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Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ad Infinitum · Matthias Ott matthiasott.com EN Google's move to generative search embeds ads into AI-generated answers, threatening the web's link economy and user privacy.
Privacy Technology Business advertising search generative privacy

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy! www.thatprivacyguy.com EN Google Chrome silently downloads a 4 GB Gemini Nano model without user consent, raising privacy, legal, and environmental concerns.
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Monday, March 30, 2026

ChatGPT Won't Let You Type Until Cloudflare Reads Your React State. I Decrypted the Program That Does It. www.buchodi.com EN The author decrypted Cloudflare Turnstile bytecode and found it fingerprints browsers and ChatGPT's React state to create access tokens that detect bots.
Security Privacy Technology Web AI OpenAI ChatGPT Cloudflare fingerprinting React OpenAI ChatGPT

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Migrating to the EU - rz01.org rz01.org EN-US A personal report on moving online services to EU-based providers for better data protection and privacy.
Privacy Technology Hosting migration email nextcloud vpn

Monday, March 16, 2026

The 49MB Web Page | thatshubham thatshubham.com EN An analysis of how ad-driven bloat and tracking make news websites slow, hostile, and privacy-invasive.
Privacy Web Design performance advertising tracking bloat

Friday, February 27, 2026

I found a Vulnerability. They found a Lawyer. | Blog | Yannick Dixken dixken.de EN A researcher describes responsibly disclosing a trivial account vulnerability that exposed personal data and receiving legal threats instead of cooperation.
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