Failing Facial Boarding Pass On a recent flight, I was coerced strongly encouraged to "use my face as my boarding pass". I was told "it is faster, more efficient, and they already have your photo…

A radical thought. Imagine re-shaping the world so that everyone can ride a bicycle or tricycle for their daily travels and errands. Longer trips can be done by public transit.  The fewer cars on the…

Who Controls the Internet? And should they? The same topic which got me interested in decentralized systems in the early 2000s is still very relevant today. The Rise Of User-Hostile Software. Why do I need an account…

About six weeks ago, I started on a project to figure out which of the 171 certificate authorities (CA) in my browser are actually needed for day to day web browsing. It turns out you…

I cannot make this more clear. If you want a privacy-preserving Android, use it without GApps. There is a world of free, open source software available that doesn't require a Google account nor access to…