

• update!: Add Mullvad Leta to Search Engines page by @redoomed1 in #3060
• update!: Replace Apple Health with Apple Fitness for Fitness Tracking by @friadev in #3088
• update!: Add Self-Hosting DNS page and move Vaultwarden to Self-Hosting Index by @redoomed1 in #3049
• update!: Remove Picocrypt by @friadev in #3086
• feat!: Include ZIM files in releases by @jonaharagon in #3102

Recent Articles

• update(blog)!: Privacy Is Like Broccoli by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3079
• update(blog)!: Privacy Washing Is a Dirty Business by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3098
• update(blog)!: We Do[nt] Care About Your Privacy by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3101
• update(blog)!: Chat Control Must Be Stopped, Act Now! by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3111

Other Changes

• fix: Small text color in dark mode by @jonaharagon in #3080
• update: Clarify locally stored info with FreeTube by @efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc in #3084
• style: PeekYou Opt Out links by @redoomed1 in #3078
• style: Name of V8 setting on Android version of Brave by @redoomed1 in #3073
• style: Swap "Chromium" with "Blink" in #3081
• fix: Replace single quote env var with double quote by @dngray in #3105
• update(blog): Add short definition in Chat Control Must Be Stopped article by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3113
• docs: Link to TikTok profile by @jonaharagon in #3095
• style: Revert #3003 by @redoomed1 in #3110
• style: Minor wording and grammar corrections on Private Payments page by @redoomed1 in #3097
• style: remove duplicate forward secrecy from VPN requirements by @friadev in #3106
• update: Nitrokey section by @Ganwtrs in #3089
• refactor: Move videos to Ghost by @jonaharagon in #3115
• feat: Add a newsletter subscription button by @jonaharagon in #3116

New Contributors

• @Ganwtrs made their first contribution in #3089

Full Changelog: 2025.07.22...2025.09.12

2025.07.22

What's Changed

• update!: Remove Stingle, unmaintained since 2023 by @dngray in #3066
• update: Add sections about OsmAnd's analytics by @redoomed1 in #3067

Recent Articles

• update(blog)!: Selling Surveillance as Convenience by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3024
• update(blog)!: Stay Safe but Stay Connected by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3050
• update(blog)!: Create a Tricked-Out Monero Server with TrueNAS by @SamsungGalaxyPlayer in #3055
• update(blog)!: You Can Say NO by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3040
• update(blog)!: Queer Dating Apps: Beware Who You Trust by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3065
• update(blog)!: Privacy and Security on Mastodon by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3074
• update(blog)!: Mastodon Tutorial: How to Adjust and Improve Privacy and Security by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3075

Other Changes

• ci: Complete dev container configuration by @jonaharagon in #3052
• update: Modify the name of Brave's Desktop background apps option by @rollsicecream in #3046
• update: Mullvad server count in VPN comparison table by @lamtrinhdev in #3051
• style(blog): Add cover previews to older articles by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3071
• update: Mention new Brave F-Droid repository by @kpham42 in #3069
• docs: Update contributors list by @jonaharagon in #3056
• update: Allotted storage for Ente's free plan by @redoomed1 in #3064
• style: Change wording in Email Services criteria by @blackaly in #3062
• update: Download links for Tuta Calendar mobile apps by @redoomed1 in #3061
• update: Clarify uBO Lite update timeline by @I-I-IT in #3053

New Contributors

• @blackaly made their first contribution in #3062

Full Changelog: 2025.06.03...2025.07.22

2025.06.03

What's Changed

• update!: Require PFS for instant messengers and remove Session by @redoomed1 in #3034
• feat!: Add Self-Hosting Index and Email Servers page by @redoomed1 in #3037
• feat!: Add community wiki to navbar by @jonaharagon in #3029

Recent Articles

• update(blog)!: KeePassium Review: A Flexible Password Manager for iOS and macOS by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3012
• update(blog)!: Age Verification Wants Your Face, and Your Privacy by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3014
• update(blog)!: Your Online Life Is IRL by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3021
• update(blog)!: Digital Provenance by @friadev in #3009
• update(blog)!: Sam Altman Wants Your Eyeball by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3033
• update(blog)!: The Importance of Data Privacy For The Queer Community by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3044

Other Changes

• update(blog): Add warning about browser restart by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3028
• update: YubiKey 5 with FIDO L2 and Nitrokey OpenPGP warning by @redoomed1 in #3005
• update: Links to lists of public instances for Invidious and Piped by @madscientist16 in #3025
• feat(blog): Disable read time estimates by @jonaharagon in #3016
• update: Move Element to Social Networks page by @redoomed1 in #3013
• fix: Update OpenGraph tags by @jonaharagon in #3036
• style!: Make minor changes across recommendation pages for consistency by @redoomed1 in #2972
• style(blog): Fix typos by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3041
• update: Recommend minimum word length for randomly generated passphrases by @redoomed1 in #3043
• style: Foreground Signal hardening guide and adjust sections for readability by @redoomed1 in #3038
• style(blog): Restore sections removed in #3038 and modify Signal guide by @redoomed1 in #3047
• style(blog): Fix typo in "Privacy Means Safety" article by @rollsicecream in #3045

Full Changelog: 2025.05.04...2025.06.03

2025.05.04

What's Changed

• update!: Move Orbot to Alternative Networks page by @redoomed1 in #2993
• update: Recommend both Fedora desktops equally by @jonaharagon in #3006
• update: Note Tor Browser security level flaw by @jonaharagon in #3026

Articles & Videos

• update(blog)!: Privacy Pass: The New Protocol for Private Authentication by @friadev in #2960
• update(blog)!: In Praise of Tor: Why You Should Support and Use Tor by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #3020
• update(blog)!: Tor Security Slider Flaw by @jonaharagon in #3022

Other Changes

• update(blog): Note Signal censorship circumvention settings by @mmrabbani in #3002
• update: Note location of Proton VPN Android telemetry by @jonaharagon in #3000
• style: Update Ente Photos logo by @brog-io in #2988
• style: Make commands in macOS page more consistent by @friadev in #3008
• docs: Guideline for PR comments & reviews by @jonaharagon in #3001
• style: Reformat parts of DNS table and footnotes by @redoomed1 in #2975
• style: Reorganize and tweak email-related pages by @redoomed1 in #2973
• docs: add Spirizer as a contributor for translation by @allcontributors in #2985
• docs: add jordbm as a contributor for doc, maintenance, and security by @allcontributors in #2979
• update(video): Add sources to latest video by @jonaharagon in #3015

New Contributors

• @brog-io made their first contribution in #2988

Full Changelog: 2025.04.15...2025.05.04

2025.04.15

What's Changed

• update!: Add Secureblue by @friadev in #2961
• update!: Add Mastodon by @jonaharagon in #2978
• update!: Remove Canary Mail by @jonaharagon in #2999

Articles & Videos

• update(blog)!: KeePassXC + YubiKey by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #2953
• update(blog)!: Privacy-Respecting European Tech Alternatives by @jonaharagon in #2967
• update(blog)!: Privacy Means Safety by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #2971
• update(blog)!: Interview with Micah Lee by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #2983
• update(blog)!: [April 1] The Dangers of E2EE by @jonaharagon in #2989
• update(blog)!: Encryption is Not a Crime by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #2998

Note

We are working on improving our PeerTube instance, but in the meantime some videos are only available on YouTube and not listed here or on our website.

Other Changes

• docs: Now accepting Litecoin MWEB donations by @jonaharagon in #2966
• style: Fix sentence in VPN overview by @friadev in #2976
• style: Apply Wikipedia's style of capitalization by @redoomed1 in #2962
• update: Move custom domain support to best-case criteria for email services by @redoomed1 in #2963
• update: Remove "sanitize on close" note for Brave by @qmcree in #2968
• update: Change Ente Photos free plan to 10 GB by @sv3nnie in #2984
• update: Remove mention of specific MPRs by @jonaharagon in #2981
• update: Replace dead link with archived link in hide-nothing.md by @kpham42 in #2997
• style: Move AI terms from glossary to recommendation page by @redoomed1 in #2974
• style: Add dark mode version for MVT logo by @redoomed1 in #2995
• update: Additional email security notes by @jonaharagon in #2937
• update(blog): Correction of a typo in a date by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #2982
• update: Add download links to new Peergos Android app by @redoomed1 in #2992
• refactor: Standardize size of cover images by @redoomed1 in #2991
• style: Correct YouTube link to Adam Šamalik's Fedora Silverblue talk by @nathany in #3004
• update: Replace links to Organic Maps GitHub repo with Forgejo links by @redoomed1 in #3003
• style: Update Paaster logo by @WardPearce in #2996

New Contributors

• @qmcree made their first contribution in #2968
• @sv3nnie made their first contribution in #2984
• @nathany made their first contribution in #3004

Full Changelog: 2025.03.17...2025.04.15

2025.03.17

What's Changed

• update!: Remove Strongbox by @freddy-m in #2904
• update!: Add Stalwart (mail server) by @jonaharagon in #2936
• docs: List all Privacy Guides owned social media by @jonaharagon in #2958
• feat: Surface more videos across the website by @jonaharagon in #2918

Other Changes

• add taivlam as a contributor for doc, and maintenance by @allcontributors in #2950
• style(blog): Fix typo in YubiKey blog post by @taivlam in #2949
• update: Proton VPN IPv6 support and port forwarding on Linux by @redoomed1 in #2944
• feat: Fetch membership count from MAGIC by @jonaharagon in #2957
• style(blog): Fix typo in The Privacy of Others article by @EmAtPrivacyGuides in #2955
• style(video): Video page metadata changes by @jonaharagon in #2956

Full Changelog: 2025.03.13...2025.03.17