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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...

Apple's Lockdown Mode is impressive, but it isn't for everyone

moonwriting · 3w

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...

From iOS to GrapheneOS and back again

moonwriting · 1mo

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...

Artemis and Current: Bringing calmness into RSS

moonwriting · 2mo

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...

My privacy setup going into 2026

moonwriting · 2mo

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...

RSS: One of my favorite tools on the internet

moonwriting · 3mo

Dear reader,Have you ever found a cool or interesting website, a blog, or anything that you bookmarked, but realized months or even years later that you hardly ever visit it? Or...

Moving to a custom domain

moonwriting · 3mo

Dear reader,After reading Olly’s (the developer of Pagecord) blog post about custom domains, I was finally convinced and moved this blog to a custom domain: moonwriting.blog. It...

You think you don't want privacy. Think again.

moonwriting · 3mo

Dear reader,When I was scrolling the internet some weeks ago, I encountered this article by MakeUseOf, where the author boldly claims that people don't really want privacy even...

Pagecord - The new home for moonwriting

moonwriting · 3mo

Dear reader,I have some news to share with you.After a lot of consideration, moonwriting is moving from Mataroa to Pagecord, where I will continue my writing. Even though I have...

My thoughts on the Techlore forum shutting down

moonwriting · 4mo

Dear reader,The Techlore forum has for years been my favorite place to discuss privacy-related things among like-minded people. Unfortunately, the time for that has now ended,...

Should you avoid ecosystems?

moonwriting · 5mo

Dear reader,This is the second article of the two-part series, where I challenge the popular argument asserting that people shouldn’t put all their eggs in one basket. The first...

Discussing VPN blocks, iCloud Private Relay and my new browser setup

moonwriting · 6mo

Dear reader,I have grown tired of websites blocking my access just because I use a VPN. Streaming sites are notorious for this, but this year, sites like Reddit and YouTube have...

1Password's new questionable partnership with Perplexity

moonwriting · 7mo

Dear reader,1Password announced last week that they will enter a partnership with Perplexity, an American AI company, by making their browser extension available in Perplexity’s...

Challenging the popular narrative regarding 2FA

moonwriting · 7mo

Dear reader,This article kicks off a two-part series, where I challenge the ever-present argument of: ”Don’t put all your eggs in the same basket." Today, I will consider the...

Farewell WhatsApp, I won't miss you

moonwriting · 7mo

Dear reader,I’m planning to leave WhatsApp at the end of this month, and switch fully to Signal, a much more private and ethical messaging app. The decision wasn’t easy, and it...

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