Privacy, open technology, and digital autonomy.
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Digital sovereignty starts with having a real choice.
A new public contract gives schools in six German states a @Nextclouders sovereign workspace.
The tender required open-source software and the ability to switch providers.
In the Open retweeted
Edition #4 @intheopencc 🌱
1) AI companies want to reuse years of personal data for training without consent.
2) EU requires new cars to have driver-facing cameras to detect attention while intelligence agencies warn that cars can be used to spy on us
3) Countries start demanding internet blocks to censor political speech, threatening an open internet and democratic society.
Big thanks to @Logos_network for supporting our work 🙏
newsletter.intheopen.cc/p/my…
In the Open retweeted
Most clicked
1. Explore private AI assistants
2. Watch the DWeb Camp talks
3. Tor sets limits on its Mullvad relationship
4. Palantir software processes reports from EU message scans
5. NLnet funds 47 open-source projects
Edition #4 @intheopencc 🌱
1) AI companies want to reuse years of personal data for training without consent.
2) EU requires new cars to have driver-facing cameras to detect attention while intelligence agencies warn that cars can be used to spy on us
3) Countries start demanding internet blocks to censor political speech, threatening an open internet and democratic society.
Big thanks to @Logos_network for supporting our work 🙏
newsletter.intheopen.cc/p/my…
Edition #4 🌱
1) AI companies use years of personal data for training
2) Car surveillance is used to spy on you
3) Countries pushing for internet blocks
And our usual news, wins, tools and updates
Big thanks to @Logos_network for supporting our work 🙏
In the Open retweeted
What got me started building Paperweight was the Odido data breach. I hadn't been a customer for more than 8 years, but all my data, incl. government IDs was still in their systems.
Years of online activity leave behind forgotten accounts, breached services and personal information spread across hundreds of companies. That gives attackers more material for phishing, scams, profiling, identity fraud and abuse.
Paperweight doesn't just use your inbox to map your digital footprint. It finds the actual personal data you’ve shared with those companies and helps you remove what's no longer needed.
What I'm building next are local tools that detect, mask and redact personal data before you share it with external systems. Expose less data in the first place and keep your digital footprint smaller over time.
If you want to support my work, today is the final day of the @OctantApp privacy round. Every contribution directly helps build Paperweight and other open privacy tools and primitives.
epoch.octant.app/rounds/0x57…
Thanks 💙
In the Open retweeted
Last days to help fund privacy @OctantApp ✨
Epoch 13 is live until Oct 21 AoE
Min. contribution $20 (0.07 ETH)
About 50% of the matching pool has been funded. If you want to help maximize, make sure to support your favorite projects
Really appreciate the support so far 🙏
In the Open retweeted
Starting a new content section on In the Open.
Started to compare private LLMs to explore who can access what, what is protected, and which settings matter. incl. @brave @ProtonPrivacy @DuckDuckGo @AskVenice and Confer
Who's missing?
intheopen.cc/explore/private…
In the Open retweeted
*knock knock*
✨ It's time to allocate ✨
The Epoch 13 Allocation Window is officially open.
Head to epoch.octant.app
@0xCurvy
@BlockchainComns
@CorpusCoreHQ
@hisoka_io
@OfflineProtocol
@session_app
@ShutterNetwork
@staycloakedxyz
@torproject
@UmbraCash
@unredacted_org
@vocdoni
@wslyvh
In the Open retweeted
Its time to fund privacy ✨
ICYMI - the new @OctantApp round is live, focused on privacy and the open internet. Paperweight is part of it, and I’d really appreciate your support 🙏
I also recommend checking out the other great projects. There aren’t a lot of programs like these anymore, so if you care about privacy and open-source infrastructure, please support your favorite projects.
Minimum contribution is 0.07 ETH / about $20.
Check it out at
epoch.octant.app/rounds/0x57…
In the Open retweeted
More tools @intheopencc 🌱
Remove tracking from links before you share them.
intheopen.cc/tools/url-clean…
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New tools @intheopencc 🌱
Text redaction now has Masker Mini and Full (cc @nickvernij). Mini is the default. Full needs a larger download (~250 MB).
Also added private image-to-text. Use it on its own, or paste/drop a screenshot into text redaction.
intheopen.cc/tools/text-reda…
In the Open retweeted
Last day for lifetime licenses. Grab them while you can and help support open-source software 🤟
paperweight.email/
Paperweight V1 is live 🗿
Your inbox is a paper trail of your digital life. Paperweight maps the companies, accounts, mailing lists, breaches and personal data and helps you clean up & take action
Local-first. Open source. All data stays on your device
paperweight.email
In the Open retweeted
I have kept adding to the Tools directory. It now has 146 tools across 51 categories.
The goal remains the same: help you choose tools that fit your threat model and everyday use.
Featured tools: @Brave, @signalapp, @SimpleXChat, @RadarChat, @ProtonPrivacy, @Bitwarden, @Yubico, @PrivacyHQ, @GrapheneOS, @enteio, @notesnook, @fileverse, @goslnt, @Ubiquiti, @CapeCellular, @Zcash.
Still curated by me. No affiliate links, sponsorships, or paid rankings.
There are still gaps. If there is one tool or category you think deserves a closer look, tell me what you use and why.
profincognito.me/tools/
In the Open retweeted
Sharing a bit more on why I started @intheopencc 🌱
Because privacy is not a solo mission. It is the freedom to choose how we participate. That takes shared tools, public knowledge, and collective effort.
We build in the open. We grow together. We connect people, projects, and ideas around privacy and digital rights.
Trying to make privacy practical, understandable, and participatory. Looking forward doing that together!
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1. Paperweight V1 release
2. Digitally waterboarding Flock
3. Confidential Coordination, the Interfold
4. Apple Watch creating summaries of the day
5. The Future Is Exhausting
Edition #3
1. AI wants more data and fewer limits
2. Privacy for me, surveillance for thee
3. More ID checks. More data to lose.
And our usual news, wins, tools and updates
Big thanks to @theInterfold for supporting the work 🙏
newsletter.intheopen.cc/p/in…
In the Open retweeted
What's crazy is...
In July, the EU mandates every new car to have a camera watching you for safety.
In Sept, AIVD warns us to be careful as your car may be watching you.
It isn't about safety. The concern is over Chinese imports. My surveillance is better than yours.
❗️ The Dutch intelligence service AIVD is warning people not to hold confidential conversations in or near their cars, saying the microphones in many modern vehicles can technically be switched on remotely to eavesdrop.
Some state actors can request car data from carmakers and other companies or hack in to get it themselves, the agency says.
It advises skipping wireless charging and Bluetooth or Wi-Fi pairing, using a USB data blocker and not taking a car with an external camera to a sensitive location.
In the Open retweeted
Google's Android developer ID requirement is now live. Apps from unregistered developers are blocked on certified Android devices in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. The rule goes global in 2027.
To register, developers hand Google a government ID, their legal name, address, email, and phone number. They also pay $25. This applies even if the app never touches Google Play.
Google says sideloading isn't going anywhere. F-Droid called that claim "clear, concise, and false." Users who want an unverified app now face ten steps, developer mode, several warning screens, and a 24 hour wait.
Google is clearly putting the squeeze on Android's openness.
reclaimthenet.org/google-and…
