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Tag Archives: privacy
Adieu, Facebook, Adieu
I swore I was never going to get involved with Facebook. For a long time, I resisted. This was partly for privacy reasons (though ironically, one of the people who in the end convinced me to sign up through multiple … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Tech drivel
Tagged A.D.D., Facebook, friends, Internet, privacy, social media
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Ack… An anonymity nightmare
I haven’t posted much on the privacy and anonymity front since getting pregnant, but I wanted to pass on a link in any event. Alex Janssen, a guy who runs a Tor server in Germany and who had promised never … Continue reading
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Tagged anonymity, idiots, Internet, privacy, scary stuff, security, Tor
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A response to a search query… A comment on privacy on the Internet and personal relationships
So one of the nifty benefits of WordPress is that I can see at least some of the search terms people use to get to my blog. Often they’re amusing, most of them are predictable, and some of them are … Continue reading
The problem with telling your own story
Or: How I learned to love my lack of anonymity on the Internet. The Internet is forever. For those of you who think you can post something stupid – or have something stupid posted about you – and not have … Continue reading
How to disable the Actiontec DSL modem web activity log
Edit: This was posted in 2006. You know, before we all had smartphones which were trackable anywhere and one could be annoyed by the little things, like my DSL modem keeping an activity log with no way for me to … Continue reading


