Privacy
The Skiff Privacy Fiasco, or How not to Shutdown Your Startup
On February 9th, 2024 Skiff Privacy discontinued its services. In this blog post, I want to do an informal case study of how Skiff shut down its operation and what they could have done better.
Abdullah Atta
February 11, 2024
Privacy
Why Notesnook Requires an Email Address
Email is a necessary part of our digital lives & learning to share it safely is essential for our online privacy. Learn why Notesnook continues to require an email address during sign up instead of a more anonymous approach.
Abdullah Atta
July 30, 2022
Privacy on WhatsApp: Are We Ready for a World Without Privacy of Data?
We are unknowingly beckoning the devil: a world where our every word will be watched and sold. The changes to Whatsapp privacy policy are a clear indication.
Abdullah Atta
July 26, 2021
It's time to leave Bitwarden
Bitwarden recently raised a $100M seed fund. What does this mean for you as a user? Is Bitwarden going to become another example of what happens when innocent looking startups get seed funded?
Abdullah Atta
September 06, 2022
Is DuckDuckGo Search & Browser Really Private?
I don't trust Microsoft and consequentially I can't trust DuckDuckGo. Microsoft holds all the cards when it comes to DuckDuckGo which is a ticking bomb. In short, can DuckDuckGo exist without Bing? No.
Abdullah Atta
May 27, 2022