8 Unbelievable Things You Never Knew About Tracking by Laura Kalbag
The web, and big tech at large, is tracking our every move, habit, and facial expression. As developers who are also users, we both contribute to the surveillance system and are exploited by it. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
SLI : un indicateur pour évaluer la durabilité des logiciels - Green IT
Comment évaluer la performance développement durable des logiciels ? L’équipe de GreenIT.fr s’est retroussée les manches et vous propose un premier indicateur : le SLI pour Software Longevity Index. A vos calculettes !
:pushpin: Your beginner pen-testing start guide. A guide for amateur pen testers and a collection of hacking tools, resources and references to practice ethical hacking and web security. - sundownd...
I’ve spent the last month trying to reduce the carbon footprint of the websites I have (some) control over. When talking about this with other people they often look at me blankly before asking “aren’t you taking this a little too far?”.
A web of anxiety: accessibility for people with anxiety and panic disorders [Part 1]
Anyone booking a vacation has likely encountered persuasive notifications urging them to “Hurry, only 2 tickets left!” or to “Book now as 6 other people are viewing this hotel”.We’ve all
Every so often, the fruits of innovation bear fruit in the form of improvements to the foundational layers of the web. In 2015, HTTP/2 became a published
Our self-hosted, solar-powered, off-grid website has been running for 15 months now. In this article, we present its energy and uptime data, and calculate the embodied energy of our configuration. Based on these results, we consider the optimal balance between sustainability and server uptime, and outline possible improvements. Illustration: Diego Marmolejo. Introduction In September 2018, Low-tech Magazine launched a new website that aimed to radically reduce the energy use and carbon emissions associated with accessing its content. Internet energy use is growing quickly on account of both increasing bit rates (online content gets “heavier”) and increased time spent online (especially since the arrival of mobile computing and wireless internet). The solar powered website bucks against these trends. To drop energy...
Data detox: Five ways to reset your relationship with your phone – The Firefox Frontier
Does your phone really need to know your location, last meal or secret wine subscription? Here are five steps to a better relationship with your phone.
I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score. Now You Can Get Yours, Too.
Little-known companies are amassing your data — like food orders and Airbnb messages — and selling the analysis to clients. Here’s how to get a copy of what they have on you.
In 2019, eBay prioritized a company-wide initiative, aptly called “Speed,” focused on improving the performance of critical eBay flows across all platforms — iOS, Android, and Web. This article explains the journey and outcomes.
Do you want to stop criminals from getting into your Gmail or Facebook account? Are you worried about the cops spying on you? We have all the answers on how to protect yourself.