…The same industry that spent years emphasizing privacy, control, and minimal data collection is now introducing a feature that thrives on comprehensive tracking, regardless of how many times it might shout the…
…And while it can make it nearly impossible to track people misusing the service, it also means people can chat without fear of their data being exposed. Discord has just announced that…
…Again, this might not be the most privacy-forward tool, but I care more about convenience and a frictionless workflow at this point. Especially after sifting through the hoards of apps I…
…There were instances where TeamViewer seemed to flag personal use as commercial and broke my workflow in no time. I also wanted an alternative that’s designed for user control and privacy…
…It felt fast, clean, and far less bloated than Word. LibreOffice Calc worked well enough to replace Excel for budgeting, content planning, and simple spreadsheet tracking. Impress handled presentations better than I…
…It also supports syntax highlighting for everything from common programming languages to app-specific config files and DevOps-centric scripts. SearXNG With most search engines hellbent on tracking my browsing activity, I…
…The Speedtest Tracker and qBittorrent sections were correctly reporting the speed results and download status. Unfortunately, the Nextcloud and Immich sections were throwing 404 and type errors, respectively. And Uptime Kuma was…
…If you want to block ads and trackers across every device on your network, you can run a cheaper, leaner, and low-power solution that fits in the palm of your hand…
…Simply point all your devices on the LAN through the gateway, add blocklists, and everything simply takes care of itself with ads, trackers, and telemetry all filtered out. The friendly web UI…
…Your old phone is a high-performance computer that, with 10 minutes of setup, can outperform them in speed, privacy, and visual quality. While companies like Amazon and Google have dominated the…