The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. Tim Berners-Lee, while working at CERN, implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the internet, so he invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989. The WorldWideWeb (W3) is[…]
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Take back the Internet with Tor
Why should you use Tor everyday? To protect your privacy, defend yourself against network surveillance and traffic analysis, have a more secure navigation experience. Tor is free software, open-source and open network; it helps you defend your personal freedom, privacy, activities and relationships. Here an extract from the Tor Project official website: The Tor network is a group of volunteer-operated[…]
Read moreA Linux hardware experience website turns 15
Phoronix.com turns 15 years old. The Linux related website that began with a case review and some peripheral reviews on a system running Knoppix. I started Phoronix for the poor Linux hardware support at the time and it’s been an amazing turnaround since that point. No longer is it a battle of getting network devices or input devices working on[…]
Read moreReducing the dispersion of the personal data when using a web browser
A browser should be a very simple tool, just a way to access the web. In recent years, however, in some cases, it has become a tool for doing a lot of different things (like a small operating system) and also for analyzing personal preferences. Google built Chrome for these purposes. Years ago, Google realized that the browser is the[…]
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