Where did our freedom go?

in #news8 years ago (edited)

“I wish i could change the world.
Where did our freedom go?
Where is our privacy going?”

Trying to shape the future for the best

In recent times so much has been happening: Edward Snowden, Shadow Brokers and WannaCry, the recent bill the US is trying to pass so people have to declare over 10k in CryptoCurrencies when entering the country, amongst multiple others…

They are all important and should be independently thought about, like various people in this same community have. Nonetheless my aim in this “comment”, is to in a general macro perspective try to interpret what this represents in the realm of how we should go about safeguarding our freedom and privacy for the future.

It is definitely important that we adopt “alternative platforms”.

Why? Because those in power of the big ones (think Google, Facebook, etc..) are insanely influential and powerful, which gives them the freedom(had to use this word…) to make incredibly important changes in our lives while being virtually uncontested. In reality, most people have no idea how deep the rabbit hole goes..

As he said, “Affected the most, they understand the least.”

What is ultimately necessary then, is that we use other platforms, evolve towards encryption, open-source and community driven projects so that we can represent our own interests. In the name of freedom, crypto and humanity.
We must shift from passive to active.

Changes have to be made, and as community we cant continue putting our heads down and accepting it because it is convenient. No!
It’s time to crossover
use linux instead of windows/mac
use signal instead of whatsapp
use steem instead of reddit
use encrypted-emails instead of gmail
use pgp
use bitcoin
use monero
use cryptocurrencies
use your brain
and use your voice, your influence to drive us forward.

It’s not easy to not support all the billion-dollar capitalist conglomerates, of course. Most of the times it’s a lot less Convenient, for a plenitude of reasons. But now is not a time for convenience, far from it. I/We weren’t built to save and change the world, but as humans I feel it is part of us to fight for what we believe, being that freedom, love, decentralization, open-source..

I guess all the shitty reality TV shows and tasteless content-less brainwashing type of bullshit music they shove down our throats made us forget…

I don’t think most people understand how much our future depends on how we deal with new-coming technologies and the extinction of our privacy, freedom and security.

So as a generation that grew alongside with technology, we shall let the code reign and not some central random power driven by “special interests”..

"No to centralization, No to fiscalization. My crypto is my private treasure and I’m going to HODL the shit out of it long after you pitiful life-draining economic facade has fallen."

Brethren now Is the time, as we fight for freedom without massive bloodshed.

Links
https://www.startpage.com/ → Same results as Google but without all the tracking.
https://duckduckgo.com/ → Great private search-engine.
https://www.ecosia.org/ → Nice search-engine that plants trees in turn of us using it.
https://whispersystems.org/ → Signal. Encrypted p2p messing, available as app and as Chrome add-on.
https://protonmail.com/ → Encrypted email
https://tutanota.com/ → Encrypted email
https://posteo.de/en → Encrypted email
https://mailbox.org/ → Encrypted email
https://kolabnow.com/ → Encrypted email
https://www.torproject.org/ → Great for anonymous web-browsing.
https://geti2p.net/en/ → Anonymous overlay network, similar to Tor. Better to overcame ISP monitoring.
https://privacytoolsio.github.io/privacytools.io/ → Excellent information about being private, secure and what programs/applications to use/trust.
https://www.whonix.org/ → Private OS.
https://tails.boum.org/index.pt.html → Private OS
https://getmonero.org/home → Private and Anonymous CryptoCurrency

In my opinion all of these websites applications are to be supported and should in a general manner be trusted but obviously depending the sensitivity of your works I would advise you to do some more research. This is not for criminals, even though some of the measures could be applied.
My goal is to drive our community forward to a state with encryption, where privacy and freedom are not compromised in the name of “security”.

Remember the threats to your privacy are not only corporations that will undoubtedly abuse your private information but also how badly they handle it which enables third-parties (hackers, political parties) to easily access all of your private information.

v0nd,

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My friend @v0nd, this is a visionary post!
Thank you!

great to know you enjoy it, thanks!

@vOnd.

I am here now and following you.

NOW FUTURE.

@vOnd.

Excellent post.

Thanks!

I enjoyed your post, the future really does depend on how we deal with incoming technological advances and communications.

It really does, I'm glad you enjoyed :)

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Thanks man, means a lot! I'm going to check it out!

anytime...its a great write up...well deserving of more to see

This is AWESOME
followed and upvoted..! :D

I'm very glad you enjoyed it!

Less and less government is run by Christians and more and more government is being run by evil minded people. If you want more privacy and more freedom and want the government off your back vote in sincere Christians (not Christians in name only). You must demand the level of ethics that are in the 10 Commandments and nothing less. It is pretty obvious that as the population divorces itself more and more from its Christian roots the more we will experience freedom being taken away piece by piece until we are completely enslaved to the evil entities that are controlling government politicians and the evil people who have slipped into government positions while Americans were asleep at the proverbial wheel. WAKE UP AMERICA BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! A government based on Christian morals and the 10 Commandments is what is lacking in America today. Without Christian morals deeply embedded in our government eventually there will be a government gun standing on every corner and we will be totally enslaved.

Quite an interesting topic you've raised there !

Thanks, my main purpose is to get people thinking!

thanks for the links!

No problem, in the future I will probably be making even bigger and more detailed lists!

You had me as soon as I saw Guy Fawkes! Upvoted!

Thanks! He's truly a great influence!

Well said v0nd!!! Now is not the time to be small--it is a time to rise up and awaken to our full potential. Being complacent will only keep us getting what we always got. Why settle, when the possibilities are endless!!!

People don't really realize how their everyday existence contributes to exactly the thing they say they don't want. Every trip to the store, every use of toilet paper -- consumption -- supports the dark side agenda. We must take action now and truly live for our values.

At the @gardenofeden we challenge ourselves to live what we believe is a solution, paving the way to greater freedom based on unconditional love, honor, responsibility, awareness, and gratitude. I feel it important that we all take action on what is important to us, and pave the way to the world we are inspired to create. There is no time like the present.

Thanks for encouraging others to engage in solutions. Upvoted, resteemed and following you!!

Damn, thanks for comment, means a lot to know that there are people int he community who feel the same way. And what you said about peoples everyday existence contributing to what they dont want is extremly real, very well put! Thanks :)

You're welcome. For me, now that I've realized the truth about those things, I can no longer continue to do the things I used to do, at least not without standing up in the face of it. It feels horrible to go against my soul's desire. Though we are constantly pushing the envelope, we feel it is for a grand purpose, and love sharing those possibilities with others who share similar values.

I love supporting valuable content. I shared your link with Steemit Blogger Central to be shared on FB and Twitter. I'm grateful to connect with you and share some opportunities for awakening! Blessings.

Thanks a lot for the support, really! I'll keep an eye out on your blog as well :)
It's just that today we have technology and great minds working on "our side" which enable us to do so much more, yet we don't.. I hope we can make a change!

We can make a change--WE just have to do it. Anything is possible!

I'm grateful we can share our support. Connecting is priceless and what will make everything easier.

Great info. I've been using DuckDuckGo for the last year or so. They work great. Thanks for the email links. I'm going to get one now. You earned a new follower.

that's awesome, I'm glad to know I helped :)

Great info

well said

UPvoted, resteemed and following :)

thanks!

upd pal .. thanks

Great post @V0nd! I agree with your post and share the same beliefs as you! :)

Thanks, I will try to be more secure, encryption POWER!

upvoted. good post!

Thanks so much for all the links.

spot on! self responsibility! and holding elected officials responsible!Take back the rights that have been turned into licensed privilege!
namaste

exactly!

I see you are in Europe, but here in the USA we have less than 40% voter rate.... to many people do not vote,because of one reason or another.... I tell those people to get on the freeway set your cruise control at 70mph, and just hopp in the back seat, see what happens.... :-0
or get in a taxi and refuse to say anything see where you get :-)
namaste

That is very true, our freedom is only apparent. Though I must say that I don't feel like "institutionalized" politics is what is going to set us on the right track.

:-)
I will not vote for a Rep. or a Dem. ....
thats not a choice!,same bird...
we need grass root politics like we did here about 200 yrs ago.. of course less than 35% fought for independence...soo...lol.. majority rule? my ass! minority rule ... rich rule, golden rule,religious rule... controlled and subverted!
:-)
namaste!

great post. very informative

Cryptocurrency will bring it back

"Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains." JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU

vote and resteem, greetings from Spain!!

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