Age verification isn't about safety — it's about data harvesting.

Meta spent $26.2m lobbying for these laws. Not to protect kids. To fuel a $200bn ad business that depends on knowing exactly who you are.

California now forces every OS — including Linux — to verify ages.

Australia's under-16 ban was bypassed from day one.

Privacy is a human right, not a bargaining chip. What do you think?

https://bebraver.to/r7Ba7z

#Privacy #CyberSecurity #Surveillance #GDPR #DigitalRights

The frontier models are priced below cost to get you hooked. When pricing changes, you'll pay whatever they ask or rip out a load-bearing part of your operation. And every time you connect your data to a cloud AI, your competitive advantage becomes someone else's training data.

Here're my thoughts: https://bebraver.to/ca7t3f

What's your approach to AI in your business? I'd love to hear what's working — and what's keeping you up at night.

#AI #Cybersecurity #SmallBusiness #DataProtection

Autonomous robots are already on our streets. AI drones are already on the battlefield. But who actually controls them — and what happens when a hostile state flips the switch?

My latest article explores the uncomfortable truth about autonomous systems. Read the full article on my blog.

https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/posts/2026-03-13-autonomous-robots-are-already-here/

#Cybersecurity #SupplyChainSecurity #AutonomousSystems #AIGovernance #NationalSecurity

No garden? No experience? No problem. An old bucket, a sprouting potato, and a sunny windowsill are all you need to start growing your own food. It's cheaper, easier, and more rewarding than you think.

https://www.aerouant.cloud/digging-in-why-you-dont-need-a-green-thumb-to-grow-your-own-food/

#aerouant #GrowYourOwn #FoodResilience #BeALittleBraver

Microsoft has rebranded Office into "Microsoft 365 Copilot" and now forces your documents through its AI — processing confidential business data on US-controlled infrastructure. A major law firm is already preparing to sue over AI training data practices.

If you handle sensitive client or employee data, you owe it to your business to understand what is happening and consider European alternatives.

https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/posts/2026-02-21-why-microsoft-is-becoming-a-security-liability/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=why-microsoft-is-becoming-a-security-liability

#DataSovereignty #GDPR #Microsoft365 #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty

Climate marches aren't working. The people in power aren't listening. So maybe it's time to stop asking for permission and start building resilience from the ground up.

https://www.aerouant.cloud/forget-climate-action-we-need-climate-resilience/

#aerouant #CommunityResilience #ClimateAdaptation #Preparedness

Turn a Raspberry Pi 5 into a portable mesh router, ad blocker, offline wiki, and media server — all in one box. Take your internet with you, or build your own when there isn't any.

https://www.aerouant.cloud/build-your-own-home-and-travel-router-with-a-raspberry-pi-5/

#aerouant #RaspberryPi #MeshNetwork #CommunityResilience

The new booking widget has an additional feature where it creates a combined free/buy calendar feed you can offer to people to subscribe to.

All this is free at https://www.statichost.uk. If you have a static site, you can find a new UK-based home for it that puts privacy first!

You can preview it on my website (www.axelsegebrecht.com) if you like ;-)