Next week I'll have a talk at Open Source Summit Japan 🇯🇵:
"We need an open source phone OS - postmarketOS!"
If you are there in-person, say hello, and otherwise a live stream (December 10th, 11:40 UTC+9) should be available, and the recording will appear also at some point!
https://ossjapan2025.sched.com/event/29Fpa/
#OSSummit #postmarketOS #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #DigitalIndependence
@ChrisMayLA6 #DigitalIndependence is essential and may even be more difficult than #MilitaryIndependence.
Marketing teams are rethinking their tools. Not just ease of use but:
• Who owns the data
• How flexible the system is
• Whether it can adapt over time
Want to see how Mautic approaches this?
Blog link: https://mautic.org/blog/mautic-and-digital-sovereignty-an-open-source-path-enterprises-can-trust/
#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalIndependence #Mautic #MarketingProduct
Ah, the not-so-glorious days of computing freedom 🌈 where anyone could run their own questionable code at 2 AM and crash their system without a corporate overlord holding their hand 👋. Welcome to 2025, where your machine is just a fancy paperweight shackled by tech giants 🏢.
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/22/what-happened-to-running-what-you-wanted-on-your-own-machine/ #computingfreedom #techgiants #nostalgia #codecrashing #digitalindependence #2025vision #HackerNews #ngated
The journey to #freedom, #sovereignty and #digitalindependence can be a step-by-step #action.
@ati1 @linmob Depends what the user wants from a personal device, how they use it and what their priorities are. If someone's priorities are a modern camera, running proprietary Android apps and their money is held hostage by banks requiring #Duopoly apps, they should check back later, perhaps when the Librem 5 "Fir" model is released.
On the other hand, if #FreeSoftware, #privacy, #modularity, #repairability, #ecofriendliness, #decentralisation, #digitalindependence, etc. are valued above other things, the Librem 5 and the higher-spec model, the #LibertyPhone, can absolutely work in 2025 and beyond.
I am daily driving a #Librem5 with #postmarketOS and everything important to me works: VoLTE calls and SMS (although I avoid them due to #SaltTyphoon), 4G data, Wi-Fi, camera with OK quality photos (see: #ShotOnLibrem5), GPS with #PureMaps, web browsing with #FirefoxESR, web apps (including banking) using #GNOMEWeb and #BraveBrowser, email using #Geary and #DeltaChat, audio calls on #SignalMessenger, #Matrix ( #ElementMessenger), #XMPP ( #DinoIM), #JitsiMeet, etc.
There are occasional bugs and quirks, and the device itself has limitations but nothing that I can't work around.
Not sure if I missed anything. Let me know if you have a specific use case that you absolutely require and I'll see if I can test...
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T-Systems names new chief to reduce reliance on US tech companies: German tech giant appoints sovereignty officer as European businesses seek alternatives to American cloud providers amid rising data control concerns. https://ppc.land/t-systems-names-new-chief-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech-companies/ #TechNews #DataSovereignty #CloudComputing #EuropeanTech #DigitalIndependence
Now, I will install my other GoToSocial site because I can! 😈
#GoToSocial #SelfHosting #Decentralization #Fediverse #TechFreedom #DigitalIndependence #Experimentation #PersonalServer #OpenWeb #SocialTech #AdminLife #DIYHosting #FreedomOnline #DigitalPlayground #TechEnthusiast
Digital Colonialism and Pakistan – Reclaiming Our Technological Sovereignty
#DigitalColonialism #TechSovereignty #DataSovereignty #DigitalIndependence #DigitalPakistan #DigitalGovernance #CyberSecurity #PersonalDataProtection
@moriel Microsoft: ‘We’ll hand over your data to the US government, and we won’t even tell you.’
Also Microsoft: ‘Why won’t you trust us?
#DataPrivacy #Privacy #SelfHosted #PrivacyMatters #DigitalIndependence
@AlisonCreekside This is a stark reminder that when you use proprietary software or cloud services from US-based corporations, you’re not just a customer—you’re a subject of US law, whether you like it or not. The only way to truly reclaim control over your data is to switch to free and open-source software (FOSS) and self-hosted solutions.
GNU/Linux isn’t just about avoiding Windows; it’s about choosing a system where you have the freedom to audit, modify, and control your own computing environment. Distros like Debian, Fedora, or Ubuntu offer user-friendly alternatives that respect your privacy. Pair that with tools like Nextcloud for file storage, Signal or Matrix for communication, and LibreOffice for productivity, and you’ve got a fully sovereign digital life.
The best part? You’re not just protecting yourself—you’re supporting a global movement for digital rights and transparency. It’s time to vote with your devices.
#Microsoft #Canada #France #UnitedStates #USA #privacy #DataPrivacy #Privacy #DigitalRights #DataSovereignty #SelfHosted @GNULinux #Debian #Fedora #Ubuntu #Nextcloud #Signal #Matrix #LibreOffice #DigitalFreedom #TechSovereignty #PrivacyMatters #OpenSourceSoftware #DataPrivacy #DigitalIndependence
Replace Big Tech with open source alternatives:
🖋️ Ghost for blogging — Own your audience, not just rent it
📁 Nextcloud for file storage — Your files, your server, your rules
🔐 Vaultwarden for passwords — Military-grade security without subscription fees
All fully managed on PikaPods. Try it now → https://pikapods.com
🖥️ Running your own Nextcloud server isn’t “geeky.” It’s sane.
When you self-host your data, you eliminate the middlemen — no third-party analytics, no forced cloud sync, no data mining masked as “features.”
🔐 It’s not just storage — it’s sovereignty.
Because privacy should live in your hands, not theirs.
#Nextcloud #SelfHosting #DeGoogleYourLife #CyberwiseCircle #OpenSource #DigitalIndependence #MinimalistSecurity #PrivacyByDesign
Instagram pushes Meta Verified, but I self-host! Good luck, Zuckerberg! #SelfHosting #TechHumor
#SelfHosting #MetaVerified #ZuckerbergMeme #TechHumor #PrivacyMatters #SocialMedia #DIYTech #InternetFreedom #TrollFace #TechLife #OpenSource #NoSubscription #DigitalIndependence #GeekHumor #SelfHost #TechCommunity #PrivacyFirst #SocialApps #InternetCulture #TechRevolution
Digital Independence? @z3ntu talks about it at FrOSCon 2025.
https://programm.froscon.org/froscon2025/talk/1fa03f1e-5287-4903-9b86-5420b852c2b8/
How Eurostack could offer Canada a route to digital independence from the United States
#Canada #EU #Eurostack #PrivacyRights #DataPrivacy #DigitalIndependence #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechPolicy #DataProtection #TechGiants #CyberSecurity #DigitalFuture
https://the-14.com/how-eurostack-could-offer-canada-a-route-to-digital-independence-from-the-united-states/
@jwildeboer Can it be correct to say that digital independence incorporates digital sovereignty, but digital sovereignty does not imply digital independence?
Addendum: This is why I think #SelfHosting is more about #DigitalIndependence than #DigitalSovereignty, for example.
And yes, services that implement #DigitalSovereignty can still violate my #DigitalIndependence when they use my data our data about me.
The digital life is complex, not binary ...
The terminology used by the #GDPR Article 4 [1] might be helpful here, IMHO (In My Humble Opinion). The concepts behind “controller”, “processor” are more in the #DigitalSovereignty realm, the concepts behind “recipient”, “consent” belong more to the #DigitalIndependence realm. But it’s not binary. More Venn Diagram with overlaps. And these overlaps are where things become really interesting and hard to solve.
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