Privacy and security insights from the Ciphera team. https://ciphera.net/blog en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Every public Ciphera surface runs on Bunny, the Slovenia-based European CDN — because infrastructure jurisdiction is a privacy decision. Bunny's HopStart Cohort #3 just put $25,000 in credits behind that choice. Here's why the two fit. https://ciphera.net/blog/bunny-hopstart-second-place https://ciphera.net/blog/bunny-hopstart-second-place Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy The rule behind cookie banners isn't about cookies — it's about storing and reading information on a visitor's device. Here's what EU law actually requires for web analytics in 2026, why 'first-party' doesn't exempt you, and how a genuinely cookieless tool changes the question. https://ciphera.net/blog/do-you-need-a-cookie-banner-for-analytics https://ciphera.net/blog/do-you-need-a-cookie-banner-for-analytics Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy A practical, honest guide to leaving Google Analytics for a privacy-first tool in 2026 — the timeline you need to know, why teams are switching, what you genuinely gain and lose, and the step-by-step migration (including the historical-data trap nobody warns you about). https://ciphera.net/blog/how-to-migrate-off-google-analytics https://ciphera.net/blog/how-to-migrate-off-google-analytics Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison GDPR applies to your analytics the moment it processes personal data — and an IP address usually counts. A practical, source-backed 2026 checklist: lawful basis, data minimisation, retention, international transfers, and the one design choice that collapses most of it. https://ciphera.net/blog/is-your-analytics-gdpr-compliant https://ciphera.net/blog/is-your-analytics-gdpr-compliant Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy The bot-protection widget you add to a form often watches your visitors more than it protects them. A privacy- and jurisdiction-first comparison of reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, hCaptcha, and Ciphera Captcha's proof-of-work, cookieless approach. https://ciphera.net/blog/ciphera-captcha-vs-recaptcha-vs-turnstile https://ciphera.net/blog/ciphera-captcha-vs-recaptcha-vs-turnstile Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison An honest architectural comparison of three approaches to authentication: Auth0 and Clerk as developer platforms, and Ciphera ID's zero-knowledge model built on the open-source Tessera stack — where your users' passwords and data actually live, and who can read them. https://ciphera.net/blog/ciphera-id-vs-auth0-vs-clerk https://ciphera.net/blog/ciphera-id-vs-auth0-vs-clerk Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison Your password never touches our servers. Your email lives in a vault we can't decrypt. Here's the honest accounting of what Ciphera sees — and doesn't. https://ciphera.net/blog/what-we-see-about-you-what-we-dont https://ciphera.net/blog/what-we-see-about-you-what-we-dont Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy The DPF relies on an executive order, not legislation. With PCLOB gutted and FISA 702 sunsetting April 20, 2,800+ companies face transfer uncertainty. https://ciphera.net/blog/eu-us-data-privacy-framework-executive-order https://ciphera.net/blog/eu-us-data-privacy-framework-executive-order Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy A CDN terminates TLS and sees every request. For a privacy company, choosing one is a trust decision. Here's the checklist we used, our actual setup, and what running it taught us. https://ciphera.net/blog/why-we-chose-bunnycdn https://ciphera.net/blog/why-we-chose-bunnycdn Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy What zero-knowledge encryption actually means — explained through the system we run in production: OPAQUE authentication, blind indexes, and a vault key that never leaves your browser. https://ciphera.net/blog/zero-knowledge-encryption-guide https://ciphera.net/blog/zero-knowledge-encryption-guide Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security The AI Act's high-risk deadline just moved to December 2027 — but transparency rules and EUR 35M fines still land August 2, 2026. Here's what changed and what to do with the extra runway. https://ciphera.net/blog/eu-ai-act-compliance-guide-2026 https://ciphera.net/blog/eu-ai-act-compliance-guide-2026 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy 34 open source privacy tools across 11 categories — every one re-verified in July 2026: licenses, maintenance status, and governance changes. Plus the open-source stack we run ourselves. https://ciphera.net/blog/open-source-privacy-tools-2026 https://ciphera.net/blog/open-source-privacy-tools-2026 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy Side-by-side comparison of Pulse, Google Analytics, Plausible, and Fathom on privacy, performance, accuracy, and cost. Cookie-based analytics loses 80-90% of EU visitor data. https://ciphera.net/blog/pulse-vs-google-analytics-plausible-fathom https://ciphera.net/blog/pulse-vs-google-analytics-plausible-fathom Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison Switzerland hosts 75 data centers outside CLOUD Act reach. Swiss FADP and neutrality make it the top choice for privacy infrastructure. https://ciphera.net/blog/why-swiss-infrastructure-matters-for-data-privacy https://ciphera.net/blog/why-swiss-infrastructure-matters-for-data-privacy Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy 82% of consumers abandoned a brand over data concerns in 2025. Google, Apple, and Meta have been hit with $2B+ in fines and verdicts — several still contested. Here's what real privacy architecture looks like. https://ciphera.net/blog/why-privacy-cant-be-an-afterthought https://ciphera.net/blog/why-privacy-cant-be-an-afterthought Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Privacy