Browser Anti‑Fingerprinting

Browser Anti-fingerprinting Techniques - Blind trackers and feed them false information

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 […]

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Why I Decided to Host a Family‑Only Mastodon Instance

Self-Hosting a Mastodon server at home

  I was recently asked by a friend that was concerned with the level of discourse on Social media and He wanted to know if there was something that could be done. While I can’t solve the problems that we are experiencing on social media as a whole, there is one positive direction that you […]

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Emergency‑Response Plan for Personal Hardware

Emergency Response plan - Personal - Hardware. Step by step considerations and code to help you plan.

Emergency‑Response Plan for Personal Hardware Introduction When a determined adversary stands at your front door, ready to snatch your computer or launch a sophisticated cyber‑attack, the outcome hinges on whether you have a pre‑written emergency‑response plan. A well‑crafted “kill‑switch” that instantly isolates the device, rotates all cryptographic material, and dumps fresh secrets to an encrypted […]

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Why I’m Saying “No” to Mandatory Government‑ID Checks Online

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  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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