How I Got Rid of My Google-Hosted Web Fonts
Some background on how I replaced Google-linked web fonts on this site with self-hosted ones to improve privacy concerns.
Posts tagged “privacy”
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What is Local-first Software?
We believe that data ownership and real-time collaboration are not at odds with each other. It is possible to create software that has all the advantages of cloud apps, while also allowing you to retain full ownership of …
Hostname-based Privacy Tools Need to Evolve For Websocket Concerns
How do we block ads and tracking data if they use the same hostname/websocket of the original website?
Is WebKit Sabotaging the Future of the Open Web?
Just to be clear, I am a privacy advocate. I use DuckDuckGo. I use Firefox. I block ads. I encrypt my DNS lookups. I'm building a privacy-focused tool for meetups. And with all that said, this worries me.
Putting Zoom in Quarantine
I’ve already blogged about my interest in finding a Zoom alternative for my own groups and meetings but sadly it’s not a platform I can completely shun since I have personal connections that still use it …
Zoom / Google Hangout Alternatives
With the need to do more video conferences and meetings many are turning to Zoom and Google Hangouts. Technically I’ve always thought Google Hangouts was pretty mediocre and Zoom, while a better user experience has …
Hello Firefox, Goodbye Chrome
A few weeks ago I said to myself, enough was enough and dropped the Chrome web browser. If you aren’t actively following the web development world it’s easy to miss, but Google and Chrome have really been hostile toward …
Staying Secure on OS X with a Few Unsigned Apps
I could get into some real heavy talk regarding Apple’s policies about installing software outside their stores (and maybe I will someday) but for now let us all be thankful that not all Mac software must come to us …