Explains how the DO_NOT_TRACK environment variable breaks Claude Code's remote control feature and how to fix it.
A personal essay on the ongoing journey of self-hosting websites, photos, files, analytics, and code repositories on rented hardware.
Explores the potential of small language models (SLMs) in browsers, highlighting benefits like privacy, low cost, and offline use.
A personal account of facing organized online harassment from Kiwi Farms, detailing doxing, threats, and bigotry, and the author's strategy to address it calmly.
A tech user abandons smart home devices for simpler 'dumb' alternatives due to privacy, connectivity, and reliability frustrations.
Release of Searcher, a privacy-minded Chromium extension that triggers random searches on Google, Amazon, and other sites to protect user privacy.
Explains how the MacBook Neo's camera indicator light runs in a secure chip enclave, preventing kernel-level exploits from disabling it.
Explores how LLMs and AI challenge traditional definitions of privacy, analyzing the ethical implications of machine vs. human data observation.
A guide to installing Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi and integrating it with Tailscale to enhance network-wide privacy and ad-blocking.
A hands-on review of Hugging Face's Reachy Mini robot, testing its conversational AI features, privacy concerns, and technical setup.
A developer argues that using adblockers is not equivalent to piracy, exploring the implied agreements and user control over web content.
A software developer discovers a data exposure vulnerability in Eversource's EV charger rebate portal, exposing customer PII.
Explores the challenges of maintaining privacy when bridging assets between public and private cryptocurrency blockchains, highlighting metadata risks.
A personal account of reducing dependency on major US tech companies by switching to alternative services like Hetzner, Bunny, and Fastmail.
Introducing PDF Diff, a privacy-focused, client-side tool for comparing PDF documents directly in your browser without uploading files.
Explores a novel, anonymous web login system using secret keys instead of email or social logins, highlighting its trade-offs.
The article argues that widespread ad blocker usage has led to more aggressive advertising, harming the open web's sustainability and user experience.
A developer's personal review and comparison of Ente, an end-to-end encrypted photo backup service, against alternatives like Amazon Photos and self-hosted options.
A macOS menu bar app for displaying multiple world clocks with custom names, emoji, and a time travel slider for planning across time zones.
Menu Drop is a macOS utility that simplifies AirDrop sharing via menu bar drag-and-drop, clipboard sharing, and keyboard shortcuts.
