Tag: internet

  • Fight CSAM, destroy privacy

    Fight CSAM, destroy privacy

    Last year in May, the European Commission proposed new rules to eradicate CSAM, Child Sexual Abuse Material. The sexual abuse of children is a heinous crime and profiting from such material is even worse. It is important to take effective measures against creating and spreading of such material via the internet. The new EC proposal…

  • The weakest link

    The weakest link

    As a parent, I’ve made it a point to never tell my children they won’t be able to accomplish something. I don’t encourage them to be reckless or foolish, to be clear. But if one of them tells me that they want to learn a certain profession I tell them they should go for it,…

  • Android’s hidden trackers

    Android’s hidden trackers

    I think it’s old news by now that your smart phone tracks you. Advertising companies and government agencies both want to get their hands on as much information about you as they can, for various reasons. But how much information does your phone leak about you and to whom? Apple provides transparency reports and even…

  • WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal?

    WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal?

    There are many instant messaging solutions available these days. A quick browse of the Google Play Store or the Apple store gives me Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Facebook Messenger, Signal, Viber, Google Meet and a slew of others. So which do you choose when you care about privacy and data security? For the purpose of this…

  • 10 must-have Firefox Add-ons

    10 must-have Firefox Add-ons

    My browser of choice for privacy, security and functionality is Mozilla Firefox. Even though early releases weren’t always great in terms of memory management, I’ve been with Firefox since release number 3 or so. I just updated to version 74. One of the things I love about Firefox is the ability to extend the functionality…

  • Increasing content width of WordPress Twenty Seventeen

    Increasing content width of WordPress Twenty Seventeen

    This will be a short post but hopefully helpful to some of you. It took me a while to get used to the new default theme in WordPress, Twenty Seventeen. I like it a lot now, with the striking visuals and large header images. There was just one problem for me: I think the content…