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A comprehensive interactive guide that helps users choose a public DNS resolver based on priorities like privacy, malware blocking, parental controls, speed, and jurisdiction, with a full comparison table and research-backed decision notes.
An opinion piece arguing that individuals should prioritize owning hardware to run open-source AI models locally to maintain privacy and independence, citing recent government restrictions and the release of models like GPT-5.6 Sol as signs of elite control over advanced AI.
The author tested DeleteMe, a data broker removal service, and found it helped reduce spam calls and clean up personal information online, though it's not a perfect solution.
This security news roundup covers the latest LastPass data breach via a partner, predictive policing in Bristol, Dialog group data exposure, Anthropic's AI model negotiations with the White House, OpenAI's new GPT-5.5-Cyber and open-source patching initiative, and other security stories.
Lists 50 useful websites often not appearing in Google search results, covering free books, papers, image processing, security tools, coding aids, etc., helping users expand their internet usage.
A detailed analysis on whether to run AI models locally or via API, covering hardware options like RTX 5090, RTX PRO 6000, and DGX Spark, with emphasis on memory vs bandwidth trade-offs, cost considerations, and privacy needs.
California's AB 2047 bill would mandate 3D printer surveillance software, threatening privacy and open source; the EFF calls for action as it moves to the state senate.
Brazilian startup Gabriel uses AI-powered cameras to scan license plates and share data with police to solve crimes, but critics warn of surveillance state risks. The company has raised $27 million from investors including Qualcomm Ventures and SoftBank.
Jolla announces the Jolla Phone (October 2026), a privacy-focused Linux smartphone running Sailfish OS, with community-driven features, 5G, and a physical privacy switch.
ProfileFoundry introduces a deterministic synthetic person-object dataset of 100,000 profiles with 700k+ events, designed to evaluate LLM agents on privacy, memory, and tool-use while ensuring inspectability and consistency.
Discusses the risks and considerations of sending Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to large language models.
An incident where Google's Gemini AI model inadvertently shared another user's chat history with the poster.
An opinion piece arguing that mandatory age verification laws, such as Australia's social media ban for under-16s, threaten privacy by forcing users to hand over sensitive data like IDs to third parties, while the law itself is shown to be ineffective.
A tweet argues that continual learning will run locally, explaining why major AI labs avoid discussing it: because data stays on device.
Notion is discontinuing Notion Mail, its email client built on Skiff technology, because most users now use AI agents for email management. Users must export data by September 21, 2026.
SimpleX is a highly private messenger that requires no phone number, email, or user ID, funded by Jack Dorsey and Vitalik Buterin, and built by Evgeny Poberezkin. It uses one-way pipes per chat and has no user identities on the server, with a new beta version released.
An article examining the global competition between democratic and authoritarian states in implementing mass surveillance, highlighting the US and its allies' capabilities and the human rights implications.
Google is rolling out a new Search Services History setting that saves users' uploaded media for AI training, enabled by default. This article explains how to opt out and highlights privacy concerns.
The FCC proposes requiring ID verification for prepaid burner phones to combat robocalls, raising privacy concerns and potential harm to domestic violence survivors, journalists, and whistleblowers who rely on anonymous communication.
Moxie Marlinspike's Confer is developing end-to-end encryption for AI chats, with posts on connectors, encrypted memory, private inference, and more.