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Privacy @ethereum 🦄 Web3 | OSS | Decentralization | Privacy 🛠️ Indie Maker

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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 06/08/2026
Excited to announce In the Open 🌱 A new #privacy initiative for open technology, and digital autonomy. I'll keep track on most important developments, wins, events. And build and research open-source tools to help you take back control #buildinpublic newsletter.intheopen.cc/p/welcome-to...
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Welcome to In the Open
First edition of a new monthly newsletter on privacy, digital rights, tools, and wins.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 04/08/2026
One month of automated ukulele videos: - 8.6K views - 14 hours watched - 34 new subscribers Every video is generated from the Ukulalala music library and published automatically. No filming. No editing each video by hand. Steady growth 🐨 #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 17/07/2026
Few #privacy updates from last week 👀 1. Age verification keeps spreading across the web. An independent security consultant showed how to by-pass the latest EU age-check using a Chrome extension. Anonymous age verification still doesn’t work. 1/3
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 13/07/2026
Initial version of GDPR tracking in Paperweight 🗿 - Send a request from vendor view to start tracking a case - New cases overview with the familiar search, and filtering - Case details with overview,related messages, and timelines - Dashboard actions, reminder & follow-ups #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 03/07/2026
Just published my first short 🐨 Built a pipeline for Ukulalala that sythesizes audio with a simple Karplus-Strong model and syncs it with the Remotion pipeline to render the chord progressions from my library Can generate any chords or progression. All fully automated, no samples #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/07/2026
Monthly update 📊 Not the best. Euro summer. Slow grind. 1) Paperweight - $262 - only 4 sales (down from May) - SEO/traffic slowly compounding (+20%) - lost momentum a bit after a disappointing event week 2) ETHGastracker - $15 - running on auto-pilot #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 19/06/2026
Having some fun jamming on ukulele hero 🤙 Launching soon™️ #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 08/06/2026
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 22/05/2026
Few things from building open-source so far.. - Had a first contributor even before the first launch. Second contributor was a non-dev who did his first-time contribution to open-source using AI on a major feature. We finished it together. #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 22/05/2026
Paperweight crossed 100 star 🤩 #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 18/05/2026
Paperweight v0.3 is now live 📷 - No more security warnings! Completed Apple and Google’s verification processes - Broader IMAP/SMTP support, incl. iCloud, Proton and major providers. - Improved breach and risk classification for better actions/next steps github.com/wslyvh/paper... #buildinpublic
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Release v0.3.0 · wslyvh/paperweight
Changes Google sign-in is fully available again with Google’s official app verification. No temporary disable, verification warnings, or other OAuth workaround steps.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 16/05/2026
Finally verified on all major platforms. No more verification warnings, or other OAuth workarounds Feels good 🐸 Latest release www.paperweight.email#download #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 15/05/2026
That went pretty smoothly actually ✅ #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 15/05/2026
Anyone any experiences with Google's CASA verification? How long did it take for you? Did it require a lot fixes/rework? #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 14/05/2026
Around 1900 BCE a scribe carved hieroglyphs in the Egyptian tomb of Khnumhotep II. He swapped standard symbols for unusual ones. Scholars still don't know exact purpose, but it was most likely to add mystery, and impress visitors. Almost 4,000 years old the oldest form of recorded "cryptography".
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 08/05/2026
Paperweight v0.2.3 ✨ - Improved onboarding with more email providers and default IMAP configs - Expanded SMTP support to enable mailto unsubs and GDPR tracking - Google OAuth temp. disabled. Started CASA Verification - Refined GDPR data request workflows #buildinpublic github.com/wslyvh/paper...
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Releases · wslyvh/paperweight
Paperweight scans your inbox to map your digital footprint, then helps you take back control and delete your data. Local-first and open source. - wslyvh/paperweight
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 01/05/2026
Quick monthly recap of my first full month of indie hacking 📊 1) Biggest focus was on Paperweight - 1,200 unique visitors (+494% vs March) - $256 revenue / $430 all-time - Built a new SEO/content engine on data breaches #buildinpublic 🧵
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 30/04/2026
Introducing Paperweight and what's next ✨ paragraph.com/@privacyonet... #buildinpublic
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Introducing Paperweight and what's next ✨
It's been a few months. I've been building Paperweight, a local-first, open-source tool to map and reduce your digital footprint. And thinking about where this newsletter goes next. Spoiler: a monthly...
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 23/04/2026
Dutch data-breach season continues.. Rituals confirmed yesterday that its loyalty program (41M members across 33+ countries) was breached. Names, dates of birth, gender, address, email, phone nrs, store and account types. Affected count not disclosed. www.paperweight.email/breaches/rit...
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Rituals Data Breach - What to Do
Records exposed in the Rituals breach (2026) have not been disclosed. Find out what data was leaked and what steps to take now.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 19/04/2026
Paperweight is up on ProductHunt today. Check it out, give it a vote ✌️ www.producthunt.com/products/pap... #buildinpublic
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Cleanup your email and manage your digital footprint - Paperweight | Product Hunt
Every account you create, every service you sign up for, every online purchase is connected to your email address. Most people have 100+ accounts they've forgotten about, creating security risks and p...
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 14/04/2026
Hallmark Breach: 1.7M records, including names, phones, addresses and support tickets This incident is part of a broader pattern of data breaches involving the ShinyHunters group, which has previously hit companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, AT&T and Odido. www.paperweight.email/breaches/hal...
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Hallmark Data Breach - What to Do
1.7 million records exposed in the Hallmark breach (2026). Find out what data was leaked and what steps to take now.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 13/04/2026
Another day, another data breach affecting over 1 million from members in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany and Luxembourg. Exposed data: bank account nrs, dates of birth, email addresses, names, phone nrs and physical addresses More info www.paperweight.email/breaches/bas...
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Basic-Fit Data Breach - What to Do
1.0 million records exposed in the Basic-Fit breach (2026). Find out what data was leaked and what steps to take now.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 13/04/2026
The French government has announced its plan to ditch Windows and switch to Linux 💯 They also moved 80,000 National Health Insurance Fund Employees to open source alternatives replacing big-tech platforms. It’s amazing to finally seeing governments opting for OSS! Public money = public code!
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 08/04/2026
One of my fun/passion projects is the ukulele 🎸 So I built an App to help me practice. It contains a chord library, and other tools to help visualize and discover new chords, progressions, and keys. 👉 iOS apps.apple.com/nl/app/ukula... 👉 Android play.google.com/store/apps/d... #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 06/04/2026
Kite season started 😎 Expect more kitesurfing posts during summer ✌️
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/04/2026
Most people know they have the right to request or delete their data under GDPR. Almost nobody actually does it So I built a free, and open-source GDPR request generator to make it easier All in browser. No data is shared. No account required. www.paperweight.email/resources/gd... #buildinpublic
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Paperweight | Manage your digital footprint
Paperweight scans your inbox to map your digital footprint, then helps you take back control and delete your data. Local-first and open source.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 27/03/2026
Paperweight v0.2 is live 🗿 - Verified Apple builds - Added multi-account support - Added new actions panel - Improved account detection and risk classification - Improved sync reliability & performance - General cleanup, and stability fixes 🌐 www.paperweight.email #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 27/03/2026
How it started vs. How it's going Few clicks... Cleaner inbox 🗿 #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 24/03/2026
Paperweight mentioned 🗿
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 20/03/2026
What did you ship this week? #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 18/03/2026
Couple of email related questions. Feel free to comment on any of the polls 💌 Your email address is basically a record of your digital life. How long have you had yours? #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 17/03/2026
Do I have any DPOs, privacy officers, or GDPR specialists in my network? Building a privacy tool that helps people send GDPR requests, but I've been getting some pushback from DPOs about automated requests. Would love to better understand the receiving side Feel free to tag anyone I should talk to
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 16/03/2026
Trying to be more active building in public again! Working on a few ideas in parallel, open-source, privacy-first. Will share more of my indie hacker journey: the process, the wins, the dead ends. Let's go! 🚀
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 11/03/2026
Paperweight is live 🗿 A local-first desktop app that scans your inbox to map your digital footprint, then helps you take back control and delete your data. After a short cleanup session: - 69 mailing lists unsubscribed - 487 emails deleted - 60.7 MB reclaimed
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 24/02/2026
At this point you can assume that any data online will get exposed at some point. You can't stop breaches, but you can avoid becoming a target. That's why I'm building Paperweight, an open-source, local-first app to help you clean up your digital footprint. HMU if you want to try upcoming MVP
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 16/02/2026
After almost 5 and a half years, I've resigned from my role at the @ethereum.foundation. I spent most of my time on the annual conference Devcon and more recently on increasing adoption of Privacy. 1/2
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 03/02/2026
Excited to announce our next meetup in #amsterdam Join us to hear about the latest developments, share ideas, and hang out with fellow privacy nerds. ft. Privacy Pools, Kohaku (EF), Warptoad www.meetup.com/ethereum-dev... Privacy is normal
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Meetup | Group not found
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/02/2026
Spent the weekend building Paperweight 🗿 While Moltbook just exposed everyone's emails and API keys to the internet, I'm taking the contrarian bet. A local-first desktop app to manage your inbox. Respects your privacy. Open-source. Star the repo or DM if you want to try it
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/02/2026
Giving it another try to be more active here! I know a large part comes from network effects. Anyone active folks I should follow here? Or if I'm following you in Twitter and not here, drop a line!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/02/2026
With Encrypt It Already, we’re pushing on tech companies to deliver stronger privacy protections to their users by enabling and expanding the use of end-to-end encryption across their products or services. www.encryptitalready.org
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Encrypt It Already
End-to-end encryption protects the privacy of your data.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 07/04/2025
When in doubt... Keep building! What are you all up to this week?
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 03/04/2025
Why don't we see more consumer hardware, TVs, personal devices, health/sleep/fitness trackers, etc. doing the opposite... At this point, it feels like non-tracking devices could easily be sold as premium products. I'd happily pay more for that
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 27/01/2025
GM, it's coding week! What are you all up to this week? #buildinpublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 10/01/2025
Had a fun interview @indiehackers.com on how to use "quadratic funding" to make a living building free software ✨ www.indiehackers.com/post/service... Big thanks to @jamesofthedrum.bsky.social for the interview 🤝
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Using "quadratic funding" to make a living building free software
Wesley is a quadratic freelancer — he makes a living from donations and quadratic funding while building free, open-source projects. Here's how.
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 06/01/2025
Here we go again... what are you all up to this week? #BuildInPublic
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 09/12/2024
It's marketing week. What are you working on this week?
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/12/2024
RIP 🪦
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/12/2024
Building my first mobile App 👀 What do you think?
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/12/2024
Finally followed by V. The official one ✌️
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Wesley @wslyvh.eth.xyz · 02/12/2024
It's coding week... What are you up to this week? 🚢
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