Software I Love and Use

🛠 Services The Proton Suite Brave Search 🖥 Desktop Arch Linux: KDE Plasma, KDE Connect, Zen Kernel Debian: Xenmod Kernel Brave Browser LibreWolf VSCodium LocalSend 📱 Mobile GrapheneOS Signal FUTO Keyboard FUTO Voice Input Termux F-Droid Client

Decoding VPNs

🔒 VPNs: What They Really Do (And What They Don’t) VPNs are everywhere these days. Ads, YouTubers, even non-tech-savvy folks are asking if they need one. Here’s the truth: VPNs are tools, not magic shields. They help with privacy, but they don’t make you invisible online. 🛠 How VPNs Work A VPN (Virtual Private Network) creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between your device and a VPN server. All your internet traffic passes through it, so outsiders like ISPs or public Wi-Fi networks can’t easily see what you’re doing.

The Normalization of Spyware

Protecting Your Privacy in a Digital World In today’s digital world, our privacy is under threat more than ever. Spyware — often hidden inside popular software — is becoming normalized. Most people don’t read terms and conditions, and even fewer check privacy policies to see how their data is used, analyzed, or stored. Take Windows, for example. Every update adds new features, which often means more data collection. Microsoft says it’s for system improvement, but it frequently goes further than most realize — collecting everything from basic diagnostics to detailed monitoring of your digital activity.