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.
A guide explaining how to export your Google Maps Timeline data from an Android phone to a JSON file, and mentions tools to convert it to GPX.
Vivaldi browser's CEO announces the browser will remain AI-free, criticizing the industry's push of often-useless AI features into every tool.
Advocates for GrapheneOS as a privacy-focused, de-Googled Android alternative, detailing its installation and app compatibility.
Analyzes the complex, symbiotic relationship between Apple and Facebook regarding user tracking, arguing Apple's privacy measures are superficial.
Explains how to bypass macOS unified logging's <private> redaction for debugging by using plist files or configuration profiles.
A security researcher discovers goHardDrive exposed thousands of customer records via an insecure RMA status check form with no authentication.
How to use a custom domain and catch-all email aliases to reduce spam and increase privacy by creating unique addresses for each service.
A quick guide on using exiftool to remove GPS location data from images and videos for privacy.
A developer built stats.store, a free, open-source, privacy-first analytics backend for Sparkle-based Mac apps, avoiding invasive tracking.
