I have learned a lot through Privacy Guides, and it is one of my favorite go to sites for privacy recommendations, so when I see an article accusing this site of loving spyware it got my attention. No idea who the author of the article is, but although they seem to have a lot of respect for Jonah an…

In addition to what @dngray said, I want to make two important notes that address the main points, in case they are not clear (just because @dngray is not as familiar with our technical setup as I): This Privacy Guides forum does not use Cloudflare’s Content Delivery Network. Cloudflare has no abi…

You know that the website you linked just mass produces low-quality articles to boost their website and services? Would recommend staying away from such websites.

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Going to approve this post just because it mentions us. They’ve clearly run out of content, that particular site is a SEO farm for the owner’s “Linux Tech Support” company. The “privacy advice”, is really quite poor at times as it considers no specific threat model other than “the gubbermint” is go…

Yeah nowadays 1/3 of internet is through Cloudflare. You either trust them or do not use internet than?

@dngray Really appreciate you taking the time to thoroughly address the issues in the article. You make many good points, including the fact there is no clarity as to what exact threat model is being addressed. It seems the author has a one size fits all approach and only wants to utilize products a…

Idk, i still feel like there are alternatives to using cloudflare. or at least having one mirror that doesn’t go through their cdn

I think giving a response will just increase traffic to the their shitty website, that they cannot achieve by their website with poor information. So, don’t engage or answer, otherwise, they see that this method works and continue their nonsense. Edit: A reminder that PG is non-profit, whereas Simp…

But not owning your identity, how are readers of PrivacyGuides even supposed to know if Jonah is the one writing on the forums, or if it’s really the government? The comedy of the article writes itself. It reads like an an unreviewed op-ed. They themselves don’t reveal their identity, the same bo…

Jonah, I’m not attacking you. I’m trying to make you realize that they are attacking us. And instead of being at each other’s throats, we can empower our readers to take control of their digital lives. I didn’t know we were at each other’s throats :eyes:

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