PrivacyGuides.org

Privacy Guides is a socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy. Their mission is to inform the public about the value of digital privacy, and global government initiatives which aim to monitor your online activity. 
The website is run by a non-profit collective operated entirely by volunteer team members and contributors."Privacytools.io verandert naam wegens afwezigheid oprichter - update". Tweakers (in Dutch). 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2023-03-24. The website is free of advertisements and not affiliated with any of the listed providers. The project is funded on Open Collective.
== Website ==
Privacy Guides primarily publishes the open source website privacyguides.org. According to a 2022 interview with a volunteer team member, the information on Privacy Guides is based on community feedback sourced from their Discourse discussion forum and GitHub issue tracker.Hofmans, Tijs (2022-10-15). "Op zoek naar privacyvriendelijke tools - Niek de Wilde van Privacy Guides". Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-24. The website is frequently cited as a source of reliable privacy information.
Changes to recommendations by the Privacy Guides community have occasionally drawn media attention, such as when Startpage's recommendation was removed (and subsequently restored) following their acquisition by Adtech company System1,Hofmans, Tijs (2019-11-15). "PrivacyTools beveelt Startpage niet meer aan na onduidelijkheid over investering". Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-24. or when Wire was delisted after ownership was transferred to a US-based holding company.
Privacy Guides also operates a number of public internet services, including Tor relays, Searx and Invidious frontends, and online discussion platforms using Discourse and Matrix.
== History ==
Privacy Guides was launched in September 2021 as a continuation of the defunct "PrivacyTools" open-source educational project.
In 2023, Privacy Guides launched a multilingual version of their website in Dutch, French, and Hebrew in addition to the native English site, using Crowdin.Hofmans, Tijs (2023-01-03). "Privacy Guides begint vertaalproces en is in Nederlands beschikbaar". Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
== References ==