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@kevincumbria.bsky.social
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Retired journalist and marcomms professional blogging about technology and cybersecurity.

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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 7h
Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform medium.com/@kevinko_... #NoteApp #Joplin
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Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform
I was an early Evernote adopter more than 10, maybe 15, years ago. Somewhere, deep within my digital filing system, there is a certificate…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 11h
When Customer Loyalty Is An Oxymoron medium.com/@kevinko_... ##EE #TescoMobile #Smarty
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When Customer Loyalty Is An Oxymoron
Companies’ loyalty to their customers is an oxymoron, similar to military intelligence, civil war or friendly fire. Here is the UK, large…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 14h
Toughen Up Security Password Managers Are Told medium.com/@kevinko_... #Biwarden #LastPass #Dashlane #SecurityWarning
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Toughen Up Security Password Managers Are Told
Three of the leading password manager companies have been told to tough up their security after significant breach potentials were…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 16h
The Great VPN Data Hijack medium.com/@kevinko_...
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 18h
Is Evernote Getting Too Expensive? medium.com/@kevinko_... #Evernote #Expensive
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Is Evernote Getting Too Expensive?
I was one of the original subscribers to Evernote when it launched under Phil Libin and somewhere on my cloud storage there is a…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform medium.com/@kevinko_... #NoteApp #Joplin
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Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform
I was an early Evernote adopter more than 10, maybe 15, years ago. Somewhere, deep within my digital filing system, there is a certificate…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Are VPNs To Be Killed Off? medium.com/@kevinko_... #VPNs #Privacy #Security
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Are VPNs To Be Killed Off?
Maybe it’s decades of being a journalist and watching the machinations of world governments, but as soon as a government says it is doing…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Musicolet Is My New MP3 Playing Best Mate medium.com/@kevinko_... #musicolet #mp3
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Musicolet Is My New MP3 Playing Best Mate
Like millions of Android owners who use their phone to play MP3 music, I went down the de facto Poweramp route for many years. After all, I…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Great VPN Data Hijack
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The Great VPN Data Hijack
An in depth look at more than 7000 VPN services showed that 85% of them contained trackers and 25% of those physically tracked user…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Is Evernote Getting Too Expensive? medium.com/@kevinko_... #Evernote #Expensive
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better medium.com/@kevinko_... #TutaEmail #ProtonMail
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Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better
Ask people about a secure, encrypted email service, and I suspect most would name Proton Mail as the prime example. However, there is a…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
The Trump administration’s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Count on it 👇
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m the Chair of European Movement UK… and we’re mobilising. So come aboard and let’s win this thing! #Rejoin #EU #UK #AndyBurnham #europeanmovement
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Farewell Nova Launcher, Hello Niagara medium.com/@kevinko_... #NovaLauncher #Niagara #AndroidLaunchers
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
TickTick — It’s Time For Humble Pie medium.com/@kevinko_... #TickTick #Todoist #Superlist
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TickTick — It’s Time For Humble Pie
I confess that I have been avoiding look at TickTick for a number of years because I believed that it was linked to the Chinese security…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why I Am Leaving Proton — Almost medium.com/@kevinko_... #Proton
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Why I Am Leaving Proton — Almost
I have been asked why, after some years as a premium user, I am downgrading my Proton Account. I have long admired the background ethos of…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Proton Authenticator — Why? medium.com/@kevinko_... #ProtonAuthenticator #Aegis
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When Customer Loyalty Is An Oxymoron medium.com/@kevinko_... ##EE #TescoMobile #Smarty
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When Customer Loyalty Is An Oxymoron
Companies’ loyalty to their customers is an oxymoron, similar to military intelligence, civil war or friendly fire. Here is the UK, large…
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 30/09/2026
“That, to me, was an implicit threat. It feels very Palantir. Very Big Brother”: MP @labourlewis.bsky.social reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
‘We’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir. (l-r): Clive Lewis, Tom Watson and the Palantir logo, against a pink background
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better medium.com/@kevinko_... #TutaEmail #ProtonMail
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Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better
Ask people about a secure, encrypted email service, and I suspect most would name Proton Mail as the prime example. However, there is a…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bloody VPNs! Why So Difficult? medium.com/@kevinko_... #VPNs
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Bloody VPNs! Why So Difficult?
As I wrote in a previous post, I am thinking of dropping my Proton Unlimited subscription when it is up for renewal early next year. Why? I…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Proton Authenticator — Why? medium.com/@kevinko_... #ProtonAuthenticator #Aegis
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Proton Authenticator — Why?
Like a lot of subscribers to the Proton ecosphere, I was more than a little surprised when the company announced its authenticator app…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Farewell Nova Launcher, Hello Niagara medium.com/@kevinko_... #NovaLauncher #Niagara #AndroidLaunchers
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Farewell Nova Launcher, Hello Niagara
I must confess, when I read that Kevin Barry was walking away from Nova Launcher for Android, it was like a kick in the sensitives. I have…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bloody VPNs! My Solution medium.com/@kevinko_... #VPNs #ProtonVPN
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Great VPN Data Hijack
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The Great VPN Data Hijack
An in depth look at more than 7000 VPN services showed that 85% of them contained trackers and 25% of those physically tracked user…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why I Am Leaving Proton — Almost medium.com/@kevinko_... #Proton
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Why I Am Leaving Proton — Almost
I have been asked why, after some years as a premium user, I am downgrading my Proton Account. I have long admired the background ethos of…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Musicolet Is My New MP3 Playing Best Mate medium.com/@kevinko_... #musicolet #mp3
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Musicolet Is My New MP3 Playing Best Mate
Like millions of Android owners who use their phone to play MP3 music, I went down the de facto Poweramp route for many years. After all, I…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Toughen Up Security Password Managers Are Told medium.com/@kevinko_... #Biwarden #LastPass #Dashlane #SecurityWarning
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform medium.com/@kevinko_... #NoteApp #Joplin
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Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform
I was an early Evernote adopter more than 10, maybe 15, years ago. Somewhere, deep within my digital filing system, there is a certificate…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Blip - A Lightning Fast Way To Share Files medium.com/@kevinko_... #Blip #FileTransfer
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Blip - A Lightning Fast Way To Share Files
Blip - A Lightning Fast Way To Share Files It never ceases to amaze me how some very useful services and apps have not appeared on my radar despite having been around for years. One such instance is …
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why I Am Leaving Proton — Almost medium.com/@kevinko_... #Proton
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Why I Am Leaving Proton — Almost
I have been asked why, after some years as a premium user, I am downgrading my Proton Account. I have long admired the background ethos of…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform medium.com/@kevinko_... #NoteApp #Joplin
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Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform
I was an early Evernote adopter more than 10, maybe 15, years ago. Somewhere, deep within my digital filing system, there is a certificate…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I hope the boys in blue search their pockets, cars and do a nasal scrape.
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Internxt Offers First Class Security With Bargain Plans medium.com/@kevinko_... #Internxt #CloudStorage
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Internxt Offers First Class Security With Bargain Plans
Some time ago I wrote a post about the slew of new cloud storage services becoming available and questioned whether or not they were safe…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is Evernote Getting Too Expensive? medium.com/@kevinko_... #Evernote #Expensive
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Is Evernote Getting Too Expensive?
I was one of the original subscribers to Evernote when it launched under Phil Libin and somewhere on my cloud storage there is a…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Proton Authenticator — Why? medium.com/@kevinko_... #ProtonAuthenticator #Aegis
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Leave Online “Keylogging” Apps Behind To Guarantee Privacy medium.com/@kevinko_... #Swiftkey #Heliboard #Futo
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Leave Online “Keylogging” Apps Behind To Guarantee Privacy
One aspect of trying to wean myself off software giants that offer services such as mobile keyboards was to realise that most of these…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Farewell Nova Launcher, Hello Niagara medium.com/@kevinko_... #NovaLauncher #Niagara #AndroidLaunchers
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Farewell Nova Launcher, Hello Niagara
I must confess, when I read that Kevin Barry was walking away from Nova Launcher for Android, it was like a kick in the sensitives. I have…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
TickTick — It’s Time For Humble Pie medium.com/@kevinko_... #TickTick #Todoist #Superlist
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TickTick — It’s Time For Humble Pie
I confess that I have been avoiding look at TickTick for a number of years because I believed that it was linked to the Chinese security…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better medium.com/@kevinko_... #TutaEmail #ProtonMail
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Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better
Ask people about a secure, encrypted email service, and I suspect most would name Proton Mail as the prime example. However, there is a…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Farewell Nova Launcher, Hello Niagara medium.com/@kevinko_... #NovaLauncher #Niagara #AndroidLaunchers
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Farewell Nova Launcher, Hello Niagara
I must confess, when I read that Kevin Barry was walking away from Nova Launcher for Android, it was like a kick in the sensitives. I have…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Proton Authenticator — Why? medium.com/@kevinko_... #ProtonAuthenticator #Aegis
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Proton Authenticator — Why?
Like a lot of subscribers to the Proton ecosphere, I was more than a little surprised when the company announced its authenticator app…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Internxt Offers First Class Security With Bargain Plans medium.com/@kevinko_... #Internxt #CloudStorage
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Internxt Offers First Class Security With Bargain Plans
Some time ago I wrote a post about the slew of new cloud storage services becoming available and questioned whether or not they were safe…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
TickTick — It’s Time For Humble Pie medium.com/@kevinko_... #TickTick #Todoist #Superlist
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TickTick — It’s Time For Humble Pie
I confess that I have been avoiding look at TickTick for a number of years because I believed that it was linked to the Chinese security…
000
kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better medium.com/@kevinko_... #TutaEmail #ProtonMail
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Tuta Mail Is Equal To Proton For Security If Not Better
Ask people about a secure, encrypted email service, and I suspect most would name Proton Mail as the prime example. However, there is a…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Blip - A Lightning Fast Way To Share Files medium.com/@kevinko_... #Blip #FileTransfer
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Blip - A Lightning Fast Way To Share Files
Blip - A Lightning Fast Way To Share Files It never ceases to amaze me how some very useful services and apps have not appeared on my radar despite having been around for years. One such instance is …
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Is Evernote Getting Too Expensive? medium.com/@kevinko_... #Evernote #Expensive
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Is Evernote Getting Too Expensive?
I was one of the original subscribers to Evernote when it launched under Phil Libin and somewhere on my cloud storage there is a…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Toughen Up Security Password Managers Are Told medium.com/@kevinko_... #Biwarden #LastPass #Dashlane #SecurityWarning
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Toughen Up Security Password Managers Are Told
Three of the leading password manager companies have been told to tough up their security after significant breach potentials were…
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kevincumbria.bsky.social @kevincumbria.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform medium.com/@kevinko_... #NoteApp #Joplin
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Joplin — A Surprisingly Excellent Note Platform
I was an early Evernote adopter more than 10, maybe 15, years ago. Somewhere, deep within my digital filing system, there is a certificate…
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