Explores Google Analytics proxying, a technique to bypass ad-blockers for more accurate tracking, and discusses its ethical implications.
A developer recounts accidentally creating a spying app as a teenager while trying to solve the iPhone's 1000-SMS limit, exploring early mobile hacking.
Article critiques Google Analytics' privacy and performance costs, and explores ethical, self-hosted alternatives for website tracking.
A review of privacy-focused alternatives to Google Analytics, including Plausible, GoatCounter, and Fathom.
A conceptual proposal for BitMaelum, a decentralized, privacy-focused email system designed to replace legacy infrastructure.
Analysis of Stripe's updated data collection disclosures and new opt-out feature for user tracking in their JavaScript library.
A developer shares the story behind building Writerie, a privacy-focused, distraction-free writing tool with Markdown and rich text editing.
Analysis of Stripe.js library's hidden data collection, including user browsing activity and mouse movements on client websites.
A software expert's open letter opposing the EARN IT Act, arguing it threatens essential end-to-end encryption and digital freedoms.
A developer reflects on building and shutting down feediary, a privacy-focused RSS reader, due to low conversion to paid subscriptions.
A critical analysis of VPN services, highlighting privacy risks and the importance of researching providers before use.
NewPipe is a free, open-source Android app for YouTube that offers ad-free viewing, background play, downloads, and more, prioritizing user privacy and control.
A research project using Wi-Fi signals to estimate smartphone proximity, aiming to help identify potential perpetrators in assault cases.
A personal reflection on the importance of digital privacy, arguing it's a fundamental right and suggesting alternatives to major tech services.
Analyzes the performance and privacy costs of web tracking scripts for businesses and users, questioning their true value.
A critical analysis of Signal's security model, focusing on its reliance on Google Play Services and resistance to F-Droid distribution.
Explores using semi-adversarial neural networks to generate gender-neutral face images, enhancing privacy by hiding gender while preserving biometric utility.
Research on using semi-adversarial neural networks to generate gender-neutral face images, enhancing privacy while preserving biometric utility.
Developer shares the story behind building feediary.com, a privacy-focused, ad-free RSS reader, to escape Twitter's algorithmic feed and information overload.
A technical guide on setting up and using Cloudflare's DNS over HTTPS service, including command-line examples and local server configuration.
