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Who is actually
watching
you?

Intelligence alliances reading your emails. AI-powered surveillance software embedded in German police databases. Smart home devices that know more than they should.

Surveillance camera tower in front of mountains in Naco, Arizona
Image: EFF / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
researchOctober 2026
Starlink dish on a vehicle roof
Image: Tony Webster / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Resized; source in the article.

Starlink: How dependent should the world become on one company?

Elon Musk, private infrastructure power and the consequences when states and institutions can barely replace their internet provider.

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article September 2026

Which browser reveals the least about you

Ten browsers, four devices, my own measurements. Four were indistinguishable on the PC, and an ad blocker changes nothing about that.

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article March 2026
Passengers with smartphones on a subway platform
Image: Billie Grace Ward from New York, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Data Brokers — The Invisible Trade in Your Data

Who are data brokers? What do they know about you? How governments and companies sell your personal data — and what happens when they get hacked.

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article March 2026

The Internet Kill Switch — How States Shut Down the Net

On 8 January 2026, Iran shut down the internet for around 90 million people. How does an internet kill switch work — and could it happen in Europe?

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article April 2026
Robot vacuum at its charging station
Image: ajay_suresh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Robot Vacuums & Privacy — What the Smart Helpers Really Know

From toilet photos on Facebook to hacks: what robot vacuums from Ecovacs and Roborock really collect about your home and where the data goes.

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