On 24 August 2026, X Corp sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Nitter project — the open-source community behind the XCancel privacy front-end — demanding it stop operating the service. Nitter, an open-source alternative frontend that let people read public X posts without JavaScript, tracking, or an account, responded by taking XCancel offline and suspending […]

If you run a website in 2026, you’ve probably realised that Google Analytics isn’t your only option — and for many site owners, it’s not even the best one. Between privacy regulations, ad-blockers that strip tracking, and a growing awareness that your visitors’ data shouldn’t be the product, the shift toward privacy-focused analytics has become […]

Your browser reveals more about you than you might think — every site you visit can see your IP address, set tracking cookies, run fingerprinting scripts, and follow you across the web with third-party trackers. The good news is that a handful of free, open-source browser extensions can dramatically reduce your digital footprint with minimal […]

You don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert or use complicated tools to protect your privacy online. The truth is that a few simple changes to your daily digital habits — and replacing a handful of services with privacy-respecting alternatives — will dramatically reduce how much of your data is collected, tracked, and sold. This […]

Cloud storage and online services have become essential parts of our daily lives, but relying on Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, or Microsoft OneDrive means trusting someone else with your files. Your data lives on their servers, gets scanned by their algorithms, and can disappear if they decide to discontinue a service or terminate your account. […]

If you care about private messaging, you have probably heard of Signal and Element. Both are free, open source, and encrypted. Both promise to keep your conversations away from big tech surveillance. But they approach the problem from completely different angles, and choosing between them depends heavily on how you communicate. I have been using […]

I have been using Google services for years. Gmail for email, Drive for files, Photos for pictures — it’s convenient, I’ll give them that. But the more I thought about it, the more I realised how much I was giving away. My data on their servers, their algorithms scanning my content, and the constant worry […]

More Than a Browser Let’s be honest: most of us use our browser more than any other application on our computer. It’s where we work, shop, read, bank, and connect. So picking the right one matters — and Firefox makes a compelling case. Mozilla Firefox has been around since 2004, born from the ashes of […]

We’ve all been there. The subscription renewal email hits your inbox, and you realise you’re paying another £100+ a year for software you barely use half the features of. Here’s the thing: most of us don’t actually need paid software. We think we do because that’s what came pre-installed, or that’s what everyone else uses. […]