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This is my personal list of tools to avoid **[Surveillance Capitalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism)**.
This is my personal list of tools to avoid '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism Surveillance Capitalism]'''.
Wherever possible I will recommend privacy-friendly, free (as in freedom) software, but if no such software is available the main goal is just to get you away from the worst offenders, a.k.a. #GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple & Microsoft) or #FAANG (incl. Netflix) or #GMafia (incl. IBM).
Wherever possible I will recommend privacy-friendly, free (as in freedom) software, but if no such software is available the main goal is just to get you away from the worst offenders, a.k.a. #GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple & Microsoft) or #FAANG (incl. Netflix) or #GMafia (incl. IBM).
Personally I'm also including ebay, Twitter, Yahoo & Cloudflare on the list of evils.
Personally I'm also including eBay, Twitter, Yahoo & Cloudflare on the list of evils.


I will try to keep this list up to date, add more stuff and fix mistakes that are pointed out to me (see [changelog](#Changelog)). Please also give me tips for other tools I could use, but don't be mad if I don't have the time to look into and add all of them.
I will try to keep this list up to date, add more stuff and fix mistakes that are pointed out to me (see [#changelog]). Please also give me tips for other tools I could use, but don't be mad if I don't have the time to look into and add all of them.




For other lists check out these websites:
For other similar lists check out these websites:


- [Degooglisons (Framasoft)](https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/alternatives/)
- [https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/alternatives/ Degooglisons (Framasoft)]
- [Ethical Tech Giving Guide (FSF)](https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/)
- [https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/ Ethical Tech Giving Guide (FSF)]
- [Liberate Your Android (FSFE)](https://fsfe.org/campaigns/android/liberate.en.html)
- [https://fsfe.org/campaigns/android/liberate.en.htmlLiberate Your Android (FSFE)]
- [No More Google](https://nomoregoogle.com/)
- [https://nomoregoogle.com/ No More Google]
- [prism-break](https://prism-break.org/)
- [https://prism-break.org/ prism-break]
- [PrivacyTools](https://www.privacytools.io/)
- [https://www.privacytools.io/ PrivacyTools]
- [restoreprivacy](https://restoreprivacy.com/google-alternatives/)
- [https://restoreprivacy.com/google-alternatives/ restoreprivacy]
- [switching.software](https://swiso.org/)
- [https://swiso.org/ switching.software]
- [Tutanota](https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail/)
- [https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail/ Tutanota]


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<h1 id='OperatingSystems'> Operating Systems</h1>