Hello there! Im looking for increased privacy when it comes to my network connections. So far I know of TOR as an almost absolute bastion of security, but how do I ensure the remaining network traffic is encrypted and private? I know of signal for communication, and I’m aware of VPN’s. However I’m not sure whether to trust most providers regarding government interference as their software often isn’t open source. Is there a federated VPN of sorts, similar to how lemmy and other fediverse apps work?
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/
You should start reading this website. It’s going to answer a lot of questions.
Tor is not the absolute bastion of security! It is a tool with trade-offs both good and bad. It is not a panacea
Check the privacy guide to VPNs. They’ll give you the trade-offs
I’ll just throw another tool to the mix: https://prism-break.org/en/
PrivacyGuides is VERY valuable and respected resource. OP, trust comment above 😃