Hello everyone,
It's been a while, as my priorities have shifted over the past couple of months, and I've been heads-down building. I've also been thinking about what this newsletter should become. Most likely will pivot to a more general, monthly privacy newsletter. Not just crypto. Tracking what's actually happening to our digital rights and freedoms. New surveillance laws, digital ID mandates, CBDC rollouts, chat control. A kind of running scorecard of how close we're getting towards dystopia.
Would you still be here for that? Hit reply - a yes or no genuinely helps :)
A local-first open-source desktop app I’ve been building to help people understand and reduce their digital footprint.
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 privacy exposure. Paperweight scans your inbox to map your digital footprint, then helps you take back control and delete your data.
For me the final push was the Odido data breach in the Netherlands. I hadn’t been a customer for more than 8 years, but all my data was still in their systems.
Account inventory — Maps every company that has ever emailed you, with risk classifications and recommendations for action.
Bulk unsubscribe — Find and unsubscribe from any marketing and mailing lists (auto RFC 8058 where supported).
Breach alerts — Alerts when any company you’ve been in contact with has been breached (via HaveIBeenPwned).
GDPR requests — Generates pre-filled GDPR requests in multiple languages.
Supports Gmail (OAuth), Outlook, IMAP, and Proton Mail via Bridge.
Everything runs on your machine. Email content, credentials, and connection details never leave your device. No telemetry, no cloud sync, no analytics. The code is fully open source and auditable on GitHub.
Most alternatives in this space all require you to share your data through their services. Some of them have actually been caught selling your data. Paperweight is the only tool I’m aware of that does this entirely local and is open-source.
Don't worry, this will not be a paperweight promo list. You can follow along on Twitter, or sign up for the Paperweight newsletter. If this isn't for you, unsubscribe below - no hard feelings and I won't carry your address over to whatever comes next. Thanks for sticking around ✌
-Wesley