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The Takedown

Technical analyses, tool breakdowns, and strategic insights into the world of edtech surveillance. This is our research hub for exposing the systems designed to watch you.

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Announcement

End of the Line: Powering Down hapara.fail DNS

As of July 31, 2026, at 2:30 AM EST, the hapara.fail public DNS service has officially been shut down. Thank you to everyone who supported us along the way.

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Announcement

Public DNS Resolver Shutdown Notice

The hapara.fail public DNS resolver will be retired on July 31, 2026 unless something changes. Here is what happened, why it matters, and what comes next.

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Investigation

The ID Trap: How "Protecting Kids" Became a Surveillance Machine

An investigation into how age verification laws are building a surveillance machine, exposing sensitive data, and threatening internet anonymity.

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Announcement

Reforging the Shield: Why We Switched to AdGuard Home

We've switched from Pi-hole to AdGuard Home. Learn why this upgrade brings superior speed, native encryption (DoH/DoT/DoQ), and better security.

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Issue

The Death of Learning — and How to Revive It

Why compliance-driven classrooms and AI surveillance are suffocating curiosity, and the playbook for rebuilding learning around human connection.

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Tool Breakdown

Extracting Network Keys from ChromeOS

A technical write-up on how ChromeOS stores network configurations and the methods we developed to access and decrypt saved WiFi passwords on school-managed devices.

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Deep Dive

Neutralizing Surveillance with DNS

A fundamental look at how Domain Name Systems work and how we leverage them to create a powerful, network-level shield against spyware like GoGuardian and Hapara.

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