Threats
Ask the forge: your threats questions, answered
Straight answers to the threats questions privacy-conscious consumers and security hobbyists keep asking, minus the hedging.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 · Updated on deploy
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Fresh takes for privacy-conscious consumers and security hobbyists. Dispatches for privacy-conscious consumers and security hobbyists, synthesized from across the web.
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"home network security basics" in practice: a real-world field test
We put the most-repeated advice about home network security basics through a month of actual use. Some of it survived.
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"password manager setup" in practice: a real-world field test
We put the most-repeated advice about password manager setup through a month of actual use. Some of it survived.
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Ask the forge: your threats questions, answered
Straight answers to the threats questions privacy-conscious consumers and security hobbyists keep asking, minus the hedging.
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The quiet upgrade: small tweaks in devices with outsized returns
No purchases, no overhauls — the modest devices adjustments that privacy-conscious consumers and security hobbyists report mattering most.
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Myth vs. reality: password manager setup
The persistent myths around password manager setup, stress-tested against what privacy-conscious consumers and security hobbyists actually report.
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"privacy browser comparison" in practice: a real-world field test
We put the most-repeated advice about privacy browser comparison through a month of actual use. Some of it survived.
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Ask the forge: your threats questions, answered
Straight answers to the threats questions privacy-conscious consumers and security hobbyists keep asking, minus the hedging.
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