Category: Privacy
WhatsApp damage control is sleazy at best
WhatsApp has been in the news quite a bit since the inception of its "new" privacy policy agreement and the announcement of the same to it's 2 billion users. I say "new" because the same policy has existed for as long…
By fluffybob
Adventures in Windows Firewall Whitelisting
The user decides what web content is acceptable or not in their browser. Raymond Hill, uBlock Origin Manifesto…
By lonm
Artists, Photography, and Blogs
Photo: 'Union League Club Chicago' - Copyright 2014 Frank J Casella…
By fjcasella
The Credential Stuffing Threat is Real
After recently reviewing my privacy settings for Microsoft, I noticed something that was both alarming and reassuring. The Reveal…
By lonm
People Don't Like What I Say
In this digital age we have many choices from social media, to e-mail and mailing list, and even blogs, to write our thoughts. But the thing I often hear from people is they have fear of sharing their thoughts because…
By fjcasella
Hey Google, Why Are You Spying on me?
My Google Nest Mini, was listening to Joel Osteen this morning. Three months ago, I purchased three of the new Google Nest Mini's. Two were for my aging father whom I help care for, one was for my…
By rdreammaker
Writing about Facebook is Overwhelming
I've spent the past six weeks or so writing about Facebook, which is something I've wanted to do for a long time. As of right now, I've just hit 12,000 words, which - as my friend CJ Eller pointed out on Discord - is…
By David Blue
Streaming media without the trackers
Often streaming sites are filled with adverts and trackers, and the videos can be problematic or just inconvenient to play in a web browser. It is possible to stream many media sources with a separate desktop player in…
By Dr.Flay™
Есть идея: Dcrypt
Есть идея: что, если мы создадим простой, но по-настоящему удобный инструмент шифрования? Работать он будет только с текстом, но зато будет доступен для всех сайтов, которые вам нужны (Твиттер, Фейсбук, ВКонтакте,…
By Alex Semёnov
I have an idea: Dcrypt
I have an idea: what if we make a simple and convenient extension for text encryption? In theory, it would work on all websites you need (twitter, facebook, email, etc.): you just select the text, enter the password…
By Alex Semёnov