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24 alternatives to Permanent Record

Edward Snowden's explosive memoir is now available

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Permanent Record launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Snowden (The Movie)▲137

   Oliver Stone's biography of Edward Snowden

   2015 · tv.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Remento▲1,681

   The AI biographer for loved ones

   2024 · remento.co · its alternatives →

3. 3TP
   This page exists only if someone is looking at it▲803

   2015 · ephemeralp2p.durazo.us · its alternatives →

4. 4SV
   Seal – Verifiable timestamp for your private ideas▲113

   2022 · docs.planet.ink · its alternatives →

5. 5
   No Place to Hide▲57

   Journalist meets NSA contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong

   2015 · glenngreenwald.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mostly inaccurate but dead honest 33 years of one man's life▲84

   A fight against the Big Chill

   2021 · lostmsu.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fireside▲338

   Capture stories of a lifetime, preserve for generations

   2024 · recordfireside.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Inscribe▲112

   A protocol for rich, verified signatures on any NFT

   2021 · inscribe.so · its alternatives →

9. 9SO
   SlaveryStories.org – Memoirs from American Slaves▲178

   2014 · slaverystories.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Uncovered▲127

    Crowdsourcing cold cases

    2022 · uncovered.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    I made a privacy-focused online journal▲100

    Write every day in your encrypted private journal. Track your mood to follow your level of happiness.

    2019 · gekri.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Forevernote▲74

    Discover, preserve, & share your life stories

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Memo▲91

    A new online publication for people curious about the future

    2015 · account.forbes.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Memory Lane▲115

    An AI biographer for every family

    2023 · memorylane.co · its alternatives →

15. 15AG
    A game about the Snowden leaks played by email▲43

    2015 · playtopsecret.com · its alternatives →

16. 16NA
    NSL Archive – A record of publicly disclosed national security letters▲39

    2017 · nslarchive.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore▲74

    Detailed biography of a quiet revolutionary

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Polarr Memoir▲70

    Rediscover old memories with AI

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Good Life Project- Zuckerberg, Booker and One Journalist’s Quest For the Real Story▲58

    The story of a lifetime only comes around once…

    2015 · goodlifeproject.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Metamorphic▲94

    The zero-knowledge encrypted habit tracker. Transform your habits, own your growth — with end-to-end encryption by default.

    2023 · metamorphic.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Online journal that encrypts entries with a cipher▲45

    2015 · bitjournal.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Drips Diary▲93

    Keep a record of anything in your life

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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