browsers
What a website learns before you click anything
I followed one link to a test site and touched nothing. The site got 15 lines about me with the request and read 33 more things in under half a second.
What 'clear browsing data' leaves behind
I filled a Chrome profile with two test sites, then pressed Delete browsing data exactly as the dialog opened. One site was wiped. The other was not touched.
What incognito mode actually hides, and from whom
I opened one site in a normal Chrome window and an incognito one and compared what it saw. 26 of 29 things matched. Here is what incognito changes.
What a CAPTCHA checks before it decides you're a robot
I loaded a real CAPTCHA widget and watched what it actually checked. It cleared me in under a second, without a click, and told me exactly what it read.
What 'Reject all' on a cookie banner actually does
I clicked reject all on a real news site and measured what changed. On a good banner it does stop the trackers. Here is the part it does not touch.
Why websites feel slow, measured on four real sites
I timed four sites and counted what each page fetches. The fix every performance guide leads with was already done on all four, and they are still slow.