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Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty with Tor

Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty with Tor

TLDR * The modern web is built on surveillance capitalism that harvests data, manipulates behavior, and treats users as products. * Tor offers a parallel, non-commercial internet by protecting anonymity, resisting censorship, and decentralizing control. * Lawmakers and corporate interests often target privacy tools like Tor and VPNs, seeking to preserve surveillance and

The Hidden Cost of Connected Cars: Privacy in the Age of Vehicle APIs

The Hidden Cost of Connected Cars: Privacy in the Age of Vehicle APIs

TLDR * Modern connected cars double as surveillance devices, continuously logging location, behavior, and personal habits. * Vehicle APIs massively expand who can access your data (automakers, insurers, advertisers, data brokers), often with broad default permissions. * Embedded control systems now enable active enforcement, including remote kill switches for missed payments and digital

The American FROST Act: Part I, Leading the World in Open Government Technology

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The American FROST Act: Part I, Leading the World in Open Government Technology

TLDR * The FROST Act shifts government from proprietary software (like Windows) to free and open source alternatives. * Government records must be stored in open formats, and government-developed software must be published in public Git repositories. * Self-hosted blockchain systems provide tamper-evident records and transparent smart contracts. * Modern architectures such as microservices,

A More Perfect Union: How Decentralized Social Media Embodies American Democratic Values

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A More Perfect Union: How Decentralized Social Media Embodies American Democratic Values

TLDR * Corporate-controlled social media has effectively privatized public discourse, concentrating power over information flow in a few platforms and posing a direct threat to democratic governance. * Decentralized, federated platforms and protocols (e.g., ActivityPub/fediverse) let governments, organizations, and individuals own their own instances while staying interoperable, mirroring American federalism,

The Dark Web, Demystified: Beyond the Shadows of Tor

The Dark Web, Demystified: Beyond the Shadows of Tor

TLDR * The "dark web" is widely misrepresented in media and advertising, often used to scare people away from privacy-focused technologies like Tor. * Tor is just one of many internet protocols and was originally developed and funded by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to enhance privacy and security.