It is a fact well known to those who know me that I’ve been operating in the computer and Internet sector for well over three and a half decades, including fifteen years as a troubleshooter for Google, solving problems for companies around the globe, including some of the world’s largest corporations. My professional time has…
The world is watching the Middle East news with a familiar mix of shock and resignation. Unprovoked American and Israeli strikes against Iran, missiles hitting Gulf oil facilities, oil prices spiking above $100 a barrel, and so on. It’s yet another chapter in the endless Middle East conflict, nuclear brinkmanship boiling over. Or is it…?…
Look at us, the pinnacle of evolution, heading for Idiocracy through over-reliance on Artificial Intelligence. Through our species’ history we’ve used our brains to defeat everything from lions to cave bears, to overcome any and all environmental challenges, to create tools and technologies, and to innovate solutions in order to become the dominant species on…
In the months since Back To Freedom released its initial list of alternatives to popular Big Tech products and services, a number of our users have pointed out that we missed some crucial information. With this in mind we’ve compiled a short, supplemental video to complete the lineup of products and services which allow users…
Imagine this: You’re snapping a family photo on your iPhone, making a quick note on your Windows laptop, or sending a meme via X. Innocent, right? But silently, in the background, your own device is spying on you… scanning every pixel, every word, every file, for “suspicious” content. And if it doesn’t like what it…
Welcome to August 2025, where your brain is increasingly being targeted and invaded by our tech overlords, and your genes are set to receive a remix from Big Pharma, whether you like it or not. Given the developments of the past decade, we are ALL in dire need of a wake-up call to what’s in…
The internet is our open square, a place where anyone – from a blogger in Novosibirsk to a student in Nairobi – can freely speak their mind. But in Europe, new laws and corporate moves set for 2025 are building walls around this freedom, and they could affect you, no matter where you are. As…
Given my long-term history in digital forensics and cybersecurity, I’m deeply concerned about recent discoveries exposing serious vulnerabilities in Lenovo hardware, particularly in their webcams and other devices commonly used by everyday consumers who rely on these products for communication and work. These flaws, uncovered just a few days ago, in August 2025, could allow…
The Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can now help you access free security updates, but that FREE price tag comes with important privacy and security risks. In return for an extra year of security patches, you’ll need to agree to sync your personal data with the Microsoft Cloud. And that process of exposing…
If you’re using a newer Windows PC, it probably has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip inside. That’s’s a tiny piece of hardware which it supposed to keep your data – like passwords, encryption keys, and login info – safe by locking them away in a super-secure vault. In fact, Microsoft loves TPM 2.0…
