A stupid problem with a dumber solution There used to be a sign in many amusement parks of a silhouette of a child and a measurement saying “You have to be this tall to ride the ride”. The idea was that that you could not be properly seat belted into the ride for your safety. […]
Browser Anti‑Fingerprinting How to Blind Trackers and Feed Them False Data When I first started digging into browser‑level anti‑fingerprinting, I quickly realized that the problem isn’t just “someone can see my user‑agent string.” It’s an entire ecosystem of tiny data points—canvas hashes, timing quirks, font lists, hardware concurrency, even the way my mouse wiggles across […]
Why I’m Saying “No” to Mandatory Government‑ID Checks Online I’ve started noticing a worrying trend: everywhere I go online — whether I’m signing up for a new bank account, joining a cloud‑storage service, or just trying to comment on a social‑media post — I’m asked to scan or photograph my government‑issued ID. At first, […]
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