This year, we will reject surveillance.
@takebackourtech

Dear special being,

Is 2023 the year we reject the spread of surveillance?

We've got to act soon because we're watching 1984 come to life in front of our eyes in places like China - and other countries are not so far behind. 

Instead of worrying about it, I'd like to take action. Here's our first draft of the #TBOT Reject Surveillance, Champion Friendly Technology pledge. 

The Mission
Prevent the spread of surveillance devices into homes, community centers, and the world at large, and spread awareness of the dangers so individuals can make informed choices when it comes to their technology.  

What We'll Do
We will prepare easy to understand materials on surveillance, this includes flyers, handouts, and stickers. These will be promoted through our networks, on social media, and in the real world. We will hear about people's experiences and their actions through the official website. We will carry out the pledge, throwing out surveillance devices and transforming our use.

The Pledge
The pledge consists of the following, broken up into 2 parts - rejecting surveillance / championing friendly technology. 

Reject Surveillance

I will share my thoughts with my neighbors & community.
I will not comply with facial recognition, digital surveillance or support companies & organizations that use it.
I will rid my home of surveillance technology.
I will minimize use of big tech and telecom.
I will reject CBDCs & will not KYC

Champion Friendly Technology

I will decentralize & encrypt my communications.  
I will own my data.
I will use private currency & exchange
I will free my phone and computer with transparent tech

Goals for 2023
Get rid of 10,000 camera surveillance devices in 2023
Get rid of 10,000 smart-home listening devices in 2023
Transition 5,000 users to degoogled phones
Transition 5,000 users to Linux laptops
Develop & educate others on an self-contained open-source security camera solution

You can read the full text of the pledge here and join!

https://takebackourtech.org/pledge

Your Feedback

I'd love to know your feedback to this pledge (please read the full text):

Is the pledge clear enough to follow? 
Does the pledge inspire and motivate? 
Would you tell your friends? 
Do you feel ready to act on the pledge, why or why not? 

How To Help

If you're interested in joining the Task Force & Mastermind behind this mission, please use the following link. We are looking for researchers, writers, technologists, designers, videographers of all types. 

https://takebackourtech.org/task-force/

Remember, our connection is Sacred.


- Ramiro 

We all know that our smart phones are listening to us and actively collecting our data. But what can we do about it?

Ramiro Romani is going to break it all down for us TOMORROW March 16th at 11am CDT in a FREE webinar. Sign up for the Exit Big Tech Webinar today to secure your spot:

https://livefree.academy/op/exit-big-tech-webinar/

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See you Monday at 12pm EST!

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Kremlin tells officials to stop using iPhones

"At a Kremlin-organized seminar for officials involved in domestic politics, Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy head of the presidential administration, told officials to change their phones by April 1, Kommersant said, citing unidentified sources.

“It’s all over for the iPhone: either throw it away or give it to the children,” Kommersant quoted one of the participants of the meeting as saying. “Everyone will have to do it in March.”

President Vladimir Putin has always said he has no smartphone, though Peskov has said Putin does use the Internet from time to time."

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1745506/kremlin-tells-officials-to-stop-using-iphones-kommersant-newspaper

Putin may not use a smartphone, and neither does our Cory Morningstar.

Personally, I am about to embark on a "Third Way": a de-Googled repurposed smartphone which does not send data back to Google or anyone else.

I also have a non-smart Nokia which use when I want a break from social media and the internet.

So it's 3 phones for me: a "normal" one which leaks data everywhere, a private "Above" smartphone, and a non smart Nokia which is great for walks in nature.

If anyone is interested into looking at Above phones as an option, below is the link. They also ship from the UK so if you are not in the US make sure to drop them a line saying you are UK based. It takes a while to get used to a new operating system so I recommend the transition from the old data leaky smartphone to the new de-Googled and de-Appled smartphone to be slow, and to use both in parallel during the transition, which I am still doing as I am still very much a beginner at this.

@RobinMG

https://abovephone.com/

More data > more control

While this is significantly different from social credit scores, this is certainly a slippery slope.

Derrick, Ramiro, and I will be hosting the 11th International Conference Call on Wednesday, the 29th at 6pm Central and a key focus will be on creating organized local and regional cells with clear goals and direction.

During the call, you’ll get:

-The best plans and strategies for effectively organizing with your local Freedom Cell to get more done and maximize your effort

-Updates on the growth of the network including new and optimized resources

-News and updates from local cells all over to show you what others have done and are working on

-Tips and strategies for making the most of the freedomcells.org website as well as Telegrm

-And an open Q&A session to answer any questions you have

You can check out all the details of the free 11th International Freedom Cells Conference, including the Zoom link, and add it to your calendar here:

https://livefree.academy/event/freedom-cell-network-11th-international-conference-call/

This is not me! If you get a message from them, please report them as spam.

Submarine Cable Resiilience
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Ever wonder how deep-sea submarine cables are maintained? This article from the ISP column explores cables, microwave point-to-point transmissions, and low earth orbit satellites.

https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-03/altcable.html

Some interesting tidbits:
- subsea cables take weeks or months to repair
- the US does not approve landing rights on cable systems connecting with China
- the UK was intercepting German telegrams from subsea cables in WW1

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NEW: Questioning Sacha Stone About His Promotion of False Hopium

On March 26, 2023, journalist Derrick Broze asked Sacha Stone about his past support of Donald Trump and promotion of Q anon adjacent theories about “White Hats” coming to save the day.

WATCH: https://theconsciousresistance.com/sacha-stone-hopium/

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Understanding Central Bank Digital Currencies
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This week I joined a panel focused on Central Bank Digital Currencies & Privacy alongside cryptocurrency experts. Although everyone was in oppositions to CBDCs, our approaches still differed.

I advocated for raising awareness, rejecting new financial systems (CBDC / FedNow), and facilitating new exchange such as peer-to-peer markets, local trade networks, and barter.

I'll be releasing a clip from the panel soon!

In the meantime, this policy analysis from the CATO institute does a great job critiquing the promoted benefits of a CBDC, and identifying the real risks to the people.

It ends with a recommendation for Congress in the form of new legislation that bans the Federal Reserve and Treasury from issuing CBDCs.

Overview Page
Full Analysis

What are your thoughts? What should we be doing to resist?

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Join Me At The Better Way Conference - LAST DAY FOR VIRTUAL EARLYBIRD TICKETS
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I'm super thankful to speak in-person at The Better Way Conference this summer!

The conference will take place June 1st - 4th, 2023 in Bath, United Kingdom.

Buy tickets: https://betterwayconference.org/

As you might know this event is hosted by the World Council for Health. WCH is one of the brightest lights in the health freedom movement - they publish free education, design material to raise awareness, and hold General Assembly meeting to learn from other groups. Their coalition is hundred or organizations and growing - including Take Back Our Tech.

The last conference brought together 1,200 people. I'm so excited to be traveling to the UK for the first time and meeting internet friends in person.

This year's speakers include:

- Dr. Tess Lawrie
- Derrick Broze
- James Corbett
- Mattias Desmet
- Dr. Vandana Shiva
- Robin Monotti

Join me there! I invite you buy an in-person or virtual ticket to the conference. Support this amazing event & organization and let's seize the day.

- Ramiro

▶️ Mindful Media Replays Now Live
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Good morning all!

Media has never been a challenge on alternative ecosystems like the Above Phone. In fact it leads to a more conscious relationship with content & content creators. In this webinar we explored 4 apps to watch videos, listen to music, listen to podcasts, and read articles.

This all comes for free, and without any advertisements or paywalls. And we were able to download the media directly to our phones - owning the content.

Yet another way open-source software and protocols make for a better internet (for the users!!).

Learn all this and more by watching the webinar, there's about 30 clips.

https://learn.abovephone.com/course/media/

1. Click the sign in link at the top of the page. Enter your email address.
2. Click on the magic link in your email to login.
3. You're in - enjoy the webinar!

A full video of the webinar is also available for paid members on the learning platform or for anyone who's purchased an Above Phone.

If you've purchased an Above Phone and want your account upgraded, please email support@above.im from your customer email!

Enjoy the webinar!

Second - we will be announcing our Telegram Masterclass Pt. 1 event tomorrow. Please stay tuned and make sure to follow our socials

https://news.1rj.ru/str/takebackourtech
https://news.1rj.ru/str/abovephone

Yours,
Ramiro Romani - Founder

New Peer-Reviewed Study Shows How Phones Can Improve EMF Safety
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A new analysis and recommendations study was published by the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electronmagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF), highlighting the serious issues with the previous IEEE risk assessments and proposing new methods to reduce EMF with use of mobile phones.

Here are two of the recommendations:

- Blocking RFR emissions (but not reception) when its positioned close to the body
- Modifying the antenna emission pattern to radiate away from the head and body

I'll do a deeper dive into the study this week along with personal recommendations for users.

What do you think about the ICBE's ideas? Will cell phone manufacturers will be receptive?

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Sayboard: Offline FOSS Voice Keyboard Released
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Sayboard is an offline FOSS voice keyboard that supports multiple languages. It's a continuation of a prototype developed ontop of the Vosk speech recognition toolkit.

It supports multiple languages and is incredibly easy to use. Although it lacks punctuation, it is accurate in its trannoscription.

Mark this as a huge win for the friendly software space.

Download the first release here:
https://github.com/ElishaAz/Sayboard/releases/tag/v2.0.1

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Dear friends,

In these privacy challenging times, its been difficult to find worthy chat solutions that respect privacy and freedom of speech. Many Freedom communities have turned to Telegram, one of the biggest social networks / chat platforms in the world.

Unfortunately I see many people using Telegram without best practices that lead to them getting targetted by scammers or generally having a bad experience.

As someone who manages dozens of Telegram groups, channels, and communities - I decided to share what I've learned in a Telegram masterclass.

This masterclass will take place on a live-stream Tuesday April 25th, 2023 at 12 PM Central Time (UTC-6).

Afterwards the replays will be released completely for free.

The class will explore Telegram's privacy model, answer important questions, and teach you how to use it to further your own movements.

We will cover:

- Can Telegram be trusted, their history and past actions with user data
- How you can chat privately on Telegram
- How to easily connect with others
- How to protect yourself from spam
- Important chat features
- Important privacy settings
- Using Telegram to help productivity
- Organizing your Telegram chats
- Creating groups & channels
- Managing groups & channels
- Alternative clients

You can watch the webinar live by RSVPing at:

https://abovephone.com/webinar

Use the form at the bottom of the page.

And make sure to share with your friends who have Telegram troubles ;)

Knowing your wisdom and wealth,

- Ramiro, Founder & CEO of Above Phone

NYPD Reboots Cyborg Police Dog After Backlash

Via: New York Daily News:

Digidog, the NYPD robot pooch, is back and department leaders promise it’s not the dystopian surveillance nightmare it was made out to be the first time New Yorkers got a look at it.

Two years after the ,000 robot canine program landed the NYPD in the doghouse with civil rights…

https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=66479

NEW: Why I am Running for Office as an Agorist/Anarchist

Derrick Broze explains why he is running for Mayor of Houston and how this will help spread the message of Voluntaryism.

My name is Derrick Broze and I am anarchist. I am also running for Mayor of Houston for the 2nd time. I'd like to take a moment to explain this apparent contradiction for my supporters who might be confused, disappointed, or even angry.

First, let me share some background information on why I even feel this essay is necessary. As noted above, I have been identifying as an anarchist or voluntaryist for the last 12-13 years. This means that I reject all forms of imposed authority and seek to create a world where all relationships are voluntary and consensual. This does NOT mean that I advocate violent insurrection or want to watch the world burn. In fact, quite the opposite.

I am a voluntaryist because I know that you are powerful, beautiful, free, and capable of making your own choices and organizing your own life. I recognize that using the force of government to impose my will on others is absolutely morally wrong. This means that I also believe that when a majority of a population votes on something, and then forces the minority to live with it, it is also wrong.

READ: https://theconsciousresistance.com/why-i-am-running-for-office/

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