🫨 Disaster Planning for Freedom Tech: FOSS War Room

What the f*** should we do about tyrannical tech lockdowns?

• Age verification on computers
• Digital ID on cell phones
• FOSS apps banned on phones
• Private Cryptocurrency Becomes Illegal

I asked some of the smartest hackers on earth that question at Parallel Society 2026. We war-gamed the tech disaster scenarios that we’re facing, and the audience jumped in with solutions.

Watch the full talk on Substack.

If you don't know about Logos, they produced the event and are authoring a comprehensive technology stack for storage, messaging, and more; the primitives we need for free software of the future.

Check out important tech:

• https://logos.co/
• https://dark.fi/

If you’re interested in learning more about Parallel Society, you can check out the website here:

https://ps.logos.co

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The biggest AI risk isn’t “robots.” It’s quiet: cognitive offloading. People stop verifying, stop thinking, and start treating a model like an authority.

Use AI like a tool, not a replacement for your brain. Ethical AI means running models locally, feeding them curated sources, and staying in control of what goes in and what comes out.

If you care about autonomy, privacy, and even the environmental footprint of cloud systems, local AI is the direction worth learning.

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Remember Calamari clots?

https://www.drtrozzi.news/p/calamari-clots-part-1-morphological

Here's an analysis from my friend Dr. Trozzi on clots recovered from embalmers:

Across all samples examined, the anomalous casts displayed a consistent structural pattern.

Compared with ordinary postmortem clots, the casts showed:
- strong elasticity and tensile strength
- coherent branching structures that followed vascular pathways
- white coloration rather than red or yellow clot material
- laminated fibrin structures indicating partial formation in flowing blood

They also differed from classical antemortem thrombi, which typically contain large numbers of trapped blood cells and fully developed Lines of Zahn.

Instead, the anomalous casts displayed dense fibrin networks with minimal cellular content and unusually resilient mechanical properties.

While morphology alone cannot determine their origin, the findings suggest that these structures may represent a previously uncharacterized intravascular phenomenon.

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Digital ID systems are almost never introduced as “mandatory.” They’re introduced as convenient, then they become required by proxy. The COVID-era health certificates showed the pattern: you could technically refuse, but refusal meant no travel, no events, and limited participation in daily life.

The only leverage individuals have is friction. If you can opt out of biometrics, do it. If you can choose a process that doesn’t force a scan or a wallet, choose that lane. And start building habits that reduce dependency on gatekeepers, because once access is automated, there’s no person to reason with.

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📱 Above Phone helps you opt out of Big Tech defaults.

Do I have any followers in the UK that use iPhones?

Were your apps and browser disabled until you gave up your age? Interested in your experience.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20qwz9xzr9o


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Today on Solutions Watch, James presents 10 simple tips for de-enshittifying your internet experience.

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Enhance Your Security with Aegis Authenticator

Explore the world of time-based one-time passwords! Aegis Authenticator is a free, open-source tool that provides secure two-factor authentication without any tracking. Learn how to set it up and keep your accounts safe with just your phone!

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⚡️Understanding Telegram’s Privacy and Security

Telegram is trusted by millions, but how does it handle your data? Dive into its privacy principles: no ads and minimal data storage. Explore the differences between cloud chats and secret chats, and learn how to protect your privacy while using Telegram.

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⚠️ What to do if FOSS apps get blocked on phones — FOSS War Room

At the Parallel Society 2026 “FOSS War Room,” we war‑gamed five imminent tech‑freedom disasters and gathered the sharpest minds to sketch real‑world solutions.

Scenario: Google’s 2027 Developer Verification will make any unregistered app un‑installable after 30 days, killing F‑Droid, Aurora Store and the donation pipelines for independent developers.

Note - This talk was recorded before the release of Google’s new unverified app flow

▶️ Watch the mastermind to get solutions

Check out these privacy projects:
https://logos.co/
https://dark.fi

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A digital identity already exists for most people. A digital ID is different: it’s an official, cryptographically verifiable credential that can live on your phone, often inside wallet apps tied to Apple or Google ecosystems. That’s the shift. Identity becomes portable, scannable, and easy to require everywhere.

If you want to slow your involvement, start treating your phone less like an identity container and more like a tool you control. Use privacy-respecting tech, reduce what you share publicly, and keep payments and daily life as offline as you reasonably can.

🔗 Read the full blog post here

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Is it just me or is it really weird that a private search engine is encouraging me to look up porn?

If you make a normal search on Presearch at nighttime you see this huge 'ad' for their Spicy Mode...

I really do wonder what incentive they have for directing users towards it. At this point we all know that its a harmful addiction that millions of people are caught up in.

I don't care if people seek it out themselves but it feels like a conflict of interest for a private search engine to be directing people to porn sites, one of the most privacy invasive and harmful industries on the web.

Not to mention they are programming people's behavior by showing this mode at night...

That and seeing a million ads littered in the search results. This doesn't feel private — it feels weird and like Presearch sold out big time.

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Ah, I see now — an OnlyFans aggregator paid the big bucks to steer searchers towards their site. Sometimes I hate the internet.

⚡️NEW CONTENT: Own Your Router with Open-Source Firmware

Earlier this month, the FCC banned all new foreign-made routers. A National Security determination warned that compromised routers "can enable in-depth network surveillance, data exfiltration, botnet attacks, and unauthorized access to U.S. government or American businesses’ networks.".

A little funny considering that most people in the U.S rent routers that behave similarly. Internet service providers encourage customers to use their routers, which are locked down with proprietary firmware. This enables them to monitor your internet usage, open up your network as a public hotspot, or use WiFi sensing to detect who's in your house.

It seems we already have enough to worry about at home, and lots of reasons to own our routers. I had the pleasure of chatting with Daniel — an experienced open‑source networking engineer. Regaled by his deep knowledge of Wi‑Fi firmware, open‑source router projects, and mesh networks I asked him for a short interview. The interview will dive into the future of open‑source networking, practical advice for home‑router users, and the changes he believes are needed to give users more control over their own connectivity.

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I recently spoke with Jerm Warfare about digital ID, privacy, and the future of individual freedom in our increasingly controlled world. Check it out!

https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/hakeem-anwar-on-substack-and-digital-id-creep-jerm-warfare

If Above built a subscription-based private AI service, what would you like it to do?

Is there a way it could make your life better?
How could it empower you to learn on your own instead of abstaining to the AI?

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⚡️Off-Grid Health Technology: Ayurveda

In this polytoxic world where we face stressors from all sides, in our air, water, food, and energy — handling our health seems overwhelming at times.

Despite the abundance of health information, the only thing we can agree on is that we disagree on pretty much everything.

Its almost as if — we’re all different!

Ayurveda is a system that recognizes our uniqueness and gives us the knowledge to understand nature.

Today I invite you to step into this world with Nicole Wilkerson of New Leaf Ayurveda. She’s been assisting me in my own personal health journey and its opened my mind to what’s possible.

In this interview we reveal the importance of Ayurveda, a 10,000 year old body of knowledge.

We cover:

• Sometimes you can’t start with “detox”
• Health is not a one-size fits all approach
• Synthetic medicines versus natural medicines
• What ‘true’ health looked like in ages past
• Off-grid Ayurvedic techniques, no power needed
• Common traps that are messing up your health

Watch the full interview on Substack.

If you’re interested in a consultation or joining Nicole for her off-grid retreat in April, book here.

Read more about Ayurveda : https://newleafsac.com/blog/

This is the first of more interviews, stay tuned. Leave us a comment if you have questions you want answered in future interviews.

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We’ve been training AI for years without noticing. CAPTCHAs. Autocorrect. “Not interested.” Every click teaches the machine.

Now cloud AI wants your prompts, your ideas, your images, and your workflow. Ethical AI flips the script: run offline, keep your data, and use models intentionally.

If you’re going to use AI, use it for your own purposes, on your own terms.

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⚡️What to Use Instead of Calls and Texts

Standard calls and texts aren’t private—records can be logged for years. Instead, use encrypted, internet-based tools like XMPP for messages and Above’s Jitsi for calls. Take control of your communication privacy.

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⚡️The Rise of Wi-Fi Positioning Systems

Beyond GPS, modern tech giants like Google and Apple have mapped billions of Wi-Fi access points worldwide. This data, gathered from our devices, can reveal detailed location information. Learn how this affects privacy and how secure alternatives, like Above Phone, can protect you.

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