Takes Should You Use a VPN with Tor? In September 2024, German law enforcement publicly confirmed they had deanonymized a Tor user in a criminal case using traffic timing analysis — specifically, by watching which Tor guard nodes the Frank Line Tech 16 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
Takes Apple's Struggle with the EU's Digital Markets Act: Resistance, Restrictions, and Repercussions The Digital Markets Act (DMA) passed by the European Union aims to increase competition and provide more choices for consumers when it comes to digital platforms and devices. This has Frank Line Tech 28 Jan 2024 · 5 min read
Guides Securing Your Email With SPF, DKIM, and DMARC — EasyDMARC Overview Email has become an indispensable communication tool for both personal and business use. However, its popularity has also made it a prime target for cyber attacks. Phishing, spoofing, malware - Frank Line Tech 22 Jan 2024 · 7 min read
Guides Exploring SquareX - A Revolutionary Web Browsing Security Solution The internet has become an indispensable part of our lives. We rely on it for work, entertainment, communication, and more. However, as our online presence grows, so does the risk Frank Line Tech 21 Jan 2024 · 7 min read
Guides Comprehensive comparison of popular password managers Password managers have become a necessary tool for protecting online accounts as passwords have grown more complex, yet the best solution remains unclear with many options on the market. This Frank Line Tech 14 Jan 2024 · 14 min read
Guides Overlay Networks vs Traditional VPNs Traditional VPNs and overlay networks solve the same problem — secure remote access — with fundamentally different architectures. Understanding the difference matters because they have opposite default security postures, different operational failure Frank Line Tech 12 Jan 2024 · 4 min read
Guides A Comparative Analysis of Top Overlay VPN Networks Overlay VPN networks establish encrypted peer-to-peer tunnels between devices using a coordination server that manages authentication and key exchange — but doesn't route traffic. Once devices authenticate, they connect Frank Line Tech 12 Jan 2024 · 4 min read
News Fedora Asahi Remix 39 - Bringing the Best of Linux Privacy to Apple Silicon Macs The release of Fedora Asahi Remix 39 marks a major milestone in bringing a fully-featured and polished Linux experience to Apple's M-series chips. Developed through close collaboration between Frank Line Tech 29 Dec 2023 · 4 min read
Privacy Techniques for evading digital surveillance Mass surveillance isn't one system — it's several operating simultaneously at different layers. Your ISP monitors traffic metadata. Platforms track behaviour through first-party data and cross-site identifiers. Frank Line Tech 28 Dec 2023 · 5 min read
Guides The Virtualization Debate - XCP-NG vs Proxmox for Businesses Leaving VMware The ongoing Broadcom acquisition of VMware is creating uncertainty around the future of vSphere and other VMware products, with the recent change being the end of perpetual licences. With such Frank Line Tech 24 Dec 2023 · 6 min read
Guides Is Zorin OS 17 the Best Linux Distribution for Beginners Zorin OS has developed a reputation over the years as one of the best Linux distributions for beginners making the transition from Windows or macOS. The recently launched Zorin OS Frank Line Tech 23 Dec 2023 · 8 min read
News Beware of What the New Outlook Shares with Microsoft Microsoft Outlook is one of the most widely used email clients in the world, both for personal and business use. However, recent changes to the Outlook software have privacy advocates Frank Line Tech 5 Dec 2023 · 4 min read
News Roundcube joins Nextcloud: Revolutionizing Email Privacy and Decentralization Originally published December 2023. Updated April 2026 with Roundcube 1.7 release status and current project health. Nextcloud took over Roundcube in November 2023 — and the obvious question for anyone Frank Line Tech 4 Dec 2023 · 5 min read
Security Safing Portmaster - A Comprehensive Privacy Focused and Security Firewall Safing Portmaster is an open-source network firewall and monitoring application that aims to provide users with privacy, security and control over their online activity. Portmaster was created as a simple Frank Line Tech 29 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
News Google's Plan to Protect Users from IP Tracking and Why You Should Be Concerned Google recently announced plans to incorporate their own IP protection feature into Chrome by default in future releases. This IP protection will work by routing users' traffic through Google-run Frank Line Tech 28 Nov 2023 · 3 min read
Guides The Dangers of Storing Passwords in Your Web Browser Storing passwords in your web browser seems like a convenient option but it comes with significant security risks. All major browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge offer Frank Line Tech 28 Nov 2023 · 9 min read
News Google's Controversial Manifest V3 Changes - The End of Ad Blocking? TL;DR * Google Chrome is set to make sweeping changes to how extensions work via its transition to Manifest V3, but privacy advocates warn this could deal a major blow Frank Line Tech 27 Nov 2023 · 6 min read
Guides Installing Open-appsec for Linux on Nginx As ModSecurity approaches its end of life in July 2024, many organizations are looking for a modern alternative to secure their web applications and APIs. Open-appsec is positioning itself as Frank Line Tech 25 Nov 2023 · 8 min read
