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#Privacy is Power.

https://aeon.co/essays/privacy-matters-because-it-empowers-us-all

#Privacy 📸

To all my #Nostr friends that use MS Word:

— Microsoft has turned their #Al bits and bots ON to automatically go through anything done via Word.

Here's how to turn it off:

File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > #Privacy Settings > Connected Experiences

We're fed up with the idea that privacy is just a fancy extra — it's a basic human right and our shield against constant surveillance.

We're not hiding because we've something to hide, but because we treasure our personal space, autonomy, and uniqueness.

#Privacy is the barrier that keeps our thoughts, ideas, and dreams safe from meddling authorities.

By embracing secure, decentralised #freedomtech, we take charge of our future, ensuring every voice is heard without #fear, every idea gets a chance, and everyone can live their life free from #Panopticon's prying eyes.

This is our stand for privacy: a call for #freedom, a refusal to let anyone control us, and a celebration of the invincible spirit of #liberty in us all.

#growNostr #NOSTR 💜

The acceleration of privacy technology is our ONLY path forward.

#Privacy is not about hiding—it’s about choice. The #choice of what to reveal, to whom, and when. Without privacy, there is no #autonomy; without autonomy, there is no #freedom.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯/𝐀𝐜𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨

A new force is rising in the digital age, a force to reclaim what has been quietly stolen: privacy.

We are the Privacy Accelerationists—driven by a simple conviction that privacy is not optional, but essential for personal freedom. Surveillance capitalism, government overreach, and the culture of data extraction corrode our ability to live freely, think independently, and interact with trust.

The future of privacy is no longer something that can be delayed, debated, or dissected. It must be accelerated—now. The pace of intrusion is relentless; our response must be swifter still. The tools to protect privacy—encryption, decentralized networks, and privacy-enhancing technologies—already exist. But only decisive action can ensure these tools are put into the hands of billions.

We are not radicals for desiring privacy, but because we understand that privacy is power—liberation in a world that seeks to control us. Privacy is rebellion. In a society where thoughts, desires, and behaviors are commodified for control, privacy becomes the means by which we reclaim our lives and identities.

The systems of surveillance—corporate, governmental, and societal—are intertwined, feeding off each other in a symbiotic cycle. But as history shows, even the most entrenched systems are vulnerable to revolution. Cryptography is that revolution. Anonymous transactions, encrypted communications, decentralized data: these are not just theoretical tools but the foundations of a new era.

Governments and corporations will attempt to stop us, justifying endless data collection with claims of “efficiency” or “security.” They will argue privacy is unnecessary in a world where transparency is a virtue. They will say, "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear."

We reject these premises entirely. Privacy is not about hiding—it’s about choice. The choice of what to reveal, to whom, and when. Without privacy, there is no autonomy; without autonomy, there is no freedom. The acceleration of privacy technology is our only path forward.

We do not oppose technology—we champion it. Our fight is against the hijacking of technology to strip away privacy and autonomy. We assert our right to navigate the digital world without the oppressive gaze of surveillance. By embracing technology as a tool for empowerment, we can restore control over personal information to where it belongs—with the individual. This is our moral imperative, our stand for a future where freedom and technology coexist.

The systems of control thrive on complacency and apathy. We are here to disrupt that cycle. We will accelerate the adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies—not as a slow reform, but as a revolution. Code is our weapon, and knowledge our shield. We build not for governments or corporations, but for people.

Privacy is the cornerstone of an open society in the digital age. To build that society, we will work with cryptographers, developers, activists, and everyday users. We will create networks that resist censorship, tools that ensure anonymity, and communities that defend privacy at all costs.

We will not wait for permission. We will not apologize for defending our right to exist unobserved. We are not products. We are not data points. We are free individuals.

Join us, or stand aside. #Privacy will not wait.

Onward.

[email protected] LudlowInstitute.org

#Privacy is not something we lose, it's something we give away, and once we give it away, we can't get it back.

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#️⃣2️⃣ IS OUT NOW

• The Eternal Value of Privacy - Bruce Schneier • #Privacy and the Risk Your Data Creates - @WebWipeMeDown • Myths About Deflation - @PhilippBagus • Bitcoin & The Tulip Bubble -

• The Internet is Broken -

• @Stratum V2: The Final Frontier of • Bitcoin #Mining - @KristianCsep • #Nostr App Ecosystem - nostr:npub1m2mvvpjugwdehtaskrcl7ksvdqnnhnjur9v6g9v266nss504q7mqvlr8p9
• A Pivotal #Innovation in Bitcoin Ecosystem - @Truthcoin • Edward Snowden: Higlights Political pitafalls and Privacy Issues - Jamie Redman • #Bitcoin, Japan and a Tine Miner - @DominicFrisby • Bushido Excerpt - nostr:npub1qpsa47a000xc0lwfyz28mu7xvf44pzzdvr95gftj32tf8z3r5jps508gjg • #BitVM - a New Puzzle Piece in Bitcoin Scaling - @VeronikaKuett • #BTC Isla: A Blueprint for #Sovereignty - @isabellasg3 • The Bitcoin Beach Retreat - Chris

The Government's Guide to #Privacy:

1. Spy on citizens
2. Establish backdoors
3. Profit

#Privacy VS #Anonymity

#longread #showerrhoughts #raw #unedited 🧠

Crossing the chasm…

It used to be: Retweet, Follow, Like for the dopamine junkies. Then endless scrolling, and followers hunting.

Aesthetics and low vibrations.

Also some bad energy from excess of toxicity sometimes. High vibes and politeness, good manners are gone…

Maximize this and that.

and I’ve been wondering:

It’s quite rude to ask for a follow in order to send you free #Zap Sats.

But is it also rude to just hustle for #Zaps with 0🦊 about my content? Not even a comment on #thought #triggers and #brainfarts.

Zap Hustlers ≠ Plebs

Are you here just for the #money side?

Also all of those I know who are not here just for the money, are hesitating to leverage on posts’ vitality and/or engage in deep dialogue and influence towards surfacing the #BitcoinEthos #BitcoinValues.

The only value the majority seems to mostly care about is the price tag. Isn’t Price just a number?

If you really invest the time to Study #Bitcoin ‘s history, you can easily understand that #BTC is way more than its price.

Another feeling is that Greediness erodes the community. Why not feeling generous and acting generously? Decentralised Charity is one thing but who really does it in the darkness?

Who can trust people who they have never met IRL, trust them but verify that they are in real need and support them? Very few. <10 cc

Those in need, have a reason to hustle for sats. I’ve e-met a couple of guys already that they deserve to be tipped no matter what.

But I’ve also e-met some fiat-coin-miners who have received #freeSats but they don’t pass them around, greediness or what?

Some of them, they also don’t #MegaZap back.

It seems that almost everyone is in for the #money - stacking Sats via #zapathon etc but not interested in anything else.

#Bitcoin is not what it used to be, anymore.

It’s going mainstream by crossing the chasm.

But #WHATSNEXT

What about #Privacy !? What about #Anonimity !?

What about all of those #cypherpunk VALUES that paved the long road to Bitcoin?

The #BitcoinPrice is a nice and funny talking point but it seems that #freedomtech is at risk of transforming to a #slaverytech if the right discussion don’t happen in public. (at least with those who get it)

If only one day, #plebs can say: “i came for the #freesats i stayed to #BUIDL a better future”

#TAKERESPONSIBILITY 🫵🏼

"We must defend our own privacy if we expect to have any. We must come together and create systems which allow anonymous transactions to take place. People have been defending their own privacy for centuries with whispers, envelopes, sealed doors, and couriers. As we look to the future, we must recognize that the only way to protect our privacy is to take responsibility for it ourselves." - Eric Hughes, A Cypherpunk's Manifesto

#introductions #plebchain #grownostr #zapdeeznutz ⚡️🥜

#Privacy Camp, Brüssel, 2024-01-24.

‘Revealing, Rethinking and Changing Systems’

https://privacycamp.eu/registrations-open-and-final-programme-out-now/