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Guide to Practical Privacy Tools
EPIC's guide for privacy tools covers a broad range of privacy software, from desktop software, resources for your cell phone, and web-based tools.
Security in a Box: Digital Privacy Tools and Tutorials
This terrific guide by Security in a Box provides tactics for various privacy concerns, including protection from hackers, creating secure passwords, keeping communications private, and using mobile phones securely. Also features step-by-step tutorials for a wide variety of Windows, Linux, and Mac privacy software.
Google Account Privacy Settings Guide
This tutorial will step-by-step walk you through how to best secure your Google account.
Chromebook Privacy Settings Tutorial
This tutorial will step-by-step walk you through how to best secure your Chromebook's privacy settings.

Social Media Privacy Guides

Facebook Privacy Settings Tutorial
This guide, assembled by tech blogger Anson Alexander, walks you step-by-step through securing your Facebook account. Updated for 2017 Facebook settings.
Facebook Two-Factor Authentication Setup Tutorial
This guide will walk you through setting up two-factor authentication on your facebook account. Two-factor authentication requires you to use a mobile phone to confirm any requests to login, helping prevent hackers from cracking your password and accessing your account.
Twitter Privacy Settings Tutorial
This relatively comprehensive guide walks you through Twitter privacy settings, including making your profile private and setting up two-factor authentication on Twitter.
Instagram Privacy Settings Tutorial
This guide will walk you through some basic security features on Instagram, removing location tagging and securing your information.
Instagram Two-Step Verification Tutorial
This guide will walk you through setting up two-factor authentication on your Instagram account. Two-factor authentication requires you to use a mobile phone to confirm any requests to login, helping prevent hackers from cracking your password and accessing your account
Snapchat Privacy Tips & Two-Step Verification Guide
This Lifewire guide will walk you through protecting your Snapchat account, including setting up Login Verification/Two-Step Verification.

Browser Add-Ons for Firefox

Adding this suite of browser add-ons should aide in maintaining your privacy on the web. That said, be sure to still browse safely, be vigilant, and regularly update your antivirus software. These add-ons will predominantly secure your connection and protect from trackers--they won't keep you safe from viruses and other malicious software.

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials & Search Engine
This browser add-on defaults your searches through DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine. Unlike Google and other search engines, this handy search engine doesn't track your search and browser history. Additionally, this add-on blocks some trackers, increases encryption protection, and gives a handy privacy grade rating (A-F) on each webpage you visit.
Privacy Badger - Tracking Software Blocker
Privacy Badger blocks a variety of online trackers, both protecting your data and speeding up page load times.

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To install, click 'Add to Firefox,' then 'Add' once it has downloaded. Privacy Badger will appear in your toolbar on the top right of your browser. Clicking on the badger icon will open Privacy Badger, where you can toggle it on/off with 'Disable Privacy Badger for This Site' and select which trackers you want to enable/disable (some trackers may be necessary for certain pages to load properly).
HTTPS Everywhere
HTTPS everywhere forces websites to load as secure, encrypted HTTPS pages. Some web pages will default to loading as unsecured HTTP pages, which are more vulnerable to surveillance and account hijacking.
AdBlock Plus - Advertisement blocker
This handy add-on filters out frustrating ads, getting rid of video ads, social media ads, banner ads, and others.

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To install, click 'Add to Firefox,' then 'Add' once it has downloaded. AdBlock Plus will appear in your toolbar on the top right of your browser and can be toggled on/off by clicking on it and selecting 'Disable on this page' or 'Disable everywhere.'

Browser Add-Ons for Chrome

DuckDuckGo Non-Tracking Search Engine
This browser add-on defaults your searches through DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine. Unlike Google and other search engines, this handy search engine doesn't track your search and browser history. Additionally, this add-on blocks some trackers, increases encryption protection, and gives a handy privacy grade rating (A-F) on each webpage you visit.
Privacy Badger - Tracking Software Blocker
Privacy Badger blocks a variety of online trackers, both protecting your data and speeding up page load times.

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To install, click 'Add to Chrome,' then 'Add Extension.' Privacy Badger will appear in your toolbar on the top right of your browser. Clicking on the badger icon will open Privacy Badger, where you can toggle it on/off with 'Disable Privacy Badger for This Site' and select which trackers you want to enable/disable (some trackers may be necessary for certain pages to load properly).
HTTPS Everywhere
HTTPS everywhere forces websites to load as secure, encrypted HTTPS pages. Some web pages will default to loading as unsecured HTTP pages, which are more vulnerable to surveillance and account hijacking.
AdBlock Plus - Advertisement blocker
This handy add-on filters out frustrating ads, getting rid of video ads, social media ads, banner ads, and others.

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To install, click 'Add to Chrome,' then 'Add Extension.' AdBlock Plus will appear in your toolbar on the top right of your browser and can be toggled on/off by clicking on it and selecting 'Disable on this page' or 'Disable everywhere.'

Privacy-Focused Browsers

Epic Privacy Browser
Instead of adding privacy add-ons to an existing browser, Epic Privacy Browser is built on privacy from the ground up. Using the Chromium platform (also used in the Google Chrome browser), Epic doesn't retain history, blocks third-party cookies, disallows add-ons, and has a host of other privacy-focused features, including a built-in web proxy.
Brave
This privacy-oriented browser comes with many popular privacy add-ons already enabled. Brave blocks ads and trackers by default and is conveniently exceptionally speedy, generally loading 2+ times faster than Google Chrome or Safari.