What's this all about?
I've been interested in data privacy, degoogling and AI for quite a while now. I have three kids myself, so I spend a lot of time looking into games, social media and apps. I used to share snippets of articles in my WhatsApp status and got some positive feedback — so a few weeks ago I thought: right, let's just make a website. Never done it before, so at least I'd learn something new.
And I did. But oh lord, I underestimated how much work goes into a site like this. Still, it was fun, and I'm pretty proud that it's up — I just hope there aren't too many mistakes in it.
To be clear: this is purely a hobby project. I hope you enjoy it and take away one or two useful things.
— Kai
Research principles
Every article on this website follows the same standards:
✅ What you'll find here
Sources: Every claim is backed by linked, verifiable sources. No anonymous "studies show" — instead, concrete links to official documents, regulations, news reports or academic papers.
Context instead of clickbait: Articles aren't titled "TikTok is DANGEROUS!" — they explain plainly which risks exist, which are overstated and what parents can actually do.
European perspective: Where possible, European alternatives with GDPR compliance and EU-based servers are presented.
Tooltips for technical terms: Technical terms such as "encryption" or "metadata" are explained via hover tooltips — without interrupting the reading flow.
❌ What you won't find here
Affiliate links: No paid recommendations. The services presented have been independently researched.
Tracking & analytics: No Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no cookies. Zero. Nada. (That would be rather ironic.)
Perfectionism pressure: Articles don't tell you to "delete everything from Google immediately" — they show realistic steps for different threat models.
AI transparency
I use Claude (Anthropic) as a writing assistant. In practice, that means: I research topics, select what gets published, and verify the sources — Claude helps me structure and phrase the text.
Why am I telling you this? Because this site talks about transparency. So it needs to be transparent itself.
Every article is read, checked and approved by me. Invented sources or unreviewed AI output would be the opposite of what this site stands for.
Funding & independence
This website costs money for hosting, a domain and — above all — time. It is currently funded by:
- Voluntary donations via Ko-fi (see footer)
- Nothing else. No advertising, no affiliate deals, no sponsored content.
That means: this site stays independent. Recommendations are based on research, not commissions.
Found a mistake?
Despite careful research, errors can happen. If you spot something — a broken link, outdated information or a factual inaccuracy — feel free to get in touch using the contact details in the Legal Notice.
Corrections are applied promptly and documented transparently.