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Every privacy app asks you to trust them. We ask you not to. (github.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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We build free, open-source privacy tools — encrypted chat, anonymous mail, untraceable voice, a whistleblower drop, a browser, a network layer. All given away.

But "free and open source" means nothing if you can't check it. So:

  • Source is public — read every line: github.com/Anon-Gratis
  • Hashes are signed — verify the binary matches what we published
  • Build it yourself — don't want our binary? Compile it from source

We don't want your trust. We want you to not need it. The only privacy tool that survives "trust me bro" is the one you can read.

🌐 anonymous.gratis · ✉️ admin@anon.gratis (PGP on site)

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

I think this would be a relatively straightforward explanation. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Privacy - whether your door's keys are given to someone.

Anonymity - whether or not someone can see what's behind your door.

Security - whether or not your door is locked and has alarms.

Good & Bad practice examples

Good privacy: people can only enter and leave your door with your consent.

Good anonymity: people don't know what's behind your door.

Good security: people can't break in easily, and if they do, you know.

Bad privacy: adversaries can enter and leave your door without your consent.

Bad anonymity: adversaries know what's behind your door.

Bad security: adversaries can break in easily, and if they do, you don't know.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Privacy is about activity.
    Anonymity is about identity.
    Security is about ensuring the other two.

    I would say: Privacy is everyone seeing you come and go from a house with no windows.
    Anonymity is when you're covered head to toe when you come and go. So nobody know who lives there.
    Security is a measure of how good your locks and coveralls are.

    Real world examples: Going to a protest with a mask is anonymous, in public.
    Sessions with your court appointed therapist are private, not anonymous.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Privacy - only those you allow can see what happens behind the door

    Security - only those you allow can open the door

    Anonymity - only those you allow know who the door belongs to

    Secrecy - only those you allow know the door exists.

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