Lately I’ve become increasingly privacy-aware, mainly because I want my information to remain mine. As the saying goes, if you think you’re getting a product or service for nothing, usually you’re the product. In other words, the companies providing free stuff (I’m looking at you, Google) are collecting and sharing your information to pay for the services they are providing. Usually the uses are innocent enough, like targeting ads based on your browsing history. But sometimes, if you read the fine print in the terms and conditions, these companies could be using your data in ways you might not approve of. Regardless, I’d personally rather just keep my data to myself, TYVM, and I bet you would, too.
I was not entirely surprised to learn that some of the “free” functionality on this website was sharing information with third parties. It was mostly anonymous, GDPR-compliant, and “everybody does it” , but when I put 2+2 together, I realized it would be better to get rid of that kind of thing. So I have temporarily disabled some features on the site until I can replace them with more privacy-respecting alternatives. You will notice that certain features of the site are unavailable or not working properly in the meantime, and I apologize for that; I am working to get things updated ASAP. A few things that are currently broken:
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