#selfsovereignty — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #selfsovereignty, aggregated by home.social.
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France’s Linux Sovereignty Shift
France is moving government desktops from Windows to Linux as part of a wider digital sovereignty push. Here is why that matters beyond France.https://beitmenotyou.online/frances-linux-sovereignty-shift/
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France’s Linux Sovereignty Shift
France is moving government desktops from Windows to Linux as part of a wider digital sovereignty push. Here is why that matters beyond France.https://beitmenotyou.online/frances-linux-sovereignty-shift/
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Linux Age Verification Debate
Linux projects are resisting age verification rules. Here is why privacy, freedom, and self-sovereignty are at stake online. -
Linux Age Verification Debate
Linux projects are resisting age verification rules. Here is why privacy, freedom, and self-sovereignty are at stake online. -
Control+Alt+Autonomy: Privacy Fights, Fresh Patches, and the Tools That Keep You Free
Privacy fights, fresh Linux patches, Tor updates, self-hosting lessons, and digital rights pushback. A sharp weekly map for taking back control. -
Control+Alt+Autonomy: Privacy Fights, Fresh Patches, and the Tools That Keep You Free
Privacy fights, fresh Linux patches, Tor updates, self-hosting lessons, and digital rights pushback. A sharp weekly map for taking back control. -
EU Chat Control Fallout
EU lawmakers rejected an extension of chat scanning rules. Here’s what it means for encryption, privacy, and your digital freedom online. -
EU Chat Control Fallout
EU lawmakers rejected an extension of chat scanning rules. Here’s what it means for encryption, privacy, and your digital freedom online. -
Mastodon’s 2026 Upgrades
Mastodon is rolling out Collections, a share button and funded infrastructure work in 2026. Here is why that matters for the open social web. -
Mastodon’s 2026 Upgrades
Mastodon is rolling out Collections, a share button and funded infrastructure work in 2026. Here is why that matters for the open social web. -
Decentralised Social Shift
Fediverse platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky gain traction in 2026. Explore what this shift means for decentralisation, privacy, and online freedom. -
Decentralised Social Shift
Fediverse platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky gain traction in 2026. Explore what this shift means for decentralisation, privacy, and online freedom. -
EU Age Verification Push
The EU's age verification push just got more real. This week, the European Commission announced a major initiative to accelerate the implementation of an EU-wide age verification application, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over digital privacy and regulatory oversight in Europe. The Commission is urging all member states to make the app available to citizens by the end of 2026. This initiative has two central objectives: protecting children from harmful online content and […] -
EU Age Verification Push
The EU's age verification push just got more real. This week, the European Commission announced a major initiative to accelerate the implementation of an EU-wide age verification application, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over digital privacy and regulatory oversight in Europe. The Commission is urging all member states to make the app available to citizens by the end of 2026. This initiative has two central objectives: protecting children from harmful online content and […] -
Control+Alt+Autonomy: VPN Pressure, Open Social Webs, and Self-Hosted Defences
Surveillance pushback, open security tools, Tor updates, data breaches, and self-hosted momentum: this week’s practical map for taking back control. -
Control+Alt+Autonomy: VPN Pressure, Open Social Webs, and Self-Hosted Defences
Surveillance pushback, open security tools, Tor updates, data breaches, and self-hosted momentum: this week’s practical map for taking back control. -
Privacy-First OS Battle
https://youtu.be/aNgupWEV13M GrapheneOS, Age Verification, and the Fight for Private Phones Your phone is more than just a device. It stores much of your private life, habits, and routines. Every day, it tracks where you go, keeps a record of your calls and messages, and remembers every website you visit, every search you make, and every app you use, even late at night when you can't sleep. While this data makes life easier and keeps you connected, it can also turn your phone into a […] -
Privacy-First OS Battle
https://youtu.be/aNgupWEV13M GrapheneOS, Age Verification, and the Fight for Private Phones Your phone is more than just a device. It stores much of your private life, habits, and routines. Every day, it tracks where you go, keeps a record of your calls and messages, and remembers every website you visit, every search you make, and every app you use, even late at night when you can't sleep. While this data makes life easier and keeps you connected, it can also turn your phone into a […] -
Tor Privacy and Resilience
Online privacy should be the default expectation for internet users, challenging the notion that constant surveillance is either necessary or justified. Many people first hear about Tor from dramatic news stories. These stories highlight the most controversial parts, making Tor seem like an entry point to the "dark web" or linking it mainly to crime. Words such as "dark web," "criminal sites," "hidden services," and "anonymous networks" are common, which can make Tor sound suspicious or […] -
Tor Privacy and Resilience
Online privacy should be the default expectation for internet users, challenging the notion that constant surveillance is either necessary or justified. Many people first hear about Tor from dramatic news stories. These stories highlight the most controversial parts, making Tor seem like an entry point to the "dark web" or linking it mainly to crime. Words such as "dark web," "criminal sites," "hidden services," and "anonymous networks" are common, which can make Tor sound suspicious or […] -
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Overview
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS brings Linux 7.0, GNOME 50, better privacy controls, and useful server upgrades for self-hosters and Linux users. -
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Overview
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS brings Linux 7.0, GNOME 50, better privacy controls, and useful server upgrades for self-hosters and Linux users. -
OpenWrt in 2026: Replacing router firmware
OpenWrt, router privacy, self-hosting, Linux router, network security, home lab, ad blocking router, self-sovereignty, open source firmware, home networkhttps://beitmenotyou.online/openwrt-in-2026-replacing-router-firmware/
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Control+Alt+Autonomy: Surveillance Pushback, Linux Sovereignty, and the Self-Host Surge
Surveillance concerns rise, Linux gains ground, and self-hosting keeps growing. This week’s signals for people reclaiming digital control. -
Control+Alt+Autonomy: Surveillance Pushback, Linux Sovereignty, and the Self-Host Surge
Surveillance concerns rise, Linux gains ground, and self-hosting keeps growing. This week’s signals for people reclaiming digital control. -
Age Verification Is Spreading Fast
Age checks are moving from adult sites to social platforms, consoles and apps, raising urgent questions about privacy, access and control online.https://beitmenotyou.online/age-verification-is-spreading-fast/
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Age Verification Is Spreading Fast
Age checks are moving from adult sites to social platforms, consoles and apps, raising urgent questions about privacy, access and control online.https://beitmenotyou.online/age-verification-is-spreading-fast/
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BREAKING! Meshcore team splits over dispute over AI-generated code disclosure, and hostile trademark takeover.
Meshcore is an off-grid, decentralised mesh radio platform powered by low-cost and public access LoRa radio technology for reliable, long-range emergency text and embedded sensors communication. It can communicate across kilometres — no towers, no subscriptions, no single point of failure.
https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/04/23/the-split
#meshcore #meshtastic #lora #radio #opensource #foss #drama #privacy #security #selfsovereignty #ai #copyright #takeover
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EU Digital Identity Wallet: What It Means for Privacy, Control, and Self-Sovereignty in 2026
The EU Digital Identity Wallet is rolling out across Europe. Learn how it works, what it means for your privacy, and how it affects digital freedom. -
Control+Alt+Autonomy: Push Notification Privacy, Platform Exits, and Building Your Own Escape Hatch
The signal this week feels sharper than usual. More warnings about surveillance. More reminders that centralised platforms can turn on you. More reasons to run tools you control. There were also some useful bright spots: open systems keep moving, digital rights groups keep pushing back, and people are still choosing independence over convenience. If you care about owning your stack, this week has plenty to work with. Key stories Push notifications are leaking more than you think EFF […] -
Control+Alt+Autonomy: Push Notification Privacy, Platform Exits, and Building Your Own Escape Hatch
The signal this week feels sharper than usual. More warnings about surveillance. More reminders that centralised platforms can turn on you. More reasons to run tools you control. There were also some useful bright spots: open systems keep moving, digital rights groups keep pushing back, and people are still choosing independence over convenience. If you care about owning your stack, this week has plenty to work with. Key stories Push notifications are leaking more than you think EFF […] -
What Are Passkeys and Why They Matter for Your Digital Freedom in 2026
Passkeys are changing how you log in online. You might have noticed some changes when logging in to your favourite apps and websites. More often now, instead of typing a password, you can choose to "sign in with a passkey." It's easy: use your fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN for quick access, no need to type or remember anything. This simple change marks a big shift in how we handle online Identity and security. Switching to passkeys isn't just about making things easier; it's also about […]https://beitmenotyou.online/what-are-passkeys-and-why-they-matter-for-your-digital-freedom-in-2026/
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What Are Passkeys and Why They Matter for Your Digital Freedom in 2026
Passkeys are changing how you log in online. You might have noticed some changes when logging in to your favourite apps and websites. More often now, instead of typing a password, you can choose to "sign in with a passkey." It's easy: use your fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN for quick access, no need to type or remember anything. This simple change marks a big shift in how we handle online Identity and security. Switching to passkeys isn't just about making things easier; it's also about […]https://beitmenotyou.online/what-are-passkeys-and-why-they-matter-for-your-digital-freedom-in-2026/
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"It's Not Me, it's The World."
-- Prince Eryck Gutteral#quote #confidence #independence #cynicism #dystopia #society #selfsovereignty #Satanism #selfcare
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Sometimes spending more will progress us faster in life — balance efficiency and price, because I’m not poor anymore, and I don’t have to be.
#selfsovereignty #efficiency #growthmindset #independence #lifeoptimization
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I can deal with whatever life throws at me. I'm no longer drawn into chaos. His chaos is his.
#SelfSovereignty #Boundaries #LifeLessons #Resilience #Mindfulness
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Privacy isn’t disappearing overnight; it’s being tightened incrementally. Digital IDs, age checks, chat control proposals, facial recognition, internet shutdowns, risk scoring. I mapped the drift from the early 2010s to today, and what to watch next.
Read: https://beitmenotyou.online/the-privacy-squeeze-in-2026-digital-ids-age-gates-chat-control-and-the-new-normal/
#Privacy #Encryption #DigitalID #OnlineSafety #SelfSovereignty #Decentralisation -
First weekly newsletter is live: The Sovereignty Signal (Week 1). Privacy, decentralisation, speech, and the push toward a permissioned digital life.
Under 16s ban chat, encryption pressure, EU “chat control”, Firefox anti fingerprinting, EU digital ID wallet, crypto rules, and the Ethereum roadmap.
Read: https://beitmenotyou.online/the-sovereignty-signal-week-1-2/
What tool are you moving off big platforms this year?
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VPN bans are the quiet end of online privacy. If VPNs get squeezed by ISPs, app stores, and platform rules, the internet becomes permissioned by default, and "privacy" becomes a privilege.
I break it down here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaGwhnqggjs
What's your plan if VPN access gets restricted where you live?
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UK update: the government has reportedly dropped the plan to make Digital ID mandatory for right-to-work checks.
Digital right-to-work checks still matter, but you can use existing docs like passports or eVisas instead. A rare moment where public pushback actually lands.
Would you opt in if it made life easier?
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US: 1000+ anti-ICE protests after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Some Golden Globes nominees wore tribute pins. Iran: protests, reports of internet blackouts and a deadly crackdown.
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Grok on X over sexualised image misuse.
Venezuela: Maduro's capture is real, but viral "secret weapon" claims look unverified and disinfo-heavy.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmQrLGgt-k
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New post: Is 2026 the year digital freedom snaps, or the year you take it back?
Age checks become ID rails. Encryption gets squeezed. Compliance shapes speech. Self-custody gets more friction.
I break down what’s in motion for 2026, then share steps you can take without going off-grid.
https://beitmenotyou.online/is-2026-the-year-digital-freedom-snaps-or-the-year-you-take-it-back/
#DigitalPrivacy #SelfSovereignty #Encryption #SelfCustody #OnlineSafetyAct -
Good night, everyone. If this week has been a bit much, let the day end here, quietly and kindly.
Try this: breathe in for 4, breathe out for 6, repeat a few times.
Suggested calming image: stars over a snow-covered river winding through dark trees
Photo by Tianhao Wang (Unsplash): https://unsplash.com/photos/hHbiAlztiXw
What’s one small comfort you’re choosing tonight?
#GoodNight #Calm #Mindfulness #Winter #SelfSovereignty #Decentralisation -
$500B just "signalled a Bitcoin explosion", according to this Simply Bitcoin episode. Their angle: the system's cracking (bloated budgets, shaky jobs), and Bitcoin keeps looking like the exit. They also mention Rumble's Bitcoin wallet, Trump's moves, and EU surveillance.
Worth a watch even if you disagree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYbKYL_ztc
#Bitcoin #Privacy #SelfSovereignty #BTC -
New on the blog: tokenisation could do to Finance what the internet did to information, open access, reduce friction, and make ownership more flexible. I cover what it is, how it works, real-world examples, and the risks to watch for.
https://beitmenotyou.online/how-tokenisation-could-transform-finance-like-the-internet-transformed-information/
What's your take, opportunity, hype, or both?
#Tokenisation #Blockchain #Finance #Web3 #SelfSovereignty
A neon cyberpunk city at night … -
Starmer’s under pressure to scrap Digital ID, and we need this debate in daylight. The key question is opt out: can you still live normally without it, or does “voluntary” quietly become mandatory?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1E7MEq5ohM
#DigitalID #Privacy #UKPolitics #SelfSovereignty -
Starmer’s under pressure to scrap Digital ID. Good. If a “convenient” ID becomes the default gateway to work, services, travel, or benefits, it quickly becomes a control layer. The real test is opt out: can you still live normally without it?
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1E7MEq5ohM
#DigitalID #Privacy #UKPolitics #SelfSovereignty #DigitalRights -
Since we last spoke: an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good (37) in Minneapolis, protests in Iran are escalating alongside internet blackouts, and the US (with UK support) seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker, sparking Moscow's anger.
Also: MDC Brooklyn's 'Arkham' meme, plus a Polymarket Maduro bet raising insider-trading questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qULc9nJ0_5k
#Privacy #SelfSovereignty #ICE #Iran #Russia #Venezuela -
The UK has effectively rejected the petition to repeal the Online Safety Act, sticking to the “no plans to repeal” position while Ofcom continues rolling it out.
Whatever your politics, you should care when “safety” becomes the excuse for age checks, Identity creep, and pressure on encryption. Once this stuff becomes infrastructure, it’s hard to undo.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70meSE-Yl5I
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Good night, everyone. If today was noisy, let it end gently.
One slow breath in, one longer breath out.
What's one thing you're letting go of before sleep? Reply with yours.
#GoodNight #Calm #Mindfulness #Privacy #SelfSovereignty #Decentralisation