Online tracking is a subject we don't think gets talked about enough. With a single Google search, a surprising amount of information about you can already be collected. Your browser can expose your IP address, information about your device, your operating system, your screen size, your approximate location… and that's only part of the story.
But there is one type of data that is particularly valuable to the advertising industry: your habits. What you search for, the websites you visit, what interests you, what you click on… All of this can be used to better target advertisements and increase the chances that you'll click on them.
And maybe you're thinking: “I have nothing to hide.” But that's not really the point. The question is: should a company be able to collect so much information about you simply because you use the Internet?
Imagine a foreign company having access to the habits, interests, preferences, and behaviors of millions of Internet users. Even if each individual piece of information seems harmless, putting all of it together can create an incredibly detailed picture of a person. That's exactly why Drayko, the original founder of TBXM, created this project.
TBXM is built around a simple idea: provide useful tools without asking for more than necessary.
We're not trying to turn TBXM into some huge platform. Our tools are simple, sometimes very basic, but they do what they're supposed to do. Want to blur an image? Today, it's not uncommon to end up with ten browser tabs open just trying to find a tool that doesn't force you to create an account. And once you've uploaded your image to their servers, one question often remains unanswered: What happens to it afterwards? Is it deleted immediately? Kept for a few hours? A few days? Forever? You don't always know.
At TBXM, our philosophy is different: All in Browser. We host the webpage, but whenever possible, your browser does the actual work. Want to blur an image? The processing happens directly in your browser. Using one of our tools? The processing happens locally, without your data needing to be sent to our servers. Even our Pomodoro Timer follows this philosophy: the alarm sound is generated by your browser. It isn't loaded from an .mp3 file hosted on our servers.
The goal is simple: Your data stays with you. There may still be some exceptions. To see exactly what data may be collected or transmitted, please check our Privacy Policy.
Don't trust us blindly. TBXM is open source. You can inspect the code, see how our tools work, and verify for yourself what is actually happening: https://github.com/RackRunner1/ToolsBoXMachine. To us, transparency is more important than simply making promises on a “Privacy” page.
Since September 6th, I, RackRunner, have taken over the TBXM project. This transition comes with an even stronger focus on privacy, as well as a major effort to improve the user experience (UX). Drayko laid the foundations of the project. There were still quite a few things left behind, and plenty of room for improvement.
My goal is to keep evolving TBXM without losing what makes it what it is: simple, accessible, free tools with no account, no advertising, and, whenever possible, no data leaving your browser. Because at the end of the day, the Internet should still be a place where you can simply use a tool… without having to pay with your data.
RackRunner