Amateur security advice, but you should listen to me for some reason.
- Software You Should Avoid If You Care About Privacy or Security
- Software You Should Use If You Care About Privacy and Security
- Hardware You Should Avoid If You Care About Privacy or Security
- Hardware You Should Use If You Care About Privacy and Security
Most of the software I recommend avoiding is marketed as being private/secure, isn't good at providing either, has no meaningful network effect, and therefore can and should be avoided. If you need to use insecure communication methods because people, companies etc. you need to talk to insist on using it, there's no shame in that. All we can do is educate people on the risks of using insecure communication.
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I am not affiliated with GrapheneOS or any project I mention.