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    • Chromium forks are troublesome. I’d suggest Mullvad Browser or LibreWolf instead.
    • Qwant is nice, but SearXNG aggregates qwant together with several other engines. Then there’s a new up-and-comer called Mwmbl.
    • Proton is yet another ecosystem that pretends to be for privacy while actually doing the opposite. Instead, Tuta or Mailbox (only downside to mailbox is no free accounts).
    • No comment on payment systems, I don’t trust any of them except maybe a local Credit Union.
    • Practically any Linux, don’t limit suggestions to one distro when there are many with varied support and out-of-the-box options.
    • Mullvad VPN + Mullvad Browser were made for each other, browser being co-developed with Tor Project, and is the highest rated in terms of defeating browser fingerprinting (even over Tor), and they have pioneered DAITA. I see many, many mixed thoughts on Surfshark. It is mainly a cheap and better alternative to Nord or Proton, but Mullvad is only $5/mo and you get so much more.

    None of the above are USA-based apart from Mwmbl, but it is non-profit and wholly FOSS.

    Test your browser fingerprints:

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        jurisdiction in the US, which means a lot of Linux distros are not an option anymore.

        Please elaborate and provide some receipts to what you mean.


        I know your list is what you use, my list is more data for you to DYOR and find even better, privacy respecting alternatives than what you suggested. As you say, do whatever you think is best.

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            Just because something is developed in the USA does not mean it will follow authoritarianism. These projects are open source, and many USA based open source projects are fighting back against this stuff. Besides, the internet is the internet, and these open source projects will live on beyond any USA law. This is the very point of the licensing. Having said that, I do agree with you on the RHEL/Fedora side of things.

            I’m not sure about the Debian legal ties, I’ll have to look further into that since you didn’t give me anything to reference. Still, the key point here is open source, which means you can review the source code and security experts will, too. Signal is also a USA based company; France and Sweden are trying to force backdoors on them, yet Signal has vehemently said, “No. Fuck Off.” So, clearly it’s not just the USA doing shitty things.

            I get that the current political situation in this shithole country is absolutely horrifying, but that does not immediately mean that the entire population of the country is with the fascists by default. Starlink being used for election purpose should be the number one red flag indicator that the citizens of the USA did not actually vote for what’s happening and it was manipulated. Because of the fascist playbook and money, it is difficult for the proletariat to do much without seriously violent actions.

            I just don’t agree with your sentiment on this US jurisdiction idea when it comes to open source, non-profit projects. And to be clear, it’s OK that we might disagree. I’m just providing discourse with a healthy dose of skepticism.