moonwriting
moonwriting
moonwriting
Personal and thought-provoking essays about privacy, technology, and blogging.
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Dear reader,For a long time, Mullvad VPN stood as the embodiment of a perfect privacy-focused company. From innovative features and data minimization to responsible marketing, Mullvad checked every box that mattered. It almost appeared...
Dear reader,Marxism, propaganda, and forcing views. These were some reactions on browser company Vivaldi’s social channels when it published a blog post supporting LGBTQ people.Many argued that Vivaldi should focus on improving its...
Dear reader,Discussions about private email providers center on two providers:Proton and Tuta. During the last five years that I used Proton Mail, I accepted the premise. However, Proton’s limitations on the free plan, the focus on AI...
Dear reader,As an AI skeptic, Apple’s this year’s WWDC presentation was painful to watch. While the improvements to speed, responsiveness, and the Liquid Glass design were welcome, the biggest talking point was AI, which felt obnoxious...
Dear reader,In the spirit of Junited, I have added a page called IndieWeb on my blog that lists blog posts I have enjoyed reading. Unlike Junited, which lasts one month each year, I wanted to create a place that remains vibrant...
Dear reader,Leaving WhatsApp has been the most demanding privacy-related change I have ever made. It took years of preparation: moving conversations to Signal, and waiting until I graduated from university, so I didn’t have to bother...
Dear reader,Have you ever discovered software that makes sense from the moment you try it out? Something that becomes part of your workflow, and you can’t imagine going back in time. This happened to me when I tried the iA Writer after...
Dear reader,I started my blog because I enjoy writing, and the thought of having my own space to share my thoughts felt exciting. I also saw blogging as an alternative to social media platforms, where the hostile discussion culture,...
Dear reader,As a person with a weird interest in browsers, I sometimes go through different subreddits to see what's going on in that space. I often encounter people sharing the browser extensions they use while asking for more...
Dear reader,If you read tech reviews, you may have encountered the phrase: "The best option for most people" or some of its variants. But what is the best option for most seems like a highly subjective thing, where people can and will...
Dear reader,Robert Birming published a blog post recently, where he encouraged bloggers to stop limiting themselves by only writing about a niche topic.Don't go niche . . . The only thing that matters is that you feel free in your...
Dear reader,A few months ago in January, the FBI seized the phone, laptop, and smartwatch of a Washington Post reporter, Hannah Natanson. While the case was yet another demonstration of the U.S. administration’s hostile attitude towards...
Dear reader,In 2021, I found myself in the middle of a privacy dilemma. Apple had announced it would start scanning users’ photos for CSAM, and all the talk and marketing they had done for privacy lost all its meaning in my eyes. After...
Dear reader,I recently read Terry Godier's thought-provoking essay about RSS readers. It challenges the concept of an unread count that for most of us appears natural and necessary. Email's unread count means something specific: these...
Dear reader,Turns out that maintaining an up-to-date privacy tools list is more work than I was expecting, so instead of continuing with that, my plan is to begin a yearly tradition of sharing my current privacy setup with you. I got...