This post is the preamble of a 5-part series called The Great Untangling. The following four posts have already been published and are li...
The Everything Account
I've been thinking a lot about our accounts lately. We all have an ever-growing pile of digital identities scattered across the web, many forgotten after a brief stint with a random service we found in an app store. It's like second nature at this point: we check out a new
Indie Thinkers
A curated collection of quotes from the brightest minds on the internet.
A programmer's loss of identity - ratfactor
This is the follow-up to last year’s I’m an American software developer and the "broligarchs" don’t speak for me. In that essay, I tried to express why I was so agonized by the leaders in my industry doing a speedrun towards dystopia and how it all felt so divorced from what technology could, and should be. Everything I wrote there is still true, but amplified.
Sifa — Portable professional identity on the open web
Replace your LinkedIn URL with a portable profile that updates itself from your real activity across the open web. EU-hosted. Free. No lock-in.
Sifa — Portable professional identity on the open web
Replace your LinkedIn URL with a portable profile that updates itself from your real activity across the open web. EU-hosted. Free. No lock-in.
A more social IndieWeb | Dominik Hofer
My entry for the IndieWeb Carnival of December 2025 about the IndieWeb in 2030.
Deleteme – Secure your privacy, now!
Check your public info and online reputation — 100% FREE scan — no commitment required. Discover & Control Your Digital Footprint (DF)
PACT: Anonymous Credentials for the Web – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
A deeper look at PACT: a new initiative to tackle the rising tide of CAPTCHAs on the web whilst keeping the web open and preserving user's privacy.
A Decent Identity Part 1: Theory
This essay outlines a set of capabilities and goals comprising decent social computing and then establishes a framework for assessing how well an ecosystem’s identity system supports those goals and capabilities.
Digital Spaces Directory | New_ Public
As the social media landscape changes and a new wave of digital spaces emerges, this Directory is meant to be a resource for our field — a jumping-off-point for further exploration and research for anyone who’s interested in studying, building, stewarding, or simply using digital social platforms. We hope this will inspire creative exploration, spark new collaborations, and highlight important progress.
Free LinkedIn Profile Viewer — View Profiles Anonymously (2026)
View any LinkedIn profile anonymously without logging in. OutX's free profile viewer lets you research leads and competitors privately. No sign-up needed.
Ewan's Corner
A personal space where I share my thoughts on coding, technology, and life.
Introducing ONCE
Once upon a time you owned what you paid for, you controlled what you depended on, and your privacy and security were your own business. We think it’s that time again.
Mapping Trump's Crypto Empire
Untangling the sprawling web of Trump family crypto ventures, and the fortune they’re making by cashing in on the presidency.
