Privacy

If you’re not already using the excellent Pi-hole® to improve your network performance by blocking trackers and bad ads then it’s very easy to install. »

In the previous post in this guide I covered how to make a router and filtering DNS server. In this second post I’ll cover updating, preventing DNS over HTTPS, extra filter lists and forcing all DNS traffic through your filter (such as Kindles and Chromecasts). »

The Pi-hole project is fantastic. It lets you easily set up an ad blocker on your home network to reduce both intrusive tracking and data usage. »

When looking at website analytics, you may notice you can often see where a visitor has come from. How does this work? »

WhatsApp has been in the news recently for having a serious Remote Code Execution vulnerability exposed. If you haven’t yet then make sure that you update your apps, although unhelpfully the security fix wasn’t mentioned in the release notes. »

It’s gradually becoming clear that social media and tech companies are the new big tobacco and that smartphones are the new smoking. »

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last month, you will have heard of something called GDPR. The irony of getting so many emails due to a law designed to reduce the amount of spam you receive is a good example of the cobra effect. »

If you’ve been using the London Underground recently then you may have seen one of these posters about WiFi data collection. »