Skip to content
Applicable to all projects of the initiative.

# A ConstitutionThe rules we hold ourselves to.

Our Principles Core Goals

## Principles

### Anonymity Above Everything

Anonymity is necessary to maintain the balance of power — for journalists, whistleblowers, lawyers, scientists, and victims of oppression. Anonymity first, even if that means using proprietary means. Security and privacy are second. The ends may at times justify proprietary means.

### Independence

Anonymous Planet has no affiliation with the "Anonymous" collective and does not endorse their activities. Any overlap between their activities and this guide is purely coincidental.

### Accessibility

The Hitchhiker's Guide will always be available online, offline (PDF, ODT), and via the Tor network. Removing any of these access methods is hostile to the mission.

### Freedom

All projects are and will remain free, open-source, and non-commercial. Proprietary tools may be recommended where they serve anonymity. All scientific knowledge should be free — we support Sci-Hub and LibGen. Any attempt to erode the freedom of information in our projects is hostile.

### Verifiability & Reproducibility

We will be transparent about our biases — anyone claiming to be unbiased is lying. All content shall be verifiable and fact-checked via academic references, reputable media, official documentation, expert review, and direct testing by collaborators.

### Innocence

Suspected offenders are innocent until proven guilty. Zero tolerance for abuse of power. Accusers bear the burden of proof. Offenders have the right to face their accuser, appeal to an uninvolved third party, and receive due process.

### Freedom of Thought

Open-minded and pragmatic — no gatekeeping. Critical thinking and harsh criticism are welcome. Ad-hominem attacks and slurs are not.

### No Tolerance for Intolerance

See the Paradox of Tolerance. Hate speech is included.

### No Analytics

We will never use analytics. Hosting platforms (e.g. GitHub Pages) may gather analytics outside our control. As the initiative grows, we will move away from these platforms where possible.

### No Profit

Excess donations fund our projects first, then initiatives like Tor exit nodes. All donations, spendings, source code, and goals are public. No sponsored content, no affiliate links, no product placements, no advertising. Donations never influence recommendations.

It is possible that, coincidentally, a donation could correlate with a recommendation. Where this occurs it will be clearly stated that the donation was welcome, but confers no visibility, coverage, endorsement, or preferential recommendation.

## Goals

Core goal: Help people who need anonymity maintain their physical and digital safety.

Non-goal: Help people use this knowledge for harmful purposes.

We know our content can be misused. We believe that giving one good person a safe, anonymous voice is worth the risk of a few using it for ill — in the same way that a fair rule of law accepts that freeing nine criminals is better than imprisoning one innocent person.

Yours faithfully, Anonymous Planet