Adobe products: privacy, licensing model and alternatives to Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign TL;DR: Adobe - You get very powerful tools. Usage requires a Creative Cloud account and usage data collection is active by default. Your files can remain local, but any content placed in Adobe’s cloud...
Telemetry and privacy TL;DR: Overview Nearly all operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux) send telemetry data. The amount collected and how it is used varies greatly. The more telemetry is used for advertising, the more d...
The importance of decentralizing the web for mental health TL;DR: Major centralized platforms optimize for engagement, not well‑being. Their algorithms exploit our attentional and social biases. Effects associated with excessive use: increased depressive and ...
Comparison of some Firefox forks TL;DR Floorp emphasises customisation and productivity. Since version 12 it relies on Firefox’s native vertical tabs and adds useful extras like mouse gestures, workspaces and Notes. LibreWolf pushes ...
Multi-factor authentication for businesses: practical, 99% effective, hassle-free TL;DR Turning on MFA stops the vast majority of account compromises. More than 99% of compromised accounts did not have MFA. Avoid text messages for authentication whenever possible. TOTP and passkeys...
Bill C‑2 ("Solid Borders Act"): issues, controversies and call to action TL;DR What the government says Aims to strengthen border security, combat organised crime and fentanyl trafficking and facilitate international cooperation Modernises the "lawful access" tools for cri...
Recent success stories of free software adoption across companies of all sizes TL;DR Three companies, three sizes, one common point: free software helped them gain efficiency and autonomy. Micro‑business – StepEarly (furniture e‑commerce) replaced Excel and isolated tools with t...
Cloud Act, Patriot Act and foreign interference TL;DR - The Patriot Act (2001) and especially the CLOUD Act (2018) give US authorities extraterritorial access to data hosted by American companies, regardless of where that data is physically stored....
Nextcloud Secrets: An ethical and lightweight alternative for secure secret sharing TL;DR Nextcloud Secrets enables the temporary sharing of secrets, encrypted on the client side, with auto‑destruction after reading. Designed for self‑hosting and simplicity, it integrates natively in...
The challenge of data preservation TL;DR Up to 30% of CDs/DVDs pressed between 2005 and 2010 already show read errors caused by disc rot. Accelerated tests (NIST, Library of Congress) reveal a lifespan ranging from less than 15 to more...
Vaultwarden & Nextcloud OTP Manager TL;DR Vaultwarden: an ultra-lightweight Rust implementation of the Bitwarden API (~150 MB of RAM, binary < 100 MB). OTP Manager: a mobile app (Android/iOS) that synchronises your TOTP codes securely with a personal Nextcloud server.
Replacing WeTransfer with Tresorit Send is easy, free and secure! TL;DR: End‑to‑end client‑side encryption: no provider access to your data (Tresorit KB, 2024). Free: up to 5 GB, 100 files, 7 days or 10 downloads, optional password and instant revocation (Tresorit KB, 2024).