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| Privacy Guides | EFF Surveillance Self-Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | educational | educational |
| Subcategory | OPSEC Reference | OPSEC Reference |
| Grade | A | A |
| Editor's Pick | ★ yes | — |
| Tagline | Community-driven privacy + OPSEC reference — covers email, DNS, browsers, mobile, threat models. | EFF's threat-model-driven OPSEC guides. Foundational reading for any privacy practitioner. |
| Fees | Free · community-maintained · accepts XMR donations | Free · EFF-maintained |
| KYC posture | anonymous_signup | anonymous_signup |
| Highlight tags | FREEOPSECDOCS | FREEOPSECFOUNDATIONAL |
| Feature tags | open_sourcetor_mirror | open_source |
| Web | https://www.privacyguides.org | https://ssd.eff.org |
| Tor | http://www.xoe4vn5uwdztif6goazfbmogh6wh5jc4up35bqdflu6bkdc5cas5vjqd.onion | — |
| Last verified | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-11 |