Blog Comments: Self-Host or SaaS?
Disqus is a tracker farm wearing a comment box costume. Here's every real alternative — self-hosted and SaaS — and which one actually fits your blog.
Tag: privacy
All the articles with the tag "privacy".
Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: Block Ads for Your Whole Network
Browser ad blockers miss half the ads. DNS blocking kills them everywhere — TV, phone, game console, everything. Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: here's which one to run.
Immich vs PhotoPrism: Escape Google Photos Without Losing Your Mind
Immich vs PhotoPrism in 2026: which self-hosted photo library beats Google Photos without making you regret the migration. Mobile app, ML, and gotchas.
LinkedIn Is Searching Your Computer
LinkedIn scans every visitor's installed extensions and sends the data to third parties without consent. Here's what they're looking for—and how to stop it.
De-Googling: Self-Hosted Replacements for Google Apps
Google Drive, Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Maps, Analytics — all replaceable with self-hosted alternatives that don't report your life back to Mountain View.
DNS Over HTTPS and TLS: Encrypt Your DNS Before Your ISP Sells It
Understand DoH, DoT, and DoQ encrypted DNS protocols and set up self-hosted encrypted DNS with AdGuard Home or Pi-hole. Stop your ISP from logging every domain you visit.
VPN Kill Switch and DNS Leak Prevention: Paranoia, Justified
Set up a WireGuard VPN kill switch and prevent DNS leaks on Linux. Practical iptables rules, resolv.conf locking, and systemd-resolved config.
Plausible vs Umami: Privacy-Friendly Analytics That Won't Creep Out Your Users
Compare Plausible vs Umami for self-hosted, privacy-friendly web analytics. Ditch Google Analytics and keep your users' data off ad networks.
Vaultwarden Organization Sharing: Password Management for Your Whole Household (or Team)
Vaultwarden organizations let you share passwords with family or team members securely. Collections, permissions, CLI usage, and backup — all explained.
Vaultwarden vs Bitwarden: Own Your Passwords Before Someone Else Does
Why trust a cloud with your passwords? Compare Vaultwarden and Bitwarden self-hosted — lightweight vs full-stack, Docker setup, backups, and which one to actually run.
Proxy Chains and Anonymization: What Actually Works and What's Just Theater
Proxy chains, Tor, proxychains-ng, and VPN+Tor combos: an honest breakdown of what actually protects your privacy and what's security theater.
Disabling Discord’s Activity Tracking
Discord tracks what you're running. Here's how to turn off activity status, game detection, and telemetry so your app habits stay private.