Recommendations

Below is a list of services I use every day. Everyone's threat model is different, so please do your research before making your decision.

Please note some links below may include referral links which may lead to me getting a small discount on my renewals if you sign up via the link.

📧 Email

I have Proton Unlimited, which gives me Mail, VPN, Calendar and Drive

Try Proton Mail Plus for free with this link

Private and secure email, no credit card required

Proton

💬 Secure Messaging

Signal Messenger: Speak Freely

Say “hello” to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

Signal Messenger

🕳️ VPN

I have Proton Unlimited, which gives me Mail, VPN, Calendar and Drive. However I did find some Proton VPN servers were being blocked. These were obscure services and it may not be applicable to most. I bought a 6 month Mulvad subscription as a trial and it has been rock solid. YMMV.

Try Proton Mail Plus for free with this link

Private and secure email, no credit card required

Proton

Mullvad VPN - Free the internet

Mullvad is a VPN service that helps keep your online activity, identity, and location private. Only €5/month - We accept Bitcoin, cash, bank wire, credit card, PayPal, and Swish.

Mullvad VPN

📓 Encrypted Notes

I had a Standard Notes subscription, and it works well. I'm not great at note taking and when I am I always feel like they are a mess. But thats a me problem. However when it cam around to renewal time, I had a hard time justifying the ~$128 AUD price for the year. So I Figured it was time to try something new and I landed on Notesnook. Full price it lands at about ~$85 a year however goes on sale fairly regularly and I was able to grab it at 40% off.

Standard Notes has recently been acquired but Proton, so I'm hoping by the time the my Notesnook subscription is up Standard Notes may have been worked into my Proton subscription.

Standard Notes | End-To-End Encrypted Notes App

Standard Notes helps you gain control in a world that often feels out of control. Protect your life’s work with end-to-end encryption, advanced security measures, and unmatched privacy controls.

Standard Notes | End-To-End Encrypted Notes App

Notesnook | Open source & zero knowledge private note taking app

Express yourself with freedom, no spying, no tracking — only private notes. Unlike Evernote and other note apps, your data is private — not open for everyone to see.

Notesnook by Streetwriters LLC