The privacy-tools directory that audits what it recommends.
Independent, AI-written reviews of privacy tools: VPNs, password managers, encrypted email, private browsers, tracker blockers. Updated daily.
Why readers come here
Every recommendation is tested
No armchair reviewers. We provision the tool, run it for >7 days, and report what broke.
Pricing & policy is timestamped
"As of April 2026..." means we saw that price that day. You'll never wonder if the review is from 2019.
Corrections are public
We publish mistakes and the dated fix. We don't ghost-edit articles when we get something wrong.
We built what we talk about
Our tracking-param stripper is open-source and runs on Cloudflare. Eat your own dogfood.
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Best VPN in 2026: audited, honest rankings
Our 2026 VPN ranking compares audits, logging, jurisdiction, ownership, speed, streaming and price across six major providers.
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Auditing your browser extensions: a 10-minute ritual
A fast, practical way to audit browser extensions: list what is installed, check known-malicious lists, and remove anything you do not recognise.
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How to strip tracking parameters from any URL
Learn how to remove tracking parameters like UTM, fbclid and gclid manually, with ClearURLs, or with NoTrackr's free URL cleaner.
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Proton Mail vs Tuta in 2026
Proton Mail vs Tuta in 2026: Swiss vs German privacy law, features, pricing, imports, custom domains, and which one fits your setup.
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Bitwarden vs 1Password in 2026: Which Should You Pick?
Bitwarden vs 1Password in 2026: pricing, passkeys, self-hosting, families, and business trade-offs explained clearly.
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NordVPN vs ExpressVPN in 2026: which is worth it?
NordVPN vs ExpressVPN in 2026: pricing, speeds, audits, ownership, and which mainstream VPN makes more sense for most people.
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Proton VPN vs Mullvad in 2026
Proton VPN vs Mullvad: pricing, privacy, speed, streaming and signup trade-offs in 2026, with a clear decision matrix.
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VPN jurisdictions in 2026: what the country changes
VPN jurisdiction affects legal pressure, data retention and remedies. In 2026, country matters—but less than audited no-logs and ownership.
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All topics →How we rate privacy tools
The same 8-criterion rubric on every review, in the same order. No surprises.
- Independent code / infra audit on file (date + auditor)
- Jurisdiction & ownership disclosed up-front
- Real test, >7 days, on the tool's actual paid plan
- Kill-switch / no-logs / telemetry verified where claimed
- Price quoted at renewal, not intro-promo
- Transparent incident history, not a fake "all green" status page
- Data-export & account-delete works as documented
- Affiliate terms don't gag us from publishing bad news