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(Or "How I learned to start worrying and love ~~privacy~~ anonymity")
Version 1.1.4-pre1, June 2022 by Anonymous Planet
Version 1.1.4-pre2, June 2022 by Anonymous Planet
**Forever in memory of Lena, 1999-2022**
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As a light introduction for new macOS users, consider <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFx5icuE6Io> <sup>[[Invidious]][293]</sup>
Now to go more in-depth in securing and hardening your macOS, I recommend reading this GitHub guide which should cover many of the issues: <https://github.com/drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide> <sup>[[Archive.org]][294]</sup>
Now to go more in-depth in securing and hardening your macOS, I recommend reading this guide which covers many of the issues: <https://www.bejarano.io/hardening-macos/> <sup>[[Archive.org]][294]</sup>
Here are the basic steps you should take after your offline installation:
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<th>Possible through Tor</th>
<th>Privacy and Security Track Record ***</th>
<th>De-centralized</th>
<th>Additional notes</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Berty</p>
<p>(avoid)</p></td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes <a href="#fn13" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref13" role="doc-noteref"><sup>13</sup></a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Yes (peer to peer)</td>
<td>Not sufficiently reviewed by this project, cannot recommend</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Briar (preferred)</td>
<td>Yes</td>
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<td>Natively<sup>3</sup></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Yes (peer to peer)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Cwtch</p>
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<td>Natively</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Yes (peer to peer)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Discord</p>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Element / Matrix.org (preferred)</td>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Partial (federated servers)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Facebook Messenger (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>OnionShare (preferred)</td>
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<td>Natively</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Yes (peer to peer)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Apple Messages (aka iMessage)</td>
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<td>Maybe Virtualization using real Apple device ID</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>IRC</td>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Jami</p>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization<sup>9</sup></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Partial</td>
<td>Tor breaks some features</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>KakaoTalk (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Keybase</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Kik (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Line (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Pidgin with OTR (avoid)</td>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad<a href="#fn6" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref6" role="doc-noteref"><sup>6</sup></a></td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>qTox</td>
<td>Tox (avoid)</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>No</td>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization</td>
<td>Medium<a href="#fn7" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref7" role="doc-noteref"><sup>7</sup></a></td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Has known cryptographic weaknesses</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Session</p>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization<sup>10</sup></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Lacks PFS, deniability</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Signal</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>Requires burner or anonymous VOIP number for anonymous usage</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Skype (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SnapChat (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[Deleted/expired messages are easily recoverable](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/09/snapchat-photos-not-deleted)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Teams (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Telegram</td>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization</td>
<td>Medium<a href="#fn9" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref9" role="doc-noteref"><sup>9</sup></a></td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Viber (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>WeChat (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>WhatsApp (avoid)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Wickr Me</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Gajim (XMPP) (preferred)</td>
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<td>Via Proxy<sup>3</sup> or Virtualization</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Partial</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Zoom (avoid<a href="#fn10" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref10" role="doc-noteref"><sup>10</sup></a>)</td>
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<td>Virtualization</td>
<td>Bad<a href="#fn12" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref12" role="doc-noteref"><sup>12</sup></a></td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[Malware risk](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<li id="fn10" role="doc-endnote"><p>TechCrunch, Maybe we shouldnt use Zoom after all, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/zoom-at-your-own-risk/">https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/zoom-at-your-own-risk/</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/zoom-at-your-own-risk/"><sup>[Archive.org]</sup></a><a href="#fnref10" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p></li>
<li id="fn11" role="doc-endnote"><p>The Incercept, Zoom Meetings Arent End-to-End Encrypted, Despite Misleading Marketing <a href="https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/">https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/</a> <a href="https://27m3p2uv7igmj6kvd4ql3cct5h3sdwrsajovkkndeufumzyfhlfev4qd.onion/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/"><sup>[Tor Mirror]</sup></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/"><sup>[Archive.org]</sup></a><a href="#fnref11" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p></li>
<li id="fn12" role="doc-endnote"><p>Serpentsec, Secure Messaging: Choosing a chat app <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/https://serpentsec.1337.cx/secure-messaging-choosing-a-chat-app">https://web.archive.org/web/https://serpentsec.1337.cx/secure-messaging-choosing-a-chat-app</a><a href="#fnref12" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p></li>
<li id="fn13" role="doc-endnote"><p>Berty, Development, <a href="https://berty.tech">https://berty.tech</a><a href="#fn13" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p></li>
</ol>
</section>
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[291]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure
[292]: https://web.archive.org/web/http://0pointer.net/blog/authenticated-boot-and-disk-encryption-on-linux.html
[293]: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=lFx5icuE6Io
[294]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://github.com/drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide
[294]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.bejarano.io/hardening-macos/
[295]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204455
[296]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/
[297]: https://web.archive.org/web/https://blog.jacopo.io/en/post/apple-ocsp/