Don't ask your government for your Privacy, take it back:
-Browser Privacy: HTTPS Everywhere, AdBlock Plus + EasyList, Ghostery, NoScript (FireFox), NotScript (Chrome)
-VPNs: BTGuard (Canada), ItsHidden (Africa), Ipredator (Sweden), Faceless.me (Cyprus / Netherlands)
-Internet Anonymization: Tor, Tor Browser Bundle, I2P
-Disk Encryption: TrueCrypt (Windows / OSX / Linux), File Vault (Mac).
-File/Email Encryption: GPGTools + GPGMail (Mac), Enigmail (Windows / OSX / Linux)
-IM Encryption: Pidgin + Pidgin OTR
-IM/Voice Encryption: Mumble, Jitsi
-Phone/SMS Encryption: WhisperSystems, Ostel, Spore, Silent Circle ($$$)
-Google Alternative: DuckDuckGo
-Digital P2P Currency: BitCoin
-Live Anonymous/Secure Linux: TAILS Linux
If you have any problems installing or using the above software, please contact the projects. They would love to get feedback and help you use their software.
-Browser Privacy: HTTPS Everywhere, AdBlock Plus + EasyList, Ghostery, NoScript (FireFox), NotScript (Chrome)
-VPNs: BTGuard (Canada), ItsHidden (Africa), Ipredator (Sweden), Faceless.me (Cyprus / Netherlands)
-Internet Anonymization: Tor, Tor Browser Bundle, I2P
-Disk Encryption: TrueCrypt (Windows / OSX / Linux), File Vault (Mac).
-File/Email Encryption: GPGTools + GPGMail (Mac), Enigmail (Windows / OSX / Linux)
-IM Encryption: Pidgin + Pidgin OTR
-IM/Voice Encryption: Mumble, Jitsi
-Phone/SMS Encryption: WhisperSystems, Ostel, Spore, Silent Circle ($$$)
-Google Alternative: DuckDuckGo
-Digital P2P Currency: BitCoin
-Live Anonymous/Secure Linux: TAILS Linux
If you have any problems installing or using the above software, please contact the projects. They would love to get feedback and help you use their software.