Data Collection#
We do not sell your data to third-parties neither do we collect your data directly for marketing or sales purposes. However, we use third-party services to understand our site performance and provide interactive features.
Public Interest & Research Data#
As a security-focused blog, some content may contain data related to specific individuals, entities, or organizations. This data is:
- Collected from publicly available sources and open-source intelligence (OSINT).
- Published for the purpose of public awareness, education, and the prevention of fraudulent activity.
- Handled in accordance with fair use and journalistic principles intended to protect the public interest.
- Due to potential legal action via Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), we may keep the identities of specific organizations or individuals censored or use fictionalized names, text messages and social media posts.
Third-Party Services#
We use the following services to host and improve our site. These services may collect technical information to function:
- GitHub Pages: Our site is hosted on GitHub. They may collect server logs, including your IP address, to prevent abuse and ensure the security of the service.
- Google Analytics: We use this to see how many people visit our site and which posts are popular. It uses cookies to track things like your browser type and how long you stay on a page. You can opt-out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Firebase: We use Firebase to power site features like “Views” and “Likes.” Firebase may collect certain identifiers (such as mobile advertising identifiers or Instance IDs) to provide these analytics and ensure the app runs smoothly.
For more information on how Google handles data, please see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Your Rights#
Since we do not store personal information like names or emails for our visitors, we cannot ‘delete’ your specific visitor data. However, you can prevent tracking by using browser extensions or by disabling cookies in your browser settings.
For any disputes, please contact us via our email, r4shsec@protonmail.com.