The loyalty card illusion — what the points really cost
What supermarkets really get for those points, how the scheme earns its keep, and why the card is oddly the most honest trade in the whole data economy.
7 min read
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privacy
What is actually happening to your data — who collects it, what they do with it, and the parts the companies involved would rather you did not notice.
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What your internet provider sees — broadband and mobile
What your broadband and mobile providers can actually see now the web is encrypted, what happens to the logs, and what a VPN genuinely changes.
7 min read
Why an ad blocker is not enough
What a browser extension can and cannot protect, why that protection is shrinking, and what changes when the blocking moves into the network itself.
4 min read
Your car is a smartphone on wheels — and it phones home
A jargon-free look at what a modern car records during an ordinary commute, who ends up holding that data, and what it has already cost some drivers.
5 min read
Free apps are not free — what you actually pay with
What actually gets exchanged when a service costs nothing, why the profile outlives your account, and what changes if you run the tools yourself.
4 min read
What a VPN does not hide — and what it actually does
VPN adverts promise invisibility. What you actually get is narrower, and worth understanding before you pay for one. No jargon, and nothing to sell you.
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Why privacy became something you pay for
There is now a monthly fee to not be profiled. Paying it is reasonable, but it buys a promise rather than a guarantee — and that is worth noticing.
5 min read