Big tech companies track us everywhere. The struggle for privacy is tough, but thankfully, there are still people out there who have our back.
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Video Search Bias: Absolutely Dominated by YouTube, No Odysee to be found anywhere
Anyone who has gone looking for a video knows YouTube dominates the results. A close look at just how monolithic video search results really are.
Privacy tweaks: How to set up Brave Browser in 2022
Although Brave might really be the most private browser out of the box, it still can be tweaked in the privacy settings.
Privacy tweaks: How to set up Mozilla Firefox in 2022
Firefox is the only major alternative to Chromium-based browsers and offers reasonable privacy online – only after a few tweaks here and there.
Privacy tweaks: How to set up Opera Browser in 2022
Opera is still much loved browser among privacy-minded users. Does it live up to its fame and how to set it up for maximum privacy?
Video of the Week: Pets by Porno for Pyros
Porno for Pyros “Pets” (1993) is a prophetic song, presaging a time when governments would seek to RFID not just pets but their human subjects.
VOW: New Year’s Eve Bratislava 2021 Street Music
Video of Jan Nedvědi’s “Máme jen sebe”. Happy New Year FV Player users and lovers of good music! Much love and good cheer to you in 2022.
The Most Private Search Engine
What do we pay for having any information “freely” just a single click away? Search engines are privacy nightmares; the way out is inconclusive.
Making Easy Even Easier: FV Player Now Supports Bunny Stream
Quit needlessly disrupting your workflow. FV Player lets you add secure Bunny.net video right from your Media Library.
Privacy: Iridium, unGoogled Chromium, Brave Browser face off
All of Iridium, unGoogled Chromium and Brave Browser make bold claims for privacy. Talk is cheap and fortunately the EFF is here to referee.
How to set up your browser for user privacy (Firefox, Brave, Edge, Safari, Chrome, Chromium, Icecat): a step by step guide for each browser
Even the popular browsers known for privacy need a few tweaks here and there. Let’s see how to configure them easily and properly.
How To Post A Video Without Cookies
If you are trying to use as little Cookies as possible, FV Player is the right player for you. Even if you choose not to disable all the cookies.
New Compatibility and visual fixes
FV Player is now compatible with Bunny WordPress CDN Plugin, compatibility with WP Rocket is fixed, and a little visual surprise awaits you too.
Encrypt Videos Right In WordPress Media Library
Don’t let your workflow be disrupted anymore. FV Player Coconut now allows you to encode and encrypt videos right from WordPress Media Library.
How to publish full size images in WordPress
There are two choices to disable the default nanny function which limits image size in Wordpress to 2560px. There’s no GUI but here’s how to do it.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most Private Browser of them all
Any browser will try to persuade us that it’s the most private one, but we are smarter than that. Let’s take a look at it!
How to customise OS X safely: TinkerTool and TinkerTool System
TinkerTool offers a consistent interface to tweak OS X hidden preferences for over a decade now across a dozen OS X versions.
Choosing a working colour space for photography: sRGB, AdobeRGB, Wide Gamut RGB or ProPhoto RGB
If you can’t see it, you can’t correct it. How to navigate a smooth path between colour spaces for web and print.
The True Cost Of A Video Encoding Workflow
Hosting, CDN, encoding, and their various pricing models. You have to consider it all when picking a video workflow. Discover the true cost.
Let Viewers See The Video Chapters Before Playback
A new upgrade to the recently added video chapter timeline markers. Chapters are now already visible before the video is played.
