Syncthing moves files between your devices, no cloud account
Drop a file in a shared folder and it appears on your other computer. No cloud account, no subscription, and nobody in the middle can read it.
Firefox translates pages without uploading your text
Click Translate and a foreign page turns into English right there on your device. Mozilla says the text never gets uploaded anywhere.
Check for leaked passwords without sending yours
A website can tell you whether your password has appeared in a leak without receiving the password itself.
X's legal letters took Nitter and XCancel offline
Nitter let anyone read X posts without an X account, an app or an ad. On August 24, X Corp sent cease and desist letters.
Zen Browser fixes your tab mess but cannot play Netflix
Zen Browser cannot play Netflix on a Windows PC or a Mac. Same for Spotify, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video, and Apple Music.
The free Google Photos replacement can now undo edits on your phone
If you have ever wanted out of Google Photos but hated handing your family pictures to another company, Immich is one of the best-known self-hosted answers.
Leaked plan would turn school buses into roaming plate scanners
A school bus camera could turn a daily route into a searchable map of where nearby cars were seen.
Chrome turns off uBlock Origin on June 30, no way back
On June 30, ad blocking breaks for tens of millions of people, and Google is the one flipping the switch.
Maxthon browser was caught sending user data to Beijing
Maxthon, a Chromium-based browser, got caught doing the exact thing you would fear a browser might do.
Claude Code quietly checks if your timezone is Chinese
Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding tool, quietly checks whether your computer's clock is set to a Chinese timezone.