Privacy News #1 with commentary
There is a lot going in the privacy world. I have compiled some of the news and added a few worlds of commentary.
There is a lot going in the privacy world. I have compiled some of the news and added a few worlds of commentary.
After talking to many of my friends, I have learnt that there is a huge demand for knowledge on how to protect the privacy. And what is better way to share knowledge (apart from this blog) than to meet and talk!
It has been a while since my last post, but I come back with more privacy stuff! As some of you might know, many websites use something called Javascript to display to you their contents. Javascript is a programming language and in today’s scenario it will be run on a Client-side, which means that what you see below is JS code being run on your device. This opens up many possibilities and gives me access to a lot of information. This website has inspired me to work throught the code myself. Take a look at my results!
I sincerely hope this article will be an eye opener for you. Recently I have installed a Pi-Hole at home. To keep it short, this lets me see the home internet traffic live and, if needed, block unwanted requests. The list of ads and trackers has been taken from open source repos like this. Equipped with this combo, I have decided to turn off all of the privacy add-ons that I use and browse the polish internet just like a layman for 20 minutes. Websites I have visited include popular news portals, facebook etc.