Online Privacy
X Link Tracking Explained: Why Your Copied Post URLs Carry s=, t= and a=
X now adds an a= parameter to copied post links, on top of s= and t=. Here is what each one tracks, what it can’t, and how to remove them
Inside Samsung’s Tizen Smart TV Telemetry: ACR, Audio Classification and Ad Tracking
A security researcher rooted a 2025 Samsung TV and mapped its telemetry. Here is how Tizen ACR, audio classification and ad IDs work, and how to limit them
Quad9 Is Leaving France: What the beIN Sports DNS Ruling Means for the Internet
Quad9 is leaving France on November 24, 2026 after a Paris court ruled for beIN Sports. Here is why DNS blocking by country fails and who it hurts
Unsealed court records expose Telegram’s U.S. law enforcement pipeline, including the “non-public” email address at the center of it
Telegram court records reveal user IDs, phone numbers, IP logs and a disclosed U.S. law enforcement email. Here's what the records mean for privacy
Google Is Linking Phone Numbers to Android Accounts: The Technical Breakdown and How to Stop It
Google Android phone number verification can link your number to multiple accounts. Learn how it works, check your settings, and stop automatic linking
Which messaging app actually protects you? A LINDDUN threat model breakdown
The most secure messaging apps for 2026, scored with a LINDDUN privacy threat model across linkability, metadata, and data disclosure. Full rank
How VPN Detection Works and the Protocol Stack Built to Outrun It
Governments are increasingly targeting VPNs after age verification laws. Learn how Deep Packet Inspection works and why Shadowsocks etc are needed
Who Owns Incogni? The Surfshark, Nord Security and Tesonet Chain Behind Data Removal Services
Incogni traces back to Surfshark, Nord Security, and Tesonet, the same group behind proxy giant Oxylabs. Here's the full data-removal ownership chain
Jurisdiction and VPNs: Why “Based Outside Five Eyes” Isn’t Enough
The "outside Five Eyes" badge is one of six factors that actually determine VPN privacy. This guide covers the CLOUD Act, corporate ownership etc
VPNs Promised to Keep You Safe Online. Here’s How Several of Them Got Caught.
NordVPN hid a breach for 18 months. PureVPN handed data to the FBI. ExpressVPN hired a Project Raven veteran. A clear-eyed look at the VPN industry's biggest trust failures
