comparison
Privacy-Focused Analytics Compared: Umami vs Plausible vs Fathom
An honest comparison of Plausible, Fathom, and self-hosted Umami after migrating four production projects off Google Analytics 4.
webdevprivacyanalytics
comparison
Migrating off Google Analytics: Umami vs Plausible vs Fathom
A practical comparison of Umami, Plausible, and Fathom for teams migrating off Google Analytics, with code examples and self-hosting notes.
webdevprivacyanalytics
comparison
Privacy-First Analytics: Migrating from Google Analytics to Umami, Plausible, or Fathom
An honest comparison of Umami, Plausible, and Fathom as privacy-focused Google Analytics alternatives, with real migration steps and code.
webdevprivacyanalytics
debugging
How to audit what your IDE extension actually sends to the cloud
A practical walkthrough for auditing what your IDE extensions actually send to the cloud, using lsof, mitmproxy, and filesystem monitoring.
securitydevtoolsprivacy
comparison
I Migrated Off Google Analytics: Plausible vs Fathom vs Umami After 6 Months
After six hours automating a 30-second task, I audited my stack. Here's an honest comparison of Plausible, Fathom, and Umami after migrating off GA.
webdevdevopsprivacy
comparison
Migrating from Google Analytics: Umami vs Plausible vs Fathom
A practical comparison of Umami, Plausible, and Fathom for replacing Google Analytics — with a self-hosting safety lesson from a viral Reddit post.
selfhostedanalyticsprivacy
comparison
Platform-Bundled vs Own-Your-Stack: A Developer's Guide to Actually Owning Your Web Presence
Comparing bundled platform domains vs independent registration, plus privacy-focused analytics like Umami, Plausible, and Fathom.
webdevdomainsprivacy
tutorial
Exploring MasterHttpRelayVPN-RUST: DPI Bypass Built in Rust
A look at MasterHttpRelayVPN-RUST, a Rust-based DPI bypass tool using Google Apps Script relays and TLS SNI concealment. Architecture breakdown and practical notes.
rustnetworkingprivacy
comparison
Google Analytics Alternatives: Umami vs Plausible vs Fathom in 2026
A practical comparison of Umami, Plausible, and Fathom as privacy-focused Google Analytics alternatives, with setup examples and migration tips.
analyticsprivacywebdev
comparison
Migrating from Google Analytics to Privacy-Focused Alternatives
A practical comparison of Umami, Plausible, and Fathom as Google Analytics replacements, with migration steps and real code examples.
analyticsprivacywebdev
debugging
How to Prevent Email Leaks When Sharing Collaborative Docs Publicly
Learn how to detect and prevent email address leaks in public collaborative documents, with concrete API design patterns and testing strategies.
securityprivacywebdev
debugging
How to Run LLMs Locally When Cloud AI Gets Too Invasive
Step-by-step guide to running LLMs locally with Ollama and llama.cpp when cloud AI providers start requiring invasive identity verification.
aillmprivacy
debugging
Why macOS Privacy Settings Lie to You (and How to Actually Audit Them)
macOS Privacy & Security settings don't always reflect reality. Learn how to audit TCC databases directly and debug permission issues the right way.
macossecurityprivacy
comparison
Blocking AI Crawlers vs. Letting Them In: A Practical Defense Guide
How to detect and block aggressive AI crawlers like Meta's bot, plus comparing Umami, Plausible, and Fathom for privacy-focused traffic monitoring.
webdevsecurityprivacy
comparison
Migrating from Google Analytics to Privacy-First Alternatives in 2026
A practical comparison of Umami, Plausible, and Fathom as Google Analytics replacements, with migration steps and honest tradeoffs.
analyticsprivacygdpr
tutorial
LinkedIn Is Scanning Your Browser Extensions. Yes, All of Them.
LinkedIn runs hidden JavaScript that probes thousands of Chrome extensions, encrypts the results, and sends them to third-party servers -- all without user consent or any mention in their privacy policy.
privacylinkedinbrowser-security
tutorial
GitHub Copilot Is Training on Your Private Code Now. You Probably Didn't Notice.
If you use GitHub Copilot Free, Pro, or Pro+, your code is being used to train AI models starting April 24. Not just your public repos. Your interacti
githubcopilotprivacy
debugging
How to Audit and Lock Down Your AI Training Data Exposure on GitHub
Step-by-step guide to auditing and controlling your GitHub Copilot data exposure after the latest policy changes to AI training data collection.
githubcopilotprivacy
comparison
Cloud AI vs Tinybox: When Does On-Prem Offline Inference Actually Make Sense?
Comparing cloud AI inference vs the tinybox for on-prem offline workloads — cost analysis, privacy tradeoffs, and when local hardware actually makes sense.
ai-hardwarelocal-inferencetinybox
debugging
How to Stop Your App from Leaking User Locations (Yes, It Matters)
How to prevent location data leaks in your apps — practical code examples for truncating GPS data, enforcing privacy zones, and making privacy the default.
securityprivacygeolocation