RSS Technology
The acronym RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary and refers to a file format that contains indexes and references to web content, using a standardized protocol. The main advantage of this system is that users do not need to periodically visit their sites of interest; instead, the RSS feed will automatically notify them of any changes, highlighting the newly introduced elements.
Users can subscribe to an RSS feed through a feed reader, which automatically collects and displays newly published content. This allows them to stay updated on topics of interest efficiently, receiving only the desired information in a clear and easily readable format.
Aggregation of information by service providers
You may be unaware that operating systems, browsers, search engines, and mobile devices tend to show you aggregated information that is increasingly refined based on your searches, through sophisticated systems for proposing content related to advertising interests and aimed at enhancing user profiling.
In this context, it can be stated that RSS is built by others, and the user is unknowingly unaware of the profiling that is being perpetuated against them.
RSS and Privacy
Below are the main applications for Android1 that can be downloaded from F-Droid. 2
| App | F-Droid | GitHub | Website | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder | link | link | link | GNU v3.0 |
| Capy Reader | link | link | link | MIT |
| Read You | link | link | - | GNU v3.0 |
Let’s improve privacy
Let’s move all the traffic of our RSS application under the TOR network, the onion of privacy is served!
TOR The Onion Router - is a network that allows you to browse the internet anonymously and securely. It works by creating a network of servers that encrypt and forward browsing requests, making it difficult to track the origin and destination of data. This enables the protection of online privacy.
The project website Orbot TOR VPN for smartphones, states that the application is available on all platforms: F-Droid, Google Play, and App Store.
RSS feed BalziBox
The BalziBox website uses Hugo’s static technology, for more details click here. You can also reference the entire site or the sections that interest you by using RSS, by inserting the relevant feed.
- Global site information BalziBox
- Only information related to Articles
- Only information related to Relax
- Only information related to Pages
- Only information related to Archives
The attentive reader knows that BalziBox does not deal with the analysis of the Apple world, as its resources and time are currently focused on the Android operating system. ↩︎
F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device. ↩︎