Awesome Digital Escape Tools is a curated collection of privacy-friendly, open-source, self-hosted, and secure software.

It features 220+ tools across 32 categories, with every entry linking to detailed information including features, screenshots, and more.

Contributions and suggestions are always welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/abdomk1998/awesome-digital-escape-tools

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosted #FOSS #GitHub #Linux #DeGoogle

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Screenshot of the Awesome Digital Escape Tools GitHub repository README showing its title, description, and that it includes 220 tools across 32 categories.

Privacy apps love the phrase "zero-knowledge", which tells you nothing. Simply put, I built Catchlight so I can't read your notes. Not "we promise not to look", genuinely can't.

They're encrypted on your phone with a key only you hold, before they ever leave the device. If Considus vanished tomorrow, your notes wouldn't even notice.

#Privacy #Encryption #FOSS #BuildInPublic

📢 LAST DAY to submit your talk for #SeaGL2026 !!

Do it now!! https://seagl.org/cfp

#cfp #linux #opensource #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS #oshw #openhardware #privacy #security #protocols #art #community #education #careers #ai #free #libre #open #tech #seattle #devops #hackerspace #hack

Researchers found residential proxy SDKs in 2,058 LG webOS and Samsung Tizen smart TV apps, allowing many devices to share internet connections through proxy networks. 📺
The findings raise privacy and security concerns, as internet-connected TVs can run background activity for years with little user visibility or control. 🔒

🔗 https://cyberinsider.com/50-of-lg-and-samsung-smart-tv-apps-embed-residential-proxies/

#TechNews #LG #Samsung #TV #Television #Streaming #SmartTV #Privacy #Security #webOS #Tizen #CyberSecurity #Technology #DigitalRights #FOSS #IoT

The White House app is being auto-installed on work phones across multiple US agencies, and employees say it cannot be permanently removed. 📱
The app previously faced security scrutiny over data sharing, and workers raised privacy concerns after it appeared on government-issued phones. 🔒

🔗 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/white-house-app-auto-downloads-to-government-phones-cant-be-uninstalled/

#TechNews #WhiteHouse #Privacy #Security #Government #MobileApps #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Technology #OpenSource #DigitalRights #InfoSec #FOSS #Tech #US #USA #Trump #DonaldTrump

Lodging options include both shared, dorm-style and private suites.

The block is available until End of Day Monday July 5th, Cancelable up to 72 hours before your reservation starts.

https://2026.fossy.ca/travel/
https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/

#Vancouver #Canada #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #FOSSY

New Release: #Tor Browser 15.0.17

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15017/

#privacy #anonymity #cybersecurity #FOSS

Open Document Format is a vital component of freedom. Learn about the invisible architecture of lock-in – the layering of dependencies: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06/30/the-invisible-architecture-of-lock-in/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Infographic showing layers of lock-in: rendering, fonts, compression formats etc.

Reminder that our #cfp for the 14th annual SeaGL is closing very soon. You have until Tuesday, June 30th 11:59:59pm PDT to submit your talk!!

Submit yours now!

https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/cfp

#SeaGL2026 #linux #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS #libre #opensource #ophw #privacy #ai #art #security #devops

#LibreOffice's marketing team spreads the word about the software (and the community behind it). Here's what they did in 2025: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06/29/libreoffice-marketing-activities-in-2025-tdf-annual-report/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Montage of photos from LibreOffice events

OpenShot is a free and open-source video editor available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

It features unlimited tracks, timeline editing, keyframe animations, transitions, titles, audio editing, chroma key, speed controls, hardware encoding, and support for hundreds of formats through FFmpeg.

A privacy-friendly alternative to subscription-based video editors.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=openshot

#OpenSource #OpenShot #VideoEditing #Linux #Windows #macOS #FOSS #Privacy

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Screenshot of the OpenShot Video Editor project page. The page describes OpenShot as a free and open-source video editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows focused on high-quality video editing and animation. Below, a "Build Status" section shows GitHub CI badges for openshot-qt, libopenshot, and libopenshot-audio, all marked as "passing," along with a Discord badge showing 131 users online.

Reminder: the EU’s final Chat Control negotiation is today.

If you’re in the EU, contacting your representative still counts in these final hours. It takes two minutes: https://fightchatcontrol.eu

Whatever happens today, this is exactly why we built Zerion with no server to scan.

https://zerion.chat

#chatcontrol #privacy #foss

Chat Control is back. This Monday, June 29, the EU holds its final negotiation on a regulation that could force messaging apps to scan your private messages before they’re encrypted, no warrant required.

Parliament rejected it by one vote in March. Now it’s being pushed through the back door.

Here’s the thing they can’t legislate around: you can’t scan what never touches a server. Zerion has no server to place a scanner on.

zerion.chat

#chatcontrol #privacy #tor #foss

Harbor is a free and open-source desktop client for the Stremio ecosystem.

It includes a native media player, watch parties, live TV support, picture-in-picture, themes, stream ranking, and extensive customization.

Harbor does not host or provide any media. Instead, it works with the Stremio addon ecosystem, allowing users to choose their own addons and content sources.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=harborstremio

#OpenSource #Stremio #Harbor #Linux #Windows #macOS #FOSS

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Screenshot of the Harbor project page. The Harbor logo appears at the top with the heading "A Stremio Client Built for Adventure!" The description highlights features including a native media player, stream ranking, Wikidata integration, watch parties, picture-in-picture, DVR, live TV, anime support, and themes. Version and technology badges show Harbor is built with Tauri 2, React 19, and Rust to WASM, with support for macOS, Windows, web, and upcoming Linux support.

Citizen Lab confirmed this week that Russian authorities used Cellebrite to extract a detained activist’s phone, then searched it for political contacts to build a prosecution.

This is the exact threat Zerion was built for. Forensic tool detection (Cellebrite, GrayKey, ADB) locks the app instantly. Hidden profiles keep separate identities behind separate passwords. Auto-wipe triggers on failed unlocks.

Encryption isn’t enough when they hold the device.

zerion.chat

#privacy #tor #foss

Hate “The Algorithm?” #RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/hate-algorithm-rss-one-tools-youve-been-looking

#privacy #FOSS

People think the #Matrix was about robots. It wasn't. It was about operating systems.

#Windows is the blue pill.

You take it, and everything stays comfortable. Pretty icons. Friendly sounds. A setup wizard asking if you want to save your soul to the #cloud. Updates appear at the worst possible moment like a Marvel post-credit scene nobody asked for. Your #PC reboots. You cry. #Microsoft thanks you for improving your experience.

#Linux is the red pill.

You wake up. You see how deep the #RabbitHole goes.

At first, it is terrifying. The #terminal stares at you like Darth Vader asking if you know the power of the #CommandLine. You type one wrong character and feel like you accidentally launched nuclear missiles.

But then something changes. You realize your #computer actually belongs to you.

No ads in the Start Menu. No #AI assistant spying harder than a reality TV producer.

No mysterious background process eating half your #RAM like Pac-Man after three energy drinks.

You choose what gets installed. You choose when #updates happen. You choose what your #desktop looks like.

You are Neo.

Windows #users are still sitting in their pods, downloading the latest mandatory #update called KB-Whatever-Again, wondering why their printer suddenly speaks ancient Sumerian.

Linux is not perfect. Sometimes Wi-Fi drivers behave like a side quest in Dark Souls.

Sometimes you spend two hours fixing a problem just to feel smarter than everyone else.

But that is the point. The red pill was never about comfort. It was about #freedom.

And freedom means occasionally reading a forum post written by a Finnish guy in 2007 who solved your #problem and vanished forever like a #Jedi master.

Welcome to Linux. There is no spoon. Only #sudo.

#meme #choice #os #software #foss #floss #opensource #gnu #gpl #computer #user #nerd #just4fun #system

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matrix meme for OS

#Linux Foundation launches #Akrites as #AI makes open source vulnerabilities easier to find

https://nerds.xyz/2026/06/linux-foundation-launches-akrites-as-ai-makes-open-source-vulnerabilities-easier-to-find/

#FOSS #cybersecurity

OpenWrt is a free and open-source Linux operating system for supported routers and embedded devices.

Unlike stock router firmware, it provides a fully writable system with package management, letting you install WireGuard, AdGuard Home, VPNs, mesh networking, custom firewalls, and hundreds of additional packages.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=openwrt

#OpenSource #OpenWrt #Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #Networking #Router #FOSS

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Screenshot of the OpenWrt project page. The OpenWrt logo and the slogan "Wireless Freedom" appear at the top. Below, a description explains that OpenWrt is a Linux operating system for routers and embedded devices. It highlights its fully writable filesystem, package management, and extensive customization, allowing users to install software, replace vendor firmware limitations, and tailor their router for a wide range of networking applications.

#LibreOffice downloads are growing, year over year. (Well, 2019 was an outlier, when bots tried to befriend us.) Learn more in our Annual Report: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06/26/libreoffice-downloads-and-donations-in-2025-tdf-annual-report/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Chart of yearly LibreOffice downloads, showing growth

How many people know that #WordPress was co-founded by a black man, Mike Little?

Or that he's from the north of England? A self-taught coder from #Stockport, just south of #Manchester? Or that he never received so much as a share, cent or job offer from the $7bn+ valued Automattic after spending five months working exclusively with Matt Mullenweg on the B2 fork?

After @bevangelist told me about @mikelittle I interviewed him for a documentary I never got round to making. Back then I was left with two certainties: he's Wozniak to Mullenweg's Jobs. Among other things he added the one-click upgrade that's been central to WP's bonkers 45%-of-the-web-success. And he's one of the nicest people I've ever interviewed, which is also bonkers given that he not only didn't share in WP's financial success, but that he's barely known.

But he should be - so, better late than never - please meet #MikeLittle, perhaps the most-influential-least-known person in #foss… https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/

I got triggered by recent discussions about #FOSS and #LLMs. They tie into much more broad concerns I have about the communities, and so I finally caved and wrote... well, not a manifesto.

https://finkhaeuser.de/2026-06-21-not-a-manifesto/

Zerion is on Product Hunt today and the response has been great so far.

For anyone who missed it this morning: a messenger with no servers, no accounts, no phone number. Everything over Tor, post-quantum encryption on every message.

If it resonates with you, an upvote helps it reach more people who actually need this kind of tool.

https://www.producthunt.com/products/zerion-2

#privacy #tor #foss #producthunt

@nik

It's a bummer when #FOSS folks don't #dogfood their "product."