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Bitwarden 2026 review after the Shai-Hulud npm worm, the 98% Premium price hike, and Passkey Unlock. Free vs Premium tested for 30 days, self-host vs Vaultwarden compared.

We tested 7 password managers and 2FA apps in 2026, post-Shai-Hulud and post-clickjacking. Honest picks for cloud, self-hosted, local-only, and TOTP-only setups.

An honest review of SponsorBlock, the open-source, crowdsourced extension that auto-skips sponsor reads, intros, and self-promo inside YouTube videos, with 30 days of measured time saved on a real watch history.

Proton Pass 2026 review: the only major password manager that encrypts URLs and usernames, two independent audits in two years, free SimpleLogin alias integration, SSH Agent for developers, and a full clickjacking patch ahead of Bitwarden and 1Password.

An honest review of AdGuard Home, the single Go binary that ships native DoH/DoT/DoQ, per-client policies, and a cleaner web UI than Pi-hole, with a head-to-head and a migration walkthrough.

An honest review of Pi-hole v6, the DNS sinkhole that blocks ads on every device on your network, with original benchmarks, a head-to-head against AdGuard Home, and a clear-eyed take on YouTube’s bypass.

An honest review of Adblock Plus on Manifest V3, with an unflinching look at the Acceptable Ads program, eyeo’s business model, and how ABP compares to uBlock Origin and AdGuard.

An honest review of AdGuard’s free browser extension on Manifest V3, with original benchmarks, Stealth Mode breakdown, and a side-by-side comparison to uBlock Origin.

uBlock Origin Lite is the only Manifest V3 ad blocker built by the team behind the gold-standard uBO. We tested its three filtering modes, permission model, and real-world block rates on Chrome.

uBlock Origin blocks more ads with less RAM than any rival. We tested it across 50 sites, measured filter accuracy under Manifest V3, and examined why Raymond Hill refuses to monetize it.