If these people think they deserve privacy then they won’t use something that by design invades their privacy. It is the users saying that their privacy doesn’t matter by using the software that doesn’t care about their privacy. You can think they deserve privacy but sadly they aren’t agreeing with you.

I am not well versed in crypto but when I tried to setup an account at many coin exchanges they wanted my govt id to track transactions due to Canada’s KYC laws. Is there a way around this ?

I have used Matrix; XMPP; Session and Jami. I like all of them but use Matrix the most as my wife prefers it and I message her the most. I have heard good things about Delta Chat but haven’t gotten around to trying it yet.

This is why you shouldn’t trust closed source software. There are alternatives such as Matrix; Mumble; Wire; Jami; etc.

https://alternativeto.net/software/discord-app/?license=opensource

I use KeepassXC on my desktops and laptops. On my Pinephone CE I use Gnome Password Manager because it is more optimized for mobile screens. On my Pixel 2 on Ubuntu Touch I use an unnoficial port of Bitwarden. Overall I use my desktop and laptops the most so KeePassXC is my go to and favorite.

I use both Tutanota and Protonmail and love both. Protonmail is based out of Switzerland where Tutanota is based out of Germany. Germany is part of fourteen eyes so I give the win to Proton there. Tutanota has lower prices. Tutanota has apps available in App Image and Flatpak for Linux where Proton is only in the AUR and as a .deb. Tutanota has an Android app on F-Droid where Protonmail you have to navigate their site to find a standalone apk. Both are on the Fediverse but Proton did leave for a while where Tutanota stayed and was more active. Overall either would be a much better otpion than Hotmail/Gmail/etc.

If you want to help the project financially they seem to have an Open Collective:

https://opencollective.com/logseq

I use Pragma-messenger. It’s based out of Switzerland so good data privacy laws there. The website is in German though so if you don’t speak it you’ll have to use a translation extension. It’s been stable for my wife and I so far.

https://pragma-solution.com/de/Produkte/messenger

I use both Tutanota and Protonmail and love both. Protonmail is based out of Switzerland where Tutanota is based out of Germany. Germany is part of fourteen eyes so I give the win to Proton there. Tutanota has lower prices. Tutanota has apps available in App Image and Flatpak for Linux where Proton is only in the AUR and as a .deb. Tutanota has an Android app on F-Droid where Protonmail you have to navigate their site to find a standalone apk. Both are on the Fediverse but Proton did leave for a while where Tutanota stayed and was more active. Overall either would be a much better otpion than Hotmail/Gmail/etc.

The only thing regarding Windows that should be on any privacy guide is the recommendation to leave Windows.

I don’t care if people are willing to give up their own privacy but it infuriates me when they’re willing to try to force me to give up mine.

You should check out Burggit. I came here because of their lack of censorship and have been happy so far. If you check out an instance and see a page long list of things you can’t say then I know it’s not the place for me.

Anyone saying they care about privacy but their software is closed source is an idiot at best or a liar at worst. I have zero trust or faith in such a person.

I’m not sure what the issue is with ethics. The only thing keeping me from using AirVPN is they’re based in Italy which is a fourteen eyes country.

I use Abrowser which is a fork of Firefox that removes some sketchy features and has better default settings. Didn’t know that Mullvad had a browser. I’d at least consider it.