Website Changelog

See all of the latest important changes made to the Eko website. Each month has its own section showing all changes that took place in that month.

January, 2022

- Create new section on OpenCash page (avg. stats)
- Update PrivacyNow blog post links on bottom of homepage
- Add searx.zackptg5.com Searx instance to Decentrasearch database
- Remove bluelock Searx instance from Decentrasearch database
- Update navbar (add 2 items & remove 2 items)
- Create Decentrasearch page
- Create OpenCash NFT page
- Update color of bottom section (blog) on homepage
- Add two new sections below "Verified Privacy Tools" on homepage
- Update buttons on "Verified Privacy Tools" section on homepage
- Add images on two right/left sections at top of homepage body
- Update icons on Privacy Checklist page
- Update design of donate page
- Update homepage description
- Fix link colors on Privacy Checklist page
- Update website font (Satoshi -> Inter)

December, 2021

- Update PrivacyNow Blog section on homepage (add & link new blog post)
- Update colors on homepage (fix blog title text color)
- Update year in footer (happy new year!)
- List Monero and only Monero as a crypto donation option on the donate page
- Fix colors on changelog page
- Update colors across site
- Update text color for titles on sections "verified privacy tools" and "latest blog posts" (gradient -> solid dark blue)
- Update button styling across all pages (gradient -> solid dark blue)
- Update MASQ Description
- Add descriptions to heros/headers on every page
- Add important tags to recommendations on operating system page
- Add important tags to recommendations on email client page
- Add important tags to recommendations on 2-step authentication page
- Update tags on web browser page (remove "uses gecko" & show what platforms the browser supports)
- Add important tags to recommendations on file encryption page
- Add important tags to recommendations on file sharing page
- Add important tags to recommendations on anonymity network page
- Add important tags to recommendations on password manager page
- Add important tags to recommendations on web browsers page
- Add PayPal donation link to donate page
- Add important tags to recommendations on email providers page
- Add important tags to recommendations on instant messengers page
- Add important tags to recommendations on hosting providers page
- Add important tags to recommendations on crypto exchange page
- Update crypto exchange page description (on header/hero)
- Add important tags to recommendations on DNS resolver page
- Add important tags to recommendations on VPN provider page
- Add important tags to recommendations on cloud file storage page
- Add important tags to recommendations on search engine page
- Rename hero title on Changelog Page from "Swivro Changelog" to "Website Changelog"
- Rename a section on the homepage ("Cyberspace Safety Resources" -> "Directory of Verified Privacy Tools")
- Update PrivacyNow Blog link across website (privacynow.swivro.net -> privacynow.eu.org)
- Rename "Explore Privacy Resources" button on homepage to "Explore Privacy Tools" & update the link/href to privacytools.html
- Revamp Donate Page design
- Revamp Privacy Tools page & add Operating Systems link
- Create Privacy Tools page (lists all provider & software recommendations)
- Create Operating System recommendation page
- Add PrivacyNow button to navbar
- Update menu/navbar items
- Update logo
- Update font again (wasn't liking the new one) across website
- Add PrivacyNow Blog section to bottom of homepage & add blog content
- Remove Donate/About section and Share Website section from bottom of homepage
- Update colors (to divide sections) & adjust padding on homepage
- Import & use new website favicon (updated logo/new font)
- Import & use new organization logo (new font)
- Import & use new website font (inter)
- Update design of "why online privacy matters" page
- Add link to PrivacyNow Blog in the footer
- Create "Are you a Karen?" page (hopefully Karens don't get offended!)
- Add notice/warning to search engine recommendation page
- Update navbar (remove some links)
- Add notice to web browser recommendation page stating that we do not suggest Chromium browsers
- Add CTemplar to email provider recommendation page
- Update homepage header design
- Update font size for menu/nav icons & update nav items
- Create Global Mass Surveillance Page & add it to the navbar
- Update button styling on Privacy Checklist Page
- Add important details & notes to all Email Client recommendations on the Email Clients page
- Remove K-9 Mail from Email Client Recommendation Page
- Add important details & notes to all 2FA Authenticator recommendations on the 2FA Authenticator page
- Add important details & notes to all File Encryption recommendations on the File Encryption page
- Add important details & notes to all File Sharing recommendations on the File Sharing page
- Add important details & notes to all Anonymity Network recommendations on the Anonymity Networks page
- Add important details & notes to all Password Manager recommendations on the Password Manager page
- Add important details & notes to all Email Provider recommendations on the Email Providers page
- Add important details & notes to all Instant Messenger recommendations on the Instant Messengers page
- Add important details & notes to all Hosting Provider recommendations on the Hosting Provider page
- Add important details & notes to all Web Browser recommendations on the Web Browser page
- Add important details & notes to all Crypto Exchange recommendations on the Crypto Exchange page
- Add important details & notes to all DNS Resolver recommendations on the DNS Resolver page
- Add important details & notes to all VPN provider recommendations on the VPN page
- Add important details & notes to all cloud storage provider recommendations on the Cloud Storage Page
- Add important details & notes to all search engine recommendations on the Search Engine Page
- Add buttons to "if you don't have anything to hide..." and "why should I care about security..." sections on homepage
- Add Zcash & Dash as cryptocurrencies on donation page
- Add section to bottom of homepage to allow easy sharing of this website
- Update DNS resolver page design (remove comparison chart & add horizontal cards/sections)
- Give the Changelog a design update (you're currently viewing it)
- Update the About Page (updated description & new content added)
- Add important notice to MASQ on "Anonymity Networks" page
- Add MASQ to "Anonymity Networks" Recommendation page
- Rename "Anonymous Networks" page to "Anonymity Networks"
- Add Signal to Encrypted Messengers page (with a warning that it requires a phone number)
- Add link to the DNS Resolver Recommendation Page to the Internet Providers page
- Create DNS Resolver Recommendation Page
- De-list Mojeek Search Engine (with its current search results, the search engine is almost unusable)
- Move away from DDoS-Guard due to Russia's new restriction against the Tor Project & Migrate to CloudFlare
- De-list Brave Search (due to privacy concerns) & add Mojeek and Searx
- De-list DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser (due to privacy concerns) & add LibreWolf
- Temporarily remove PrivacyNow Blog from Navbar until the Blogging system is improved
- Create PrivacyNow Blog & add PrivacyNow Blog Button to Navbar
- Update Startpage logo on Search Engine recommendation page
- Update Session & Status logos on Messenger recommendation page
- Add Webdock to Hosting Provider recommendation page
- Fix link on VPN Provider recommendation page
- Update homepage hero image (before it was a solid purple color, now it is a purple to blue gradient)
- Make navbar fixed at top of page & transparent
- Update Footer Color (before it was a solid purple, now it is a gradient)
- Make all buttons a purple/blue gradient & remove border
- Fix links on "Secure your accounts" page
- Add Solana as a cryptocurrency to Donation Page
- Update Software Recommendations page (add 2-step Authentication page to the listing)
- Update "Privacy Checklist" page (add 2-step Authentication link)
- Create "2-step Authentication" page
- Update font for navbar items
- Update About Page
- Add bottom buttons to "Privacy Checklist" page
- Create "Privacy Checklist" page
- Add "Cloud File Storage" to "Service Providers" page
- Add "FileN" as a recommendation on the "Cloud File Storage" page
- Add images (logos) to "Cloud File Storage" Page
- Create "Cloud File Storage" page
- Modify website fonts 

November, 2021

- Create "File Encryption Tools" page
- Add additional content to homepage (two new cards) and update information on homepage
- Update "Cyberspace Safety" section on homepage (change cards)
- Add images and buttons to software & provider recommendation pages
- Update Online Safety submenu in navbar
- Add "Web Browsers", "Password Managers", "Anonymous Networks", "File Sharing", and "Email Clients" sections to Software Alternatives page
- Add "VPN Providers", "Search Engines", "Crypto Exchanges", "Web Hosting", "Instant Messengers", and "Email Providers" sections to Service Providers page
- Add Service Providers page
- Add Software Alternatives page
- Change overall website structure (rename pages)
- Change "Safe Crypto Wallets" page to "Safe Crypto Exchanges"
- Modify cards on cybersecurity page (re-structure)
- Add anti-malware software recommendation page
- Update software recommendations on Privacy Guide page
- Replace paper airplane icon on all buttons with external link icon (fontawesome)
- Minor updates on the Anonymity page to the card titles
- Update Internet Issues page to make all card header titles consistent (starting with "Protecting")
- Update Cybersecurity page to make all card header titles consistent (starting with Securing)
- Update Anonymity page to make all card headings start with "anonymously" for consistency
- Create "Anonymous Internet Search Engines" informational page & link it on Anonymity page.
- Self-host the Montserrat font to no longer fetch from Google CDN (thanks to CYGO Network for informing us of this)
- Added "Communicating Anonymously" and "Sharing Files Anonymously" pages
- Temporarily remove "privacy guide" page from navbar & add to footer menu
- Added more useful information (suggesting XMR over BTC) on the "anonymize your payments" page
- Added "Email Forwarding" & "DNS Resolvers" section to privacy guide page
- Simplifed Privacy Guide Page & update content
- Added Privacy Guide (alternatives to google, etc) section under "privacy & cybersecurity resources" on homepage
- Fixed a link/button on the homepage
- Updated content on "privacy guide" page
- Added new item on navbar under "online safety"
- Added "Why online privacy matters" page & update navbar
- Added changelog page to footer menu
- Added changelog page
- Added beta news/blog page (currently accessible via news.html but not regularly updated yet)
- Added "securing all of your online accounts" informational page
- Updated information regarding Tor on "hide your web traffic" page
- Updated information on "explaining tor" page
- Updated some info on the malicious company directory
- Gave cybersecurity, anonymity, and internet issues all dedicated pages with options.
- Splitted up sections in navbar (anonymity, cybersecurity, etc)
- Added "Privacy Guide" page (merged privacyguide.us.to with Swivro)
- Updated donation page w/ JS functioning allowing quick copy/paste of crypto addresses
- Changed layout of all pages under "internet issue" category
- Updated some info on the cybercrime informational page
- Upgraded the website from Bootstrap 4.5 to Bootstrap 5
- Updated the logo to terminal icon w/ S letter (bagnard font)
- Revamp website design
- Added Webdock to safe hosting provider list (safe-hosting-providers.html)
- Switched from Apache Web Server to Nginx & add instant.page JS to website
- Migrated to Webdock Hosting

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Anonymize, a Swivro division, is an organization dedicated to helping you restore and retain your online privacy, eliminating prying eyes