I’m not sure - you’d have to ask the organisers 😀

It’s a FREE event!

We (Rebel Tech Alliance) will be there too! https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/

We’ll going through alternatives that people can switch to.

Don’t stop there! Replace all Big Tech apps:

https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html

Thank you! Any ideas you have about how we can get the word out are very welcome…

I would assume that Anthropic’s stance is mostly performative. But while people are in boycotting mood they could solve the surveillance problem by quitting ALL big tech products. Here’s our site that lists all the ethical, non-spyware alternatives:

https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html

(Please share with your friends and family - we have zero marketing budget - thank you!)

While people are at it they could quit ALL big tech. Here’s our site (that was not AI generated!):

https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html

(Please share with your friends and family - we have zero marketing budget - thank you!)

Thank you! Mystery solved… Is there another container that couples Transmission and Wireguard?

I’ve been using that same container, with Mullvad as the VPN. Fine for many months, then recently Transmission won’t surface on localhost… 🤷‍♂️

Seems to be something to do with Mullvad (from the logs) but I don’t understand what. I didn’t change anything 😂

Indeed. It’s for sharing with your less advanced friends and family 😁

Thank you!

I love the explanation of how software is written, read and whether we can ‘see into it’ and verify there’s no nasty stuff going on.

For that reason of course we do try to recommend FOSS whereever possible. However, we’re not totally against proprietary software, so long as the build in privacy-by-design features e.g. E2EE.

We actually want to build sofware ourselves, and are looking into how to build it open source. Any advice welcome!

A Fairphone with e/OS/ on it.

I use them, and recommend them. Full E2EE is my number one requirement - after learning what can be done with just metadata.

Lack of 3rd party clients doesn’t bother me.

That they allow integration with your phone’s contacts app is a big win - Proton don’t allow that.

Hi everyone, thanks for your comments.

Our main aim is getting large numbers of people away from the main big tech companies. We’re less bothered about precisely which alternatives they choose, just that they do make a move.

For the comments about Vivaldi - their anti-surveillance and anti-AI stance, coupled with their great functionality, makes them a perfect off-ramp from big tech browsers. We’re aware that there are hardened browsers with even more privacy, but they can be restrictive - certain sites not opening - and right there you’ve lost a bunch of people who aren’t ready for that kind of trade off (yet).

Our focus is trying to convince those who really don’t care about privacy, that there is a larger problem created by ad surveillance. It’s a tough sell. Probably I’m too far gone to explain at that level. All suggestions welcome!

That’s a good idea. Fancy helping me word that definition?

By big tech we mean the big ones: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Apple. But you can widen that as you see fit e.g. the AI companies, Netflix etc

Anyone having any luck running Bazzite for VR gaming?

This is excellent! Good work!

Totally! When you see someone else’s phone or laptop and you’re like “ew!”

Does anyone know how Valve rate on privacy? Do they aggressively data mine and sell it in the surveillance economy?

That is an entirely valid point - and exactly why I wrote that blog post. To help people to explain to those around them that they also need to do something about their privacy. Otherwise they’re giving you away by association.

Come to think of it, I probably should have mentioned that in the post 🤦🏼‍♂️