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The changelog is no longer updated, but this page will remain up for transparency and archival reasons. Please see commit messages for the list of changes.

February 2023

  • Transferred entire website to use Astro
  • Changes entire project structure to be more maintainable
  • Added TailwindCSS
  • Redesigned UI from the ground up
  • Added multi-language support
  • Added developer documentation
  • Added formatters and editorconfig

June 11, 2022

  • Fixed CSS in index.html.
  • Updated messaging.html to reflect that Session has phone/video calls in beta.
  • Fixed formatting on messaging-chart.html.

June 10, 2022

  • Added "quick start guide" links to the front page to link to commonly asked about topics (index.html).

June 8, 2022

  • Rearranged links.html.
  • Readded general contact emails for Proton & Tutanota (links.html).
  • Removed GitHub (links.html).
  • Added a Tumblr mirror for the blog to reach new mainstream audiences (links.html).

June 6, 2022

  • Updated pgp keys on pgp.html.
  • Adjust moderator contact info on about.html.
  • Removed extra pgp keys.

June 5, 2022

  • Updated some of the pgp key on the pgp.html page.
  • Updated some of the downloadable pgp key files to contain all of the correct pgp keys.
  • Updated the blog-index.html page to contain all of lates blog posts.

June 1, 2022

  • Fixed some small issues in the privacy policy.
  • Fixed some small issues on the support.html page.
  • Fixed some small issues on the index.html page.

May 30, 2022

  • Redesigned roadmap.html.

May 29, 2022

  • Updated the privacy policy.
  • Updated the crypto.html page to fix the QR codes's places and to fix the NowPayments link.
  • Updated the backup version of the website (https://backup.thenewoil.org/).
  • Added new Proton logos and updated links on email.html and vpns.html.

May 27, 2022

  • Updated the about.html page to include jun and all of the email addresses of all team members.
  • Updated the pgp.html page to include all of the team members pgp keys.
  • Updated the support.html page to capitalize all of the words in the service's their bio's (to make it seem more appealing).
  • Uploaded all of the pgp key files.
  • updated the privacy policy.

May 23, 2022

  • Updated the pgp keys & made them downloadable on the pgp.html page.
  • Updated the disclaimer under the email on the links.html page.
  • Updated the privacy policy to sound more professional.
  • Updated the README file to include reddit and to fix some small grammatical issues/mastakes.

May 21, 2022

  • Removed Netguard from mobile-apps.html as it is no longer in development.
  • Added Mull browser to mobile-apps.html.
  • Updated the contact email address on links.html.

May 18, 2022

May 9, 2022

  • Removed The Hithhicker's Guide to Online Anonymity until such a time as we can confirm that the project is stable. (links.html, secprivanon.html).

April 27, 2022

  • Fixed some typos on email-masking.html.
  • Added an advantage to email forwarding services on email-masking.html.
  • Mentioned the SimpleLogin/ProtonMail merger on email-masking.html.

April 26, 2022

April 23, 2022

  • Added Briar as an honorable mention to messaging.html.

April 20, 2022

  • Removed The Hated One from Resources (links.html).
  • Added All Things Secured and PrivacyTools to Resources (links.html).
  • Made a strong recommendation for Brave over Firefox (browser.html).
  • New BTC address (crypto.html).
  • Added NowPayments to the support.html page and fixed some formatting with the affiliate logos.
  • Started adding classes to each section for easy linking and refernce.

April 9, 2022

  • Fixed a typo on index.html.
  • Removed CTemplar from links.html and pgp.html and removed our referral code from email.html.
  • Made the cryptocurrency links jump straight to their respective QR codes and wallet addresses (support.html and crypto.html).
  • Replaced our Monero address with a subaddress for better privacy and management.
  • Added Reddit to links.html.

April 1, 2022

  • Fixed a html issue on the messaging.html page.
  • Added the "noopener" and "noreferrer" attributes to all "A" tags that link external websites (for added security and privacy).
  • Made it easier to send an email to the emails mention on the pgp.html page by making them "clickable".

March 27, 2022

  • Added Darth Badgie as a moderator to about.html.
  • Added advice about not saving cookies on browser.html, passwords.html, and mfa.html.
  • Updated some outdated settings on browser.html.
  • Fixed a typo on disinformation.html.
  • Added the new, maintained URL for The Hitchhiker's Guide to Anonymity to secprivanon.html and links.html.
  • Added ProxiTok (TikTok front end) to habits.html.
  • Added Brave Search (and elaborated on the various search engines) to habits.html.
  • Fixed a broken link on moderately-important.html.

March 15, 2022

  • Fixed a dead link on credit.html.

March 11, 2022

  • Added Sync to backups.html and backups-chart.html.
  • Added an affiliate link for Mega to backups.html and support.html.
  • Added more resources on cryptocurrency to payments.html.

March 10, 2022

  • Updated the .htaccess-config file.

March 9, 2022

  • Updated payments.html with more clarity on cryptocurrency recommendations.
  • Updated backups.html to include Mega (as it meets the requirements) and converted the cloud services list into a table.
  • Added backups-chart.html for a visual cloud services comparison.
  • Open sourced the blogs and videos.

March 7, 2022

  • Removed Hitchiker's Guide to Anonymity from privsecanon.html (https://gitlab.com/thenewoil/website/-/issues/27).
  • Swapped ThinkPrivacy.ch with Privacy Please by Startpage on links.html (https://gitlab.com/thenewoil/website/-/issues/27).
  • Updated the PeerTube channel on links.html.
  • Fixed browser.html and clarified the recommended use of LocalCDN.
  • Added CookieStatus.com as a resource to browser.html.
  • Updated the affiliate link for ProtonVPN on vpns.html.
  • Fixed a broken navigation link on backups.html.
  • Clarified the risks of a public Nextcloud server on backups.html.

March 4, 2022

March 2, 2022

March 1, 2022

  • Updated the .htaccess-config file.
  • Fixed Nates title.
  • Setup Dane, a CSP policy, and the Expect CT header that were missing.

February 27, 2022

  • Updated every team members title.

February 21, 2022

  • Updated logos for Jami, Session, Signal, and Threema on messaging.html.
  • Clarified some risks of Wire on messaging.html and messaging-chart.html.

February 17, 2022

  • Upated all redirect files to have less "junk" in them.
  • Upated the invite only text on links.html to have a more fitting text.
  • Upeated the roadmap text on support.html.
  • Move the "Not Encouraged" trend on to the links.html page as well.
  • Changed the of places the "bog index" and the "blog" text on links.html

February 16, 2022

  • Added a note about our occassional "invite-only" status for communities on links.html.
  • Added "Not Encouraged" disclaimers to Twitter, Patreon, and BuyMeACoffee on links.html and support.html.

February 15, 2022

February 14, 2022

  • Fixed a typo on encryption.html.

February 1, 2022

  • Added privacytests.org to browser.html to help people pick the right browser.
  • Fixed typos in open-source.html.

January 23, 2022

  • Fixed formatting errors on desktop-settings.html and communication.html.
  • Added a note that Blokada is not free on iOS (and fixed table width formatting) on mobile-apps.html.
  • Nate draws great lines in GIMP (lol).

January 22, 2022

  • On vpns.html, messaging.html, email.html, and passwords.html, changed the link of each country a service is based in to a blog post explaining why country of origin matters.
  • Explained why country of origin matters a little less for vpns on vpns.html.
  • Moved IVPN's "Gibraltar" base to "cons" because Gibraltar is a UK territory.
  • Added a note on credit.html that this page mainly applies to Americans, but may also apply in other countries. Do your own research.
  • Added Lulu, Simplewall, and Portmaster to the desktop-settings.html page. Provided some better, updated information about DNS and DoH/DNSCrypt stuff.
  • Removed rewards from Patreon and OpenCollective due to lack of interest and overcommitting myself.

January 20, 2022

  • Updated the contributor's Monero address on XMR2.html per their request (contributor to blog.es.thenewoil.org).

January 18, 2022

  • Updated the .htaccess-config file.

January 15, 2022

January 14, 2022

  • Removed Firefox as a recommended Android browser as it no longer allows desktop plugins, added Brave instead (for both Android and iOS) on mobile-apps.html.
  • Added information about backup options to email.html and email-chart.html.
  • Improved spacing on passwords-chart.html, mfa-chart.html, messaging-chart.html, and email-chart.html.

January 13, 2022

  • Updated "Android vs iOS" on mobile.html to reflect the current security landscape of both devices.
  • Added a note of concern about Filen on backups.html in accordance with an alert from a reader.

January 11, 2022

  • Added CTemplar Referral Code to email.html.

Jauary 10, 2022

  • Updated the .htaccess-config file (to inclued securing the cookies of the site, if there are any).
  • Fixed some outdated links on why.html.

Jauary 8, 2022

  • Fixed some typos on the mobile-settings.html page.

Jauary 5, 2022

  • Updated the links.html page.
  • Updated the about.html page.

Jauary 3, 2022

  • Fixed broken email link for Tutanota on links.html.

January 2, 2022

  • Updated the .htaccess-config file.
  • Delete the .gitkeep file.
  • Updated the gitlab repo.
  • Updated roadmap.html.
  • Uploaded some missing files to the gitlab repo.
  • Updated the backup version of the website (https://backup.thenewoil.org/).

January 1, 2022

  • Updated roadmap.html.
  • Updated blog-index.html.
  • Updated the backup version of the website (https://backup.thenewoil.org/).
  • Updated the gitlab repo.

December 31, 2021

  • Added "Buy Me A Coffee" as a support method on support.html.

December 30, 2021

  • Updated the backup version of the website (https://backup.thenewoil.org/).
  • Updated browser.html to clarify recommended uses for LocalCDN and uBlock filter lists.
  • Updated the email-masking.html page.
  • Updated the links.html page.
  • updated the gitlab repo to reflect the changes made on the site.
  • Added new cryptocurrency payment methods.
  • Updated roadmap.html to add projected timelines.

December 29, 2021

  • Updated the gitlab repo.
  • Updated the github repo.
  • fiexed the privacy policy selecion on very page in the html code.
  • Updated the backup version of the website (https://backup.thenewoil.org/).
  • Fixed a typo on the backup.html page.
  • Deleted the youtube.html page.
  • Deleted the why-are-comments-disabled.html page.

December 27, 2021

  • Removed the 404.html from the gitlab repo.
  • Updated the some of the error page on the website.
  • Fixed a typo in the privacy policy.
  • Rephrased some sentences in the privacy policy.
  • Udpated the privacy policy to reflect some of the changes made over the passed few months.
  • Explained on links.html that Matrix is currently invite-only to fight spam.

December 25, 2021

  • Updated blog-index.html.

December 24, 2021

  • Moved email-masking.html to the Moderately Important section.
  • Moved messaging.html to the Less Important Section.
  • Added a tip about custom domains in email-masking.html.
  • Fixed a typo on support.html.
  • Added some missing and modified images.
  • Added a custom 404 page.

December 23, 2021

  • Updated the backkup version of the website (https://backup.thenewoil.org/).
  • Added back the text under the sponsers logo.
  • Updated the .htaccess-config file in the gitlab repo.
  • Nate makes a abundance of mistakes right here.

December 21, 2021

  • Fixed btc address on the website.
  • Fixed the btc address on the gilab repo.
  • Updated the bakckup version of the website (https://backup.thenewoil.org/).
  • made some small changes to the about.html page.

December 20, 2021

  • Updated the youtube channel and Odysee link on the contact.html page.
  • Move the support selecion on the links.html page up a bit so that it's more noticeable.
  • Rename the llc.html page to public-protections.html (on both gitlab and the web hosting provider's servers).
  • Updated all of the links in the navigation bar on every page to the new page link under the selecion "Moderately Important", in the sub selecion "Protection: Trusts, LLCs, and Public Data" to the new one.
  • Updated the gitlab repo to reflect the changes of the website.

December 19, 2021 Updated the readme file on github to reflect the changes that were made on the gitlab repo. Updated the cangelog on github.

December 17, 2021

  • Updated the wiki home pages to reflect the new link of the Community Guidelines and Sponsorship notice.
  • Updated the Community Guidelines to add a new rule and edit some.

December 15, 2021

  • Fixed DNSSEC, so that it now also works correctly on all subdomains.
  • Added a DMARC and SPF record to all subdomains, to prevent them from being used in any form of email based attacks.
  • Added IVPN (ivpn.net) to the home page of the website as they're one of our new sponsers.
  • Updated the Gitlab repo to reflect the changes made on the website.
  • Added Nate to the Github organization.
  • Fixed the link IVPN's webiste.
  • Fixed the link to IVPN's website on the backup version of the website as well (https://backup.thenewoil.org/)

December 14, 2021

December 13, 2021

  • Added a couple more CAA records to the Nameserver's to cover all SSL/TLS Certificate types (e.g. wildcard, reporting) for CA's to take note of.
  • Mr. Muffin's email address got fixed again because of an unknown mastake my someone (cough, cough, Nate).

December 10, 2021

  • Fixed Nate's "error" in the quest to fix (replace) the Gitlab links on the website.
  • Added the youtube.html file to Gitlab as it's still relevant.
  • Setup a html redirect from youtube.html to why-are-youtube-comments-disabled.html.
  • Setup Expect-CT header (reporting).
  • Fixed Mr. Muffin's email address.
  • Fixed Uncover's Matrix address.
  • Updated links.html to display every account we have to avoid someone predending to be The New Oil (and also let people know where to find us, even the platforms we don't encourage).

December 9, 2021

  • Moved all support methods from links.html to support.html.
  • Added a cache-control policy to the websites header.
  • Fixed all of the gitlab links on the website.
  • Added the website to the HSTS preload list (https://hstspreload.org/).
  • Setup a html redirect from dante.html to support.html.
  • Deleted the ctemplar.html page.

December 5, 2021

  • Updated mobile-settings.html to Android 12 settings.
  • Fixed a bad link on least-important.html.
  • Fixed a typo on privacy-policy.html.
  • Added a missing link on intro.html.

December 3, 2021

  • Added support.html for an easy list of ways to support The New Oil.
  • Updated stylesheet.css to remove black on the advice of more experienced designers than myself.
  • Updated links.html to reflect the recommended ways of supporting us and their various merits.

N ovember 27 - 29, 2021:

  • Updated privacy-policy.html
  • Updated about.html to reflect new information.
  • fixed some minor thing on other pages of the website.

November 26, 2021

  • Updated email addresses on links.html
  • Combined PGP keys into one page on pgp.html.
  • Fixed more formatting on privacy-policy.html.

November 13, 2021

  • Fixed typo on voip.html.
  • Fixed formatting on privacy-policy.html.

November 12, 2021

  • Improved wording on voip.html.
  • Improved wording on links.html.

November 11, 2021

  • Improved wording on links.html.
  • Improved wording on voip.html.

November 1, 2021

  • Fixed typos and formatting issues on iot.html.
  • Fixed some typos on privacy-policy.html.
  • Small typo on Mr. Muffin's name on about.html.

October 31, 2021

  • Improved some of the wording on privacy-policy.html.
  • Removed repository.html and the link to it on links.html.
  • Added the blog table of contents on links.html.

October 28, 2021

  • Removed Patreon from links.html for practical and ethical reasons (nobody was using, and nobody should).
  • Updated stylesheet.css so that your mouse turns into a pointer when hovering over links (assuming it isn't already a pointer).
  • Swapped KeepassXC in exchange for KeePass to be more accurate, but still recommending KeepassXC as the primary fork of choice. (passwords.html, p asswords-chart.html).
  • Updated browser.html with new information reflecting Firefox 93.
  • Updated privacy-policy.html to reflect communications made with The New Oil.
  • Removed "disable picture-in-picture" from mobile-settings.html as this is largely personal preference.
  • Removed the story about Tutanota monitoring email metadata from email.html and email-chart.html as this was a one-time incident and is not ongoing. That was my mistake.

October 23, 2021

  • Updated ReadME.
  • Updated some wording on the privacy policy, no content changes were made.
  • Updated email.html and email-chart.html to add information about Tutanota auditing the web app.

October 22, 2021

  • Added a more comprehensive privacy policy instead of using Namecheap's.
  • Added a note about using a PO box to llc.html.
  • Swapped PayPal for OpenCollective for one-time and recurring donations.

October 18, 2021

  • Updated stylesheet to make the site a bit more visually appealing.
  • Made the GitLab and Creeative Commons images a bit smaller to behave more appropriately with the CSS.

October 14, 2021

  • Fixed some technically incorrect information on mobile-habits.html (specified the difference between Android ROMs and Linux mobile OS's, shared some personal experience and specified the security ramifications of each Android ROM better).
  • Updated pgp2.html (New key).
  • Added The Hichhiker's Guide to Anonymity on both links.html and secprivanon.html.

October 11, 2021

October 7, 2021

  • Fixed broken link about.html.

October 6, 2021

  • Fixed typos on credit.html, voip.html.
  • Fixed broken PayPal donation link on links.html.
  • Fixed incorrect information on devices.html (FAT_32 is the one that can't store over 4GB of space).
  • Updated contact information on about.html and pgp2.html.
  • Added new information about DNS, VPNs, how they interact, and when to use which to communication.html, mobile-apps.html, vpns.html.
  • Updated ReadME formatting.

September 30, 2021

  • Fixed deprecated code in stylesheet.css.
  • Fixed broken links on passwords.html, llc.html, mobile-habits.html, desktop-settings.html, threatmodel.html, and most-important.html.
  • Removed email administrative-contact email on links.html.
  • Corrected email format for Uncover's email address on about.html.
  • Added information about various front-ends to the social media section of habits.html.

September 29, 2021

  • Fixed broken link on ReadME.
  • Fixed incorrect date in Changelog.

September 28, 2021

  • Fixed some typos on mfa.html.

September 27, 2021

  • Added Blockada to mobile-apps.html (and reorganized the Firewall/Content Blocker list).
  • Updated mobile-settings.html for iOS 15.
  • Updated an outdated link from privacytools.io to privacyguides.org in communications.html.

September 26, 2021

  • Fixed a type on backups.html.
  • Updated the public key on pgp3.html.

September 24, 2021

  • Added roadmap.html and switched the primary and alternate TLDs in the ReadME.
  • Added the new moderator to about.html (and pgp3.html).

September 23, 2021

  • Added a link to the consultation application form on links.html.

September 22, 2021

  • New email address for Mr Muffin on about.html.
  • New PGP key for pgp2.html.
  • Updated some broken links on links.html.

September 21, 2021

  • Added caveats about security in browser.html and desktop-settings.html.
  • Updated links.html to reflect the TNO Matrix community (formerly just a single room).
  • Updated links.html to direc to the new blog link (blog.thenewoil.org).
  • Updated blog-index.html to use write.as/thenewoil rather than a subdomain for futureproofed stability.
  • Consolidated both .xyz and .org TLDs with the [email protected] PayPal email address.

September 17, 2021

  • Added a short introduction paragraph to index.html.

September 16, 2021

  • Changed the landing page.
  • Moved about.html to the end just before links.html.
  • Made the footer cleaner.
  • Update Mr. Muffin's email address.

September 14, 2021

  • Added JMP.Chat to voip.html.
  • Added Cupwire's page about threat modeling to threatmodel.html.
  • Fixed broken PayPal donation links on links.html.
  • changed PayPal donation emails to "[email protected]/org".
  • Changed the site license from CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 to CC-BY 4.0. This is a more open, free license.
  • Added a footer to the bottom of every page with the license, GitLab, and privacy policy link.
  • Moved the .org link up in the ReadME.

September 13, 2021

  • Added Monero donation page (xmr2.html) for the person who's helping me translate the blog into Spanish (You can access the Spanish blog at blog.es.thenewoil.org).

September 12, 2021

  • Added the community manager (Mr Muffin) to about.html, along with contact info (pgp2.html).
  • Added the TLD contact for .org to links.html.
  • Made links.html more mobile-friendly.
  • Removed upcoming events (as I don't plan to have any in the near future) and moved GitLab link to a logo in the footer of links.html.

September 10, 2021

  • Updated mfa.html to mention the various types of MFA, the pitfalls of biometric, and added 2fa.detective as a resource site to help people.
  • Updated roadmap.html to remove outdates mentions of a planned Lemmy instance.
  • Added qanda.html for public submission of public questions for a monthly Q&A blog piece.

September 9, 2021

  • Cosmetic fix on browser.html.
  • Clond the website to the .org TLD.

September 8, 2021

  • Changed privacytools.io to privacyguides.org and tosdr.org to privacyspy.org.
  • Added updated statistics about IoT attacks to index.html.

September 7, 2021

  • Removed allegations of Session's dev's alt-right connections on messaging.html and messaging-chart.html because this appears to be largely debunked, or q uestionable proof at least. (See privacytools/privacytools.io#1678 (comment)).

September 6, 2021

  • Added a missing space on data-breaches.html
  • Made changes to stylesheet.css: changed dark mode background color to better differentiate between content and header (and make it easier to read), added u nderline-on-hover to the menu so it's easier to notice they're clickable, and made sure the header was at least 55px high on the mobile version so the logo shows properly.

September 5, 2021

  • Fixed some typos on backups.html and habits.html.

September 1, 2021

  • Removed Criptext temporarily from email.html and email-chart.html as they are currently not accepting new registrations.
  • Added web monetization through Coil. Checked with uBlock Origin, does not appear to call home anywhere. You can see more here (https://webmonetization.org/) and here (https://coil.com/).
  • Added code to verify the site on Mastodon.

August 31, 2021

August 27, 2021

  • Updated browser.html and vpns.html to reflect that using DNS-over-HTTPS can sometimes interfere with VPN features.

August 23, 2021

  • Updated browser.html to note the complexity of browser fingerprinting.
  • Updated links.html and the README to reflect the licsensing of The New Oil as Creative Commons.

August 18, 2021

  • Fixed typo on index.html.

August 17, 2021

  • Fixed broken open-source.html link in the menu.

August 14, 2021

  • Added "restart phone weekly" to mobile-habits.html.

August 12, 2021

  • Fixed broken link to podcast site on Links page.

August 10, 2021

  • Fixed a broken link on the LLC page.

August 9, 2021

  • Added a visible, horizontal navbar on desktop that automatically converts to a 3-line "hamburger" menu bar on mobile for user friendliness.
  • Rearranged the categories on the contacts page.
  • Hosted the LocalCDN logo locally for the same reason as the others.
  • Updated podcast link in README.

August 8, 2021

  • Removed Signal and Session as ways of direct contact.
  • Categorized ways to contact me (email) and other content (blog posts, podcast, etc).
  • Hosted the Surveillance Report and Write.As images locally to prevent pulling 3rd party trackers along with the images.

August 7, 2021

August 6, 2021

  • Major site overhaul. Notable changes:
  • Cleaned up code and made it more accessible to site readers.
  • Moved menu to left site of page for noticeable.
  • Color changes for user-friendliness.
  • Cut tons of wording to make the site more concise.
  • Changed links for user-friendliness.
  • Changed font for user-friendliness.
  • Changed page links for consistency and clarity.
  • Special thanks to Lynn Stephenson for consulting on this redesign.

July 24, 2021

July 22, 2021

  • Updated the Multifactor Authentication page (and charts) to reflect the new criteria for apps to allow backups. Added Ravio OTP for iOS as part of this.

July 21, 2021

  • Updated the Browser page to reflect new changes with uBlock Origin.
  • Updated the VPN page to redirect readers to Techlore's VPN toolkit instead of ThatOnePrivacySite (see below).
  • Updated the links page to add Terms of Service; Didn't Read, removed the Privacy Subreddit, and fixed a few broken links for videos.

July 19, 2021

  • Removed ThatOnePrivacySite from the resources list as they have become a paid-review website and lost objectivity.

July 16, 2021

  • Updated CTemplar Public Key after account recovery.

July 11, 2021

  • Removed Chris Were from resources as he no longer produces educational content.
  • Removed Lavabit from email suggestions as they have no mobile app. This in accordance with new criteria established in the wiki.
  • Linked to ProtonMail's latest audit.
  • Changed name of "secret surveillance" to "targeted surveillance".

June 27, 2021

  • Added links to the Wiki on relevant pages so people can easily view the criteria
  • Added ThinkPrivacy to the Links page. Also moved The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show to the Podcasts column.

June 26, 2021

  • Delisted Riseup and FreeOTP+ due to newly established criteria in the Wiki.

June 21, 2021

  • Removed XMPP from ways to contact me due to low demand.
  • Updated the about and links pages to reflect the addition of GitLab.
  • Added Carissa Veliz' new book "Privacy is Power" to the recommended links.

June 20, 2021

  • Open sourced the website via Gitlab.