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The Private Intelligence
A weekly newsletter for people who use AI and care about privacy. Tool reviews, workflow tips, data breach alerts, and zero tracking.
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Private AI Tool Reviews
Honest evaluations of AI tools with a focus on data handling, retention policies, and privacy trade-offs.
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Workflow Tips
Practical guides to getting real work done with local models, private APIs, and privacy-respecting tools.
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Data Breach Alerts
The breaches that matter, explained clearly. What was exposed, who is affected, and what you should do about it.
Recent issues
#47
Llama 3.1 Goes Local, Signal Adds Usernames, and a Major VPN Audit
- >New Llama 3.1 models run great on consumer hardware with Ollama 0.4
- >Signal finally lets you hide your phone number with usernames
- >Mullvad passes third independent security audit with zero findings
- >Data breach: 2.7B records from a major data broker leaked
#46
Apple Intelligence Privacy Deep-Dive, Bitwarden Goes Passkeys
- >We analyzed Apple's Private Cloud Compute claims. Here is what checks out and what does not
- >Bitwarden now supports passkey storage and autofill
- >Three new Obsidian plugins for local AI integration
- >Tutorial: Setting up encrypted DNS on your home network in 10 minutes
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