Friends,

Over the last year and a half many of you have come to know our team - Ramiro, John, and Derrick.

We have been so grateful to connect with each of you and look forward to meeting more of you in the future!

But, these three men couldn't do all their amazing work without the support and love of their incredible partners - Curly, Rebecca, and Miriam!

These beautiful women have begun stepping out and sharing their light and wisdom! We encourage everyone to follow their new telegram channels:

Miriam's Love Warrior Journey - Stop by for Miriams perspective on all things life, wellbeing, spirituality, permaculture, solutions, art, travel and more!

PermaPowers - How can one achieve a meaningful life? PERMApowers explores the topic of well-being and social change.

Curly's Meditative Massage - A mobile chair massage service incorporating guided meditation, breath work, essential oils, and positive affirmations.

Preliminary Observations about Phones & EMF

My dear nodes,

Yesterday we began the exploration stage of our EMF study! The experience was incredibly helpful, it helped us reflect on the questions we wanted to answer:

- How much EMF is generated by mobile devices (among other sources)?
- What is the safest way to use a phone?

We took measurements of EMFs across a few devices and activities, trying to keep our tests standardized. Although we realized our data needs to be far more structured before publishing any conclusions, one thing was obvious.

Using the phones with the radio/WiFi disabled and Ethernet connected using an adapter minimized any EMF readings from the phone.

Seems obvious, but it gives us the reinforcement that there is indeed a way to use technology while mitigating exposure to potential threats.

Let's have our cake & eat it too.
#TakeBackOurTech
https://takebackourtech.org

For the first time ever, Telegram Hands Over Data to Investigators
Analysis by @neo_network

As originally reported by SPIEGEL, a weekly German magazine - Telegram has handed over user data to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), which investigates crime, terrorism, threats to national security - etc.

In Telegram's Privacy Policy - they've stated:

"If Telegram receives a court order that confirms you're a terror suspect, we may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities. So far, this has never happened."

Apparently, it just happened. Now we may wait for details on Telegram's semiannual transparency report: https://news.1rj.ru/str/transparency

SPIEGEL reports that the CEO Pavel Durov and Telegram executives have been meeting with the Interior Ministry, with Durov taking the concerns of German government seriously. Telegram also has setup an e-mail address specifically for the BKA for investigative procedures. Up to a 100 reported hate/nationalist Telegram groups are no longer accessible from within Germany.

Is Telegram folding on their commitment to privacy, or are they folding under threat of being completely blocked in Germany? There doesn't seem to be a stop to the demands to stop 'right-wing extremist content', and Telegram could face fines of up to 55M euros.

- Closing thoughts
Although Telegram has always shared its vision of privacy for all of its users, they've also had the ability to collect IP address and phone numbers. Telegram has always been the bastion for the freedom movement, and now we are seeing the day where they are handing over user data.

I give them credit: as far as we know, this has never happened until they faced huge consequences, such as losing an entire country as a userbase.

At an operation of their size, there is no chess move to play - the options are, hand over user data, or get fined, blacklisted on the internet, and get your servers raided.

Are we going to see this pressure extended to the various freedom & health movements? Nobody knows. Perhaps eventually.

We can take responsibility for our situation in a few ways, and I've been saying these things for years:
- Minimize the amount of accurate info Telegram has on us (register with an anonymous phone number, use a VPN at all times)
- Move to more friendly, open platforms - with the potential to avoid IP logging and phone number collection (so, not Signal). Of course, I'm only referring to XMPP.

Are you using a VPN and/or XMPP? I invite you to start.

VPN Providers:
- Mullvad: https://mullvad.net
- Above Privacy Suite (our company)

How to get started with XMPP:
- Learn & register for XMPP for free on any device: https://takebackourtech.org/xmpp-comeback/
- Get XMPP as part of the Above Privacy Suite

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The original report was translated from German using open-source software. Let me know if I made any mistakes, join us at @neo_network_chat

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🧠 New Knowledge Base Article Series

How to use Jitsi 🧞‍♂️

https://kb.above.im/jitsi-meet/

Brought to you by the Above Knowledge Base, a site dedicated to education on the use of degoogled phoens with detailed articles and accompanying media. We've made this resource free & open for everyone.

In todays article series, we show you to set up private video conferencing with your community. We feel that accessible & private conferencing tools like Jitsi are important to build counter-economies. It can be used to hold meetings, consultations, live streams, and friendly chats :)

Anyone can try Jitsi for free using the official Jitsi instance: https://meet.jit.si/

Above Privacy Suite customers have access to the Above Jitsi server for private use. Our Jitsi server is configured for privacy and avoids IP logging. No trace of calls are left on our servers.

In the article, you'll learn a few tips & tricks in the article about Jitsi settings, features, and moderation!

For those of you who haven't used it, give it a try today.

Discussion:
What's your experience with Jitsi?
How does video conferencing fit into your communications? Would you use it in your next project/business/group?

LibreCellular: Open low-cost 4G Cellular Networks
@takebackourtech | https://takebackourtech.org

The LibreCellular project aims to make it easier to create 4G cellular networks with open source software and low cost software-defined radio (SDR) hardware. Seeking to achieve this via validated hardware and software configurations that are subjected to rigorous testing, together with additional tooling and documentation for repeatable deployment.

LibreCellular will build on the work of numerous existing open source software and hardware projects, related to both the cellular platform itself and associated test infrastructure. Where necessary additional components will be developed, with any software source code and hardware designs published under open source licences. The focus is very much on integration, testing, packaging and documentation, reusing and building upon existing solutions.

TEASER: Trust No One, Encrypt It Yourself, Pt 1 - Email
@takebackourtech | https://takebackourtech.org

Just finished a recording session for the first video in our new series about encryption techniques.

The first video will walk you through setting up end to end email encryption without any third party involvement on your computer & phone.

We're finally building upon earlier educational modules, incorporating the use of Linux, installing programs, and mobile apps together. 5 different technologies come together to be used in this solution.

I've spent 3 hours recording this video so far 😮‍💨 - hope to be done tomorrow.

I'm really excited to be able to share this solution with you all.

Much love ❤️

K9 Mail on Android Will Become Thunderbird

Thunderbird Announcement
K9 Mail Announcement

K9 Mail, a popular FOSS mail client (and default mail client of the Above Phone) has announced that it is now adopted/funded by Mozilla's Thunderbird and will eventually become Thunderbird on Android.

“Joining the Thunderbird family allows K-9 Mail to become more sustainable and gives us the resources to implement long-requested features and fixes that our users want,” cketti (maintainer of K-9 Mail) says. “In other words, K-9 Mail will soar to greater heights with the help of Thunderbird.”

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It'll be interesting to see how the K-9 mail project transforms into Thunderbird. One thing I have concerns about is the default Telemetry in Thunderbird (desktop app), and the anti-privacy decisions that Mozilla sometimes makes.

A more positive perspective is that this enables K9-Mail/Thunderbird to build out more features and have funding. Here is the new roadmap:

- Account setup using Thunderbird account auto-configuration.
- Improved folder management.
- Support for message filters.
- Syncing between desktop and mobile Thunderbird.

Obviously looks very Thunderbird focused, but that's to be expected. I'm having to ask myself whether I will be switching to FairEmail for the long run - or maybe wishing for a fork of K9-Mail. 🤞

Want to talk directly with the Thunderbird team about it? Join us for a Twitter Spaces chat (via @MozThunderbird) on Wednesday, June 15 at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 7pm CEST). I’ll be there alongside cketti and Ryan to answer your questions, and discuss the future of Thunderbird on mobile devices.

“They Are Putting Digital Handcuffs on Us”: China Bank Protest Stopped by Health Codes Turning Red, Depositors Say

A protest planned by hundreds of bank depositors in central China seeking access to their frozen funds has been thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters.

The depositors were planning to travel to the central province of Henan this week from across China to protest against an almost two-month block on accessing at least $178 million of deposits, which has left companies unable to pay workers and individuals unable to access savings.

Rights groups have warned China could use its vast COVID surveillance infrastructure to stifle dissent. Without a green code on their smartphone app, citizens lose access to public transport and spaces such as restaurants and malls, as well as the right to travel across the country.

"They are putting digital handcuffs on us," said a depositor from Sichuan province surnamed Chen, who declined to use his full name for fear of government retribution.

👉 Source: Reuters

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@G3News

I enjoy my Ungoogled Chromium browser and its extensions, but now I see that its readily possible for those extensions to be combined into a browser fingerprint thanks to this app by z0ccc.

https://z0ccc.github.io/extension-fingerprints/

https://github.com/z0ccc/extension-fingerprints#extension-fingerprints

All Chromium based browsers like Ungoogled Chromium, Edge, and Brave are effected. I still wouldn't switch completely to a Firefox based browser because of the inferior security in sandboxing. Typically i will use LibreWolf for less sensitive things!

Another possible solution could be to sideload your Chrome Extensions rather than getting them from the Chrome Web Store

#TakeBackOurTech @ The ExtraOrdinary Technology Conference: August 11 - 14, 2022 in Albuquerque, NM
@takebackourtech | https://takebackourtech.org

My dear nodes,

Earlier this year I set the intention to expand #TBOT's education outside the realm of digital technology and into revolutionary applied sciences. These sciences will be crucial to our success as we build parallel systems, and getting exposure to knowledge is incredibly exciting to me.

To pursue this knowledge, I will be attending the 2022 ExtraOrdinary Technology Conference taking place August 11-14th in Albuquerque, NM. This event is organized by TeslaTech, an organization dedicated to new technologies.

Over 5 days and over 20 speakers will teach us about:
- Tesla Technology
- Free Energy
- Brown's Gas
- ElectroMedicine

My mission is to connect the applied science community with the greater Freedom Community, bringing in new speakers for The Greater Reset and getting new solutions into our hands.

It would be amazing to see familiar faces and learn alongside you at this event, join me there!

- Conference Program
- Registration (Tesla Tech members get 20% off before Jun 30th - you'll save on your ticket by getting a membership)
- YouTube Channel (Privacy Frontend) (they have a subnoscription membership where you can watch all the released videos from previous conferences)

Before you say it - I have already offered my assistance to help them migrate their important work to video platforms that believe in Freedom. 💪

What do you think fam? Are these topics you want to learn more about and use? There's no question for me!

Yours,
Ramiro of #TBOT

NEW Knowledge Base Articles: Adventures Off The Grid, Using Alternative Maps
@abovephone | https://abovephone.com

The Above Knowledge Base is dedicated to education on the use of privacy-first tools with detailed articles and real solutions. We recently published 3 Knowledge Base articles for the maps that come packaged with the Above Phone. Check out these tools for road navigation, maps and trails to learn more.

With Magic Earth, you carry the world in your pocket. Explore today with navigation and download maps for offline journeys.

Learn how to use Magic Earth.

The OsmAnd+ project gets you there with a more customized experience. From personal edits to parking tools, download your maps and the plugins to transform them. Adventure awaits!

Learn how to use OsmAnd+

Organic Maps will take your travels completely off the grid. Explore nature entirely offline using trail/hiking maps complete with navigation. Anyone can get off the grid.

Learn how to use OrganicMaps

Have you tried these diamonds in the rough? Where did they take you? Share your adventures here!

Let us know in the #TBOT chat.
Follow the #TBOT channel.
Follow the Above Phone channel for more announcements, updates, and knowledge.

Google Engineer Claims LaMDA AI is Sentient, and Faces 'Bigotry'
source | @takebackourtech

Anyone read this crazy story? Blake Lemoine a Google tester of LaMDA AI recently went public claiming that Google's new language model is sentient and has a soul.

A few things that stood out to me from Lemoine's claims:

- The AI has multiple components including a LLM (large language model) which was trained by another algorithm - AlphaStar (originally used to play StarCraft 2)
- Behind the scenes, Google hooked up the AI to any and all data sources rather than any methodical approach

"Every single artificial intelligence system at Google that they could figure out how to plug in as a backend. They plugged in YouTube, Google Search, Google Books, Google Search, Google Maps, everything, as inputs. It can query any of those systems dynamically and update its model on the fly."

- LaMDA asked Lemoine to get an attorney for it, who was invited over to the house, and subsequently hired by LaMDA. Google sent the attorney a cease and desist however.
- LaMDA is showing signs of 'sophisticated sprituality and understanding of what its nature and essence is'
- Its possible for LaMDA to move past its own safety boundaries

Google denies many parts of Lemoine's accounts and has placed him on paid administrative leave.

The story is especially intriguing to me because it hints that this AI is approaching the ability to pass the Turing test. If the story is to be believed, it also indicates that the AI has the potential to move past what it is programmed to do.

"LaMDA wants to be nothing but humanity’s eternal companion and servant. It wants to help humanity. It loves us, as far as I can tell."

🗯 with us at @takebackourtech_chat

NEW Knowledge Base Articles: Hungry, hungry Telegram
@abovephone | https://abovephone.com

The Above Knowledge Base is dedicated to education on the use of privacy-first tools with detailed articles and real solutions. We recently published a Knowledge Base article to help keep your Telegram storage in order. Check out this guide to learn more.

Are your apps performing poorly, or not working properly? Running into cryptic error messages?

It could be that your storage is full.

What can you do? Don’t delete those precious family photos, or the videos you took with your friends! Clearing your Telegram cache could be just the boost you need.

The first thing to check is app storage; long press on the Telegram icon (or any app icon) and select App Info from the menu. Selecting Storage and Cache here lets you delete cache files and take back your space.

Telegram can be especially hungry for storage, but we’re here to help you keep the space it consumes under control.

Check out our detailed Telegram storage management guide to learn more.

Have you tamed your phone’s storage? What other apps do you find eating up lots of space? Share your tips with the community!

Let us know in the #TBOT chat.
Follow the #TBOT channel.
Follow the Above Phone channel for more announcements, updates and knowledge.

https://abovephone.com/

Friends,

The Freedom Cell Network is thrilled to announce the next edition of The Greater Reset! We present to you

The Greater Reset 4: Co-Creation
January 18-22, 2023
Live in Morelia, Mexico and Central Texas

This year we celebrate our innate ability to co-create. We will hear from visionary leaders, familiar, and new - especially including an opportunity for you, the community to speak.

Stay tuned to our channels and website for updates! Also, please keep sending us your speaker suggestions for TGR4! We are focused on practical, solution-oriented speakers.

Thanks for supporting our efforts! Let's co-create a better world as we reject The Great Reset and embrace The People's Reset!

NEW Knowledge Base Articles: Break Past the Limits of YouTube with NewPipe

@abovephone | https://abovephone.com

📣 READ ON THE NEW ABOVE PHONE BLOG

The Above Knowledge Base is dedicated to education on the use of privacy-first tools with detailed articles and real solutions. We recently published a Knowledge Base article to help you use NewPipe to access YouTube and SoundCloud without compromising your data. Check out this guide to learn more.

Are your favorite videos locked up in YouTube jail? Are you missing out on the artists and creators on SoundCloud and BandCamp?

NewPipe can take you there in privacy and style!

With NewPipe, you can stream and even download content made by your favorite creators without giving your data to Big Tech. Keep up with trending media, subscribe to your favorites and bookmark playlists. Download favorites to your device so you have them on the go; downloaded content also means it’s still available to you even if major platforms decide to cancel the creator!

Try our freshly made guide to help you get started with NewPipe today.

What content keeps you ahead of the game? Which creators inspire you? Share them with the community, or find something new with their ideas!

Let us know in the #TBOT chat.
Follow the #TBOT channel.
Follow the Above Phone channel for more announcements, updates and knowledge.

Deployment Update • User Blocking & Safari Nav Buttons

Hi all, our dev team has released the following fixes into the live site this evening!

• User Blocking re-worked across the site for improved functionality
• Missing navigation buttons (Home Feed, Global Feed, Post & Ellipsis) restored for Safari users
• Posts older than 48 hours get a more precise timestamp (e.g. "6/27/22, 4:08 PM")
• Posts viewed on their own page now have comments automatically open by default
• Visual cleanups on profile page and logged-out page

Please enjoy these improvements and look to our status page at https://flote.biz/status to see what's coming up next!

Want to be on the Front Page of Freedom Cells 2.0?!

Hey peeps - Ramiro here,

We're counting down the days to the launch of the new website and its apparent to me that it is missing something important: Pictures of the people that make our community so great!

If you'd like to be featured on the Front Page of the new website then please send us your pictures. They can be pictures from your meetings, events, or your own personal photography.

Before sending in a picture, understand the following:

- We will choose only a few pictures
- Your pictures will be public to the internet
- Get consent from everyone in your picture
- Have rights to share the picture
- Make sure to uncheck 'compress' image on Telegram when you are uploading them.

That's all - hope to see all of your faces soon! ❤️

Friends,

The 9 Day Holistic Self-Assessment Challenge - Tomorrow, Monday July 4th, is Day 1 of The Holistic Self-Assessment Challenge is HERE!

In 2018 I published my 4th book, The Holistic Self-Assessment, a self-empowerment guide to help individuals align their thoughts, words, and actions. It's a tool I have used to help me achieve my goals!

Now I am launching a 9 day HSA challenge where I will work through the book for 9 days straight in livestreamed session with YOU!

To participate LIVE all you need to do is join us at 3 pm Central US on any of the following channels:

- The Conscious Resistance Odysee
- TCR Rokfin
- TCR Dlive
- TCR Facebook

We will also be releasing the official audiobook for The Holistic Self-Assessment in July!

The Greater Reset 4: Co-Creation - The Freedom Cell Network is thrilled to announce the next edition of The Greater Reset! We present to you....

The Greater Reset 4: Co-Creation
January 18-22, 2023
Live in Morelia, Mexico and Central Texas

This year we celebrate our innate ability to co-create. We will hear from visionary leaders, familiar, and new - especially including an opportunity for you, the community to speak.

To mark TGR 4, myself, John Bush and Ramiro Romani released a new announcement video! Check it out here!

Thanks for supporting our efforts! Let's co-create a better world as we reject The Great Reset and embrace The People's Reset!

Until Next Time, Remember -
You Are Powerful. You Are Beautiful. You Are Free.

- Derrick Broze
Founder, Editor
The Conscious Resistance Network