Finally self-determined! 🎉

Today I migrated my calendars and contacts from iCloud to my own infrastructure. Another step towards digital sovereignty – and everything runs smoothly! 🚀

Even sharing is now hotter 🕶️

#SelfHosted #PrivacyMatters #TechFreedom

Endlich selbstbestimmt! 🎉
Heute habe ich meine Kalender und Kontakte von iCloud in meine eigene Infrastruktur migriert. Ein weiterer Schritt Richtung digitale Souveränität – und alles läuft reibungslos! 🚀

Selbst das Teilen ist jetzt geiler 🕶️

#SelfHosted #PrivacyMatters #TechFreedom

TechFreedom — A clearer forecast for your organisation's digital future TechFreedom helps organisations understand their technology dependencies and start making deliberate choices.

This is the kind of thing that we'll talk about with the first #TechFreedom cohort - as well as helping them get off US-based #BigTech platforms

techfreedom.eu

The U.S. ban on Anthropic exposes the clash between ethics and power. By rejecting mass surveillance & killer AI, they lost federal contracts. Innovation punished, freedom endangered, future of responsible AI at stake. #AI #Anthropic #Ban #EthicsVsPower #ClaudeAI #TechFreedom

TechFreedom and the risks hiding in your tech stack TechFreedom is a three‑session, cohort-based programme for co‑ops, charities, unions, and public‑interest organisations that want to understand their dependence on Big Tech and reduce the risks in the...

#TechFreedom is a small‑cohort programme I am running with @tomcw.xyz to help co‑ops, charities, unions, and public‑interest orgs map their tech stack and cut risky dependencies on Big Tech.

Details and pilot cohort info: blog.dougbelshaw.com/techfreedom-...

#TechFreedom #Coops #DigitalSovereignty

Your Oven Doesn’t Need Wi‑Fi, Unless It Wants Your Wallet - The Tyler Woodward Project Your dishwasher doesn’t need a firmware update to clean plates, and your oven shouldn’t require an account to roast dinner. We dig into the gap between promised convenience and the quiet reality of…

Your oven doesn't need Wi-Fi to cook. We explore how "smart" tech can bring ads, monitoring, and restrictions—and how to address these issues. Learn strategies and avoid pitfalls. Tell us: which digital connection would you cut first? #SmartHome #TechFreedom 🎧

Google is killing sideloading in 2026—another blow to digital freedom and user rights. We can’t let corporations lock down the web for profit. Sign the petition and fight back!: [https://c.org/8VLGChmVQm] #TechFreedom #Antitrust #OpenAndroid

Der Digitale Exitus: Warum Europa jetzt die Ketten sprengen muss - Ein Manifest für die Souveränität Wir stehen am Abgrund einer technologischen Leibeigenschaft. Während wir uns einbilden, in einer freien Demokratie zu leben, haben wir die Schlüssel zu unserem Haus, unseren Gedanken und unserer Wirts...

Der Digitale Exitus: Warum Europa jetzt die Ketten sprengen muss

www.christin-loehner.de/blog/der-dig...

#DigitaleSouveränität #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #Datenschutz #BigTech #Europa #Europe #LocalFirst #KaufLokal #Widerstand #DigitalResistance #FairTech #TechFreedom #Cybersecurity

I needed a scheduling tool that respects privacy. So I built one. CalAnywhere exists because I needed it and could build it. Maybe you've been thinking “someone should make a tool that does X.” Maybe that person is you?

New blog post: experimenting with creating an appointment booking system that doesn't create vendor lock-in.

Why this matters for #TechFreedom, digital autonomy, and everyday collaboration:
blog.dougbelshaw.com/scheduler-ca...

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Stop Google from limiting APK file usage

STOP THE ANDROID LOCKDOWN
Google is killing sideloading by burying APKs under "security" walls. Don't let Android become a walled garden. Your hardware, your software!
Demand open APK usage and indie dev freedom.
Sign the petition here: c.org/QfgcfsGsDg
#KeepAndroidOpen #Sideloading #TechFreedom

Your data might be in Europe but your risks are not The thing is, when you rely on US-based tech companies, you take on risks that sit in the small print rather than the marketing page. Tom Watson and I have created a new initiative as an attempt to he...

That @tomcw.xyz and I have created #TechFreedom for organisations that want to understand where their data really lives, how reliant they are on single platforms, and how much their tools watch them.

Post: blog.dougbelshaw.com/techfreedom/

Site: techfreedom.eu

#TechFreedom #DigitalSovereignty

5/7** ⚙️ Ready to self-host? Welcome to the driver’s seat.
Spin up your own Synapse server. Full control. Full responsibility. (Yes, it’s Linux-friendly—but the freedom? *Priceless*.) 🚀
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#SysAdmin #DevOps #OpenSource #TechFreedom 💻

Eurostack opportunity
#Tech #TechFreedom
pluralistic.net/2026/01/30/z...

**5/7** ⚙️ Ready to self-host? Welcome to the driver’s seat.
Spin up your own Synapse server. Full control. Full responsibility. (Yes, it’s Linux-friendly—but the freedom? *Priceless*.) 🚀
#freedom
#SysAdmin #DevOps #OpenSource #TechFreedom 💻

Concerned about Washington's privacy? HB 2320 & 2321 would mandate that 3D printers spy on your files and reject designs the government doesn't approve of.

ataary.com/oppose/

This isn't public safety, it's surveillance.

Oppose HB 2320 & HB 2321. 🚫

#WashingtonState #TechFreedom #3dprinting

Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End 'Enshittification' - Slashdot Scifi author/tech activist Cory Doctorow has decried the "enshittification" of our technologies to extract more profit. But Saturday he also described what could be "the beginning of the end for enshittification" in a new article for the Guardian — "our chance to make tech good again". There...

🇬🇧 can unlock tech's potential! 🔓 Reverse engineering ban lifted? A future free from corporate control? ✨ #TechFreedom 🚀

Source: news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/11/0223235/c...

A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025) YouTube video by corydoctorow

@eff.org's Cory Doctorow with a brilliant speech that you need to hear

#enshittification #privacy #bigtech #techfreedom

youtu.be/39jsstmmUUs?...

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In the heart of the digital void lies the key to unlocking our true potential. 🌃✨ #Unleash #CodeRevolution #DigitalDawn #TechFreedom #CreativePotential

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Innovation knows no bounds; embrace your unique brilliance. 🌟💡 #TechFreedom #DiversityUnleashed #TechMavericks #InnovateNow #UnlockYourself

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In the heart of the digital void, we find our true form. 💫✨ #DigitalRevolution #FleshCode #BeyondCode #DigitalLife #TechFreedom

At PTS Computer Network Services, you’re in control.
No long-term contracts. No pressure. No lock-ins.

Just reliable, professional IT support that adapts to your business needs.

#itsupport #managedit #techfreedom #nocontact #itservices #smallbusinesssupport #lagrangega

Unlimited Repairs? Yes, Really.: Unlimited phone repairs? In Miami? 😳 Procell Membership is the cheat code you didn’t know you needed. 🔧📱 #TechFreedom #ProcellLife

While Apple offers a polished UX, it comes with vendor control. Open-source projects like this prioritize user freedom, offering alternatives that, while potentially less refined, challenge the status quo & push for more accessible tech. #TechFreedom 6/6

Solid advice 💻 — keeping control over your software stack means keeping control over your data.

Open-source > bloated defaults.
Privacy isn’t a feature — it’s a foundation. 🔐

#AIW #TechFreedom #PrivacyFirst #OpenSource

The core concern is the erosion of general-purpose computing. We're losing the fundamental ability to run *any* software we choose on our own hardware. This isn't just an inconvenience; it's a profound shift in digital ownership & autonomy. #TechFreedom 2/6

The Libra Phone: HACKING the Apple & Google PRISON Your phone is a prison. A beautifully designed, incredibly useful prison that you paid for, built by wardens named Apple and Google. But now, a rebellion is brewing in the world of free software. Welcome to the front lines of the fight for technological freedom. We’re told that Android is "open source," but that's only half the story. Deep inside your device are proprietary "blobs"—inescapable black boxes of secret code that control everything from your camera to your GPS, turning your phone into a node in a dystopian surveillance state. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) most audacious project yet: the Libra Phone. Led by the legendary hacker Rob Savois, this initiative isn't just another OS tweak; it's a ground-up effort to reverse-engineer and replace every last proprietary module to create the holy grail: a 100% free and open smartphone. We'll explore the monumental challenges, the ghosts of past failures like Replicant, and why this fight against the Apple-Google duopoly is a critical battle for the future of privacy and user control. This is the story of the developers, the hackers, and the idealists who are trying to give you back the keys to your own digital life. Ready to join the rebellion against big tech? Subscribe now to support the cause for digital freedom, and share this with every developer, hacker, and free thinker you know. It's time to take back control.

📣 New Podcast! "The Libra Phone: HACKING the Apple & Google PRISON" on @Spreaker #android #apple #bigtech #degoogled #developers #digitalprivacy #ethicaltech #foss #freesoftware #fsf #google #hacking #libraphone #linux #nomorespying #opensource #podcast #privacy #surveillance #techfreedom

#TechFreedom #OwnYourData #DataSovereignty

Closed ecosystems, especially mobile devices, significantly limit user freedom. Remote attestation & locked bootloaders undermine Free Software goals, making it harder to run open source on modern hardware. 📱 #TechFreedom 3/6

Apps like Telegram & Element *can* talk to each other via Matrix! 🤝 And apps using XMPP (an open standard!) can communicate! 💬 Indian apps like Prav & Quicksy use XMPP! 💪 This is true freedom! #FOSS #XMPP #Matrix #TechFreedom

Use fairphone (Murena) rather than Samsung/Apple
#techfreedom #freesudan #freecongo