Privacy Respecting Search

I’m pretty fond of just searching the internet, following the links and unearthing previously unknown-to-me bits of information. I ditched Google a long time ago and had been using DuckDuckGo but felt it was time to roll my own solution. One that doesn’t involve any cookies, no tracking on page, and no tracking via the links in results. SearXNG Enter, SearXNG - a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine. I went and installed Searx on my own server and I’ll show you how....

February 4, 2023 · 3 min · 604 words · Mark Savage

Improve Your Online Privacy

I do not want to live in a world where we have no privacy and no freedom, where the unique value of the Internet is snuffed out. ~ Edward Snowden You are only free so long as you are able to maintain your autonomy which is constantly under attack by Big Data. This section is a constant work-in-progress. Compartmentalization of UIDs Your email address and phone number are Unique Identifiers that follow, track, and enable detailed profiles to be built about you....

February 1, 2023 · 5 min · 951 words · Mark Savage