Mastodawn

@BeAware I think we can use the Fediverse for two-way media. We can contribute to the internet, not just from the media providers themselves. Two-way. You can come back here to the Fediverse if you feel like creating content without the need for elites claiming the data is theirs or their products! 😄☀️

#Fediverse #DecentralisedWeb #DigitalRights #OwnYourData #NoAlgorithms #OpenWeb #UserControl #EthicalTech #DataOwnership #SocialMediaRevolution #Decentralisation #PrivacyMatters #Web3

Michael J Burgess 1d ago

This video lays bare just how broken digital privacy really is.

Constant tracking, silent data harvesting, and systems designed to watch rather than serve you. This is why decentralisation and self-hosting matter. If you care about control, this is essential viewing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygozXDY8naI

#DigitalPrivacy #Privacy #Decentralisation #SelfHosting #DataOwnership

This DESTROYS Digital Privacy!

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Michael J Burgess 3d ago

Simon Høiberg explains why he is stepping away from cloud services and what pushed him to take back control of his data. This video dives into privacy, dependencies, costs, and the long-term risks of handing everything over to centralised platforms.

A thoughtful watch for anyone considering self-hosting or digital sovereignty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWz4Eqh9USc

#Privacy #SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty #CloudComputing #DataOwnership

I'm leaving the cloud! (...and why you probably should too)

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Dmytro (Dima) Oliinyk Dec 11

This perfectly matches something I've been telling friends for years: if your data exists only in "the cloud", then you don't actually own your data - you're just being granted permission to access it.

This applies to every online service.
Telegram is a whole separate story: people store tens of gigabytes of personal files there, trusting them to a platform with a questionable history and a very blurred idea of privacy.

If your photos live only in iCloud - then you don’t have your photos.
If your files exist only in Dropbox - then you don’t have your files (just one example - https://www.reddit.com/r/dropbox/comments/scflkf/dropbox_account_disabled/).

I don't know who said it first, but the phrase fits perfectly here: "the cloud is just someone else’s computer".
If your data lives only in the cloud, it simply means it's sitting on someone else's machine. And the question becomes: do you trust that machine more than your own?

Having cloud storage is fine - it's convenient and useful.
But it should never be your only storage. Never.

You always need backups. Preferably encrypted backups. And you must test them, because an untested backup is the same as having no backup at all.

#Privacy #DataOwnership #CloudComputing #SelfHosting #Backup #Encryption
#CyberSecurity #DigitalSovereignty #InfoSec #Mastodon #Fediverse

Ian O'Byrne Dec 9

Remember when Gmail scanning emails just 'for spam' felt okay? 🤯 That convenience is your data being monetized.

Stop trading your data for convenience! 📉 This isn't tech talk, it's about taking back control of your digital life & information.

Taking Back Control: Why Digital Sovereignty Matters

#DigitalSovereignty #PrivacyTech #DataOwnership

https://wiobyrne.com/why-digital-sovereignty-matters/

Taking Back Control: Why Digital Sovereignty Matters | Ian O'Byrne

Kalvin Carefour Johnny 🇲🇾Nov 25

Yeah... Reddit blocked my server IP address. But I think most of the data that contribute to Reddit feed aggregation weren't even made by or belong to Reddit, lol.

#Redlib #Reddit #Aggregation #IPBlock #Nulu #SelfHosting #DigitalAutonomy #OpenSource #TechIssues #API #DataOwnership #TechStruggles #Censorship #Proxy #InternetFreedom #Redditor #Web

Kevin Dominik Korte Nov 25

Own your data
or someone else will.

https://www.korte.co/zt4k
#digitalsovereignty #dataownership #datasovereignty

Benoit Nov 20

Memori (3.3k ⭐) gives LLMs persistent memory using SQL databases you control - not proprietary vector stores.

One-line integration: memori.enable() works with OpenAI, Anthropic, and 100+ models. Store conversation history in SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MySQL. 80-90% cost savings vs vector databases.

Apache 2.0 license. Your data stays yours. Export anytime.

Check it out on GitHub

#OpenSource #LLM #AI #DataOwnership #Python

Kevin Dominik Korte Nov 20

Data ownership is no longer optional - it’s a strategic must. Own your data to boost security, compliance, innovation, and digital sovereignty. Dive into the strategic importance of data ownership in my latest blog post.
#DataSovereignty #DataOwnership #Innovation
https://www.korte.co/2025/11/20/data-ownership-business-strategy-in-the-age-of-digital-age/