Today we'll set up a DoH forwarder which will act as DNS server that will accept queries and forward them to a DNS over HTTPS provider of your choosing. This is useful when you want to run a local forwarder so that your ISP or attackers cannot spy on- or [...]
You might have encountered websites with a pretty onion address that contains a human-readable prefix. I will show you how to get a custom onion address, using your GPU! Whats an onion address? An onion address can only be reached through Tor. It's like a domain name but which ends [...]
Pi-hole recently released an update that tells Firefox to bypass DoH, and this might be undesirable. I have the solution! Firefox basically checks for specific DNS records, and if found, will disable DNS over HTTPS. This can be useful if you're on a corporate network and have DNS servers in [...]
While VPN's are great for virtual private networks (hence the name), it is often overkill if you just want to bypass a firewall or get an encrypted tunnel to protect yourself from snooping (e.g. on public Wi-Fi). More often than not, a VPN is also a paid service unless you [...]
I think this video is nice for people that are way over their head with "tech stuff", as it explains some basic settings that can improve your privacy and security in a few easy taps, and it's easy to follow. This is why I decided to post it here, in [...]
On my previous post I shared how to get Google Play Store apps without Google, and a fourth method is of course to check if the developer or publisher has an official alternative download method. Signal provides a Google Play Store alternative! Although an alternative method from the official website [...]
You might be running an OpenVPN server and found that your IPv6 clients get their IP leaked. I have a quick fix! The problem If your client machine has IPv4 only, you won't notice any problems. But if your client machine has IPv6, and your OpenVPN server is IPv4 only, [...]
You might have heard of LineageOS (formerly CyanogenMod), but did you know about microG? Read on! The issue with Android and Google As you probably know, getting an Android phone these days means getting a phone full of Google services, deeply integrated into the system. Not only are these services [...]
If you use Threema, you probably know of the "Threema Web" feature.But did you know it's open source? So what's Threema Web? It's basically a web application, that connects with your phone and allows you to chat on your desktop through the browser. You can see all your chats in [...]
SMS 2FA: Two Factor Authentication by SMS.In many cases, it's better to not have 2FA than SMS 2FA. As a rule of thumb, don't ever hand out your mobile number to sites. The problem with SMS authentication SMS authentication is completely insecure, as has been proven multiple times in the [...]