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Collin M. Barrett

Collin M. Barrett is a staff software engineer in Memphis, TN.

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A collection of my blog posts tagged as being related to tracking or profiling including advertising networks, invasions of privacy, anonymity online, etc.

DD-WRT: Connecting to the Optimal ProtonVPN Server with OpenVPN

DD-WRT: Connecting to the Optimal ProtonVPN Server with OpenVPN

Published: 6.6.20

I wrote a shell script triggered by cron on my DD-WRT router to automatically connect to the optimal ProtonVPN server via the OpenVPN Client [Read More]

Optimizing ProtonVPN Server Selection by DD-WRT with DNS

Optimizing ProtonVPN Server Selection by DD-WRT with DNS

Published: 2.27.20

I created a custom URL to connect to ProtonVPN from DD-WRT that selects from a pool of premium servers in the nearest city. [Read More]

Hardening Firefox. Replacing Chrome.

Hardening Firefox. Replacing Chrome.

Published: 8.7.17

Using Firefox instead of Chrome on the desktop, and how I am hardening Firefox to increase security and privacy. [Read More]

Sending the Referrer Policy Header with NGINX

Sending the Referrer Policy Header with NGINX

Published: 6.13.17

A brief overview of the Referrer Policy header and how to send it with NGINX. [Read More]

Blocking Web Fonts for Speed and Privacy

Blocking Web Fonts for Speed and Privacy

Published: 4.11.16

How to configure your browser to block web fonts to speed up your web browsing and protect your privacy. [Read More]

FilterLists, Gorhill, Jekyll, WordPress Plugin, and PHP

FilterLists, Gorhill, Jekyll, WordPress Plugin, and PHP

Published: 2.29.16

FilterLists got a bit of publicity and I began working on a new feature, learning Jekyll, PHP, and WordPress plugin development along the way. [Read More]

Optimizing Self-Hosted Web Fonts

Optimizing Self-Hosted Web Fonts

Published: 2.23.16

By implementing .woff2 and slimming down my icon font, I reduced the weight of my site’s fonts by about 50KB. [Read More]

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