This is the first phase of Beechat solutions we are working on bringing to you. With your support, we will deliver these devices to people who need them most and hopefully expand in the future with more ambitious projects. We will release a Kickstarter campaign for these solutions in the coming months. In the meantime, you can help by spreading the word, and forming a community of like-minded individuals & groups. Thank you for being with us so far

Our friends at Beechat are working on revolutionary technology. We'll be one of the first to test Beechat's mesh network in the United States, the units are being manufactured right now!

Its cool to see our latest XMPP article being shared across the internet, had a user join our XMPP channel today from Hacker News. Then I noticed we got posted on Reddit's r/privacy as well!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29256618

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/qvtv7u/xmpp_a_comeback_story_a_20_year_old_messaging/

If you haven't already - join our mailing list at takebackourtech.org

Okay - we needed to fix an issue with the official #TBOT XMPP chat group but now anyone with an XMPP account should be able to join. Find us at: tbot@group.chat.above.im on XMPP ;)

#3 on Hacker News Today. Feels good, y'all are really going to love what we've got planned next.

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🔺above.phone: The Best of Both Worlds On a Privacy Phone
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👀 Watch on Odysee | Flote

We are excited to officially launch the technical demo of the above.phone. This hour long demo will show you what a modern privacy phone solution is capable of, and give you an assortment of tools and strategies to use it.

This phone can protect its user from the surveillance and control that exist in traditional operating systems, apps, and cellular services - cutting off the most active and accessible data pipelines.

You will learn:
- Phone privacy strategies
- How to download and use apps from alternative app stores
- How to access social media & maps privately
- How to use privacy services like VPN, email, encrypted chat, and search
- How to video and voice call friends & family privately through XMPP

👉 Buy the above.phone
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JUST RECORDED : 🤙 How To Make Anonymous Phone Calls & Text Messages Over XMPP With JMP.chat
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Yesterday I sat down with the team behind jmp.chat to learn more about how XMPP can replace your need for cell service entirely.

JMP started as a community member's prototype which was quickly adopted, now a successful business and software service anyone can run themselves.

Its the power of Free & Open Source Software that makes creativity and collaboration like this possible.

Happy to announce that Above Privacy Suite customers will get one month free of jmp.chat! Get your above.phone now so you're ready.

I'm now working on the accompanying article and supplementary content. Stay tuned for more info.

~ Our connection is sacred

🐝 Conducting some tests on the Demo App with our prototype Clips on 868 MHz 🐝

MJF 3D printed cases are arriving soon, and then we can start range tests.

Quite enjoying FlorisBoard, a FOSS keyboard on F-Droid that has no tracking. You can theme it out and add a number row, plus many features i havent messed with yet.

https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.patrickgold.florisboard

we got ourselves a private FOSS Swipe keyboard.

https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard/releases/tag/v0.3.13

This keyboard will likely be default on the above.phone from now on!

Australia Calls for Global Action to Fight Online Misinformation

📡@G3News: Australia on Friday (Nov. 19) called for governments around the world to unite on "rules of the road" to fight the spread of misinformation and disinformation online.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the United States, India, Japan, Australia and global bodies like the United Nations were already working to strike a balance between harmful content and free expression online. But time was running out to agree on rules of what was permissable.

"We should be starting yesterday," according to Payne.

"We do have to be very clear that the rule of law that applies offline has to apply online. Rules of the road are what enable road users to stay safe, same with users online. Being able to identify the difference between free speech and malicious disinformation ... is important," she added.
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I know this is a tech group but just a gentle reminder that some of us old fart activists did plenty with no internet at all.

Not defending the psychos' desire to censor. Just saying there's other means of communication offline. We did shitloads using phone trees back in the dark ages of the 70s 80s even 90s.

If you had questions on how to move to Brazil:

HERE IT IS (I made Douglas an Admin noted as "Brazil Expert" so everyone knows it's him when answering)

https://news.1rj.ru/str/MovingToBrazil

There are still some spaces left.

still a few spaces left in the #TBOT UK workshop. get your laptop to stop spying on ya and a lot of other goodies!

You Are The Greater Reset 🌎
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The Greater Reset is composed of smaller communities all around the world. Real change starts at the local level with you.

We'd like to expand upon the Watch Parties program of The Greater Reset 2 and give activated people like yourselves a blueprint to hold community gatherings that take place during the days of the next event in January 2022.

Local attendees would watch The Greater Reset while it was being streamed live, and each day would have an opportunity for your events to join us on stream and share what you are doing with the world.

These community gatherings would bring together the 5 pillars of The Greater Reset, strengthening the bonds between local community members and creating a space for valuable exchange to happen.

Each event could have:
- Local venue (anyone's place?)
- Local Food (anyone grow food?)
- Local Market (anyone sell stuff?)
- Knowledge Exchange & Workshops (who knows stuff?)
- Community Building (who brings people together?)
- Organization & Tech Systems (who organizes and is tech savvy?)

Now I'd like to ask you - how excited & motivated would you be to hold an event like this in your hometown? We'll include a poll to measure interest in this program below.

Much love ❤️