Resources

This is a collection of resources which I recommend you to check out on the topics of freedom, privacy, technology, and free software.

Organizations

description language
digitalcourage German association advocating for civil rights and privacy in Germany and the EU. German
noyb Austrian association “closing the gap between law and the reality by collectively enforcing [privacy] rights”. multilingual
epicenter.works Austrian association “fighting against surveillance and for a right to privacy”. German
Digitale Gesellschaft CH Swiss association advocating for civil and consumer rights in the digital age. multilingual
Bits of Freedom Dutch organization fighting for privacy and freedom of communication. Dutch
FSF “The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom”. multilingual
FSFE “Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology”. multilingual
Software Freedom Conservancy “Software Freedom Conservancy is a nonprofit organization centered around ethical technology. Our mission is to ensure the right to repair, improve and reinstall software.” English
Chaos Computer Club “The Chaos Computer Club e. V. (CCC) is Europe’s largest association of hackers.” multilingual
Internet Archive “The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. " English
Software Heritage An initiative to “build the universal software archive”. multilingual
disroot “Disroot is a platform providing online services based on principles of freedom, privacy, federation and decentralization.” multilingual
Simply Secure “Our work focuses on building technology that enhances and protects human dignity by centering the needs of vulnerable populations.” English
Calyx Institute “Our mission is to educate the public about privacy in digital communications and to develop tools that anyone can use.” English
The Citizen Lab An “interdisciplinary laboratory […] focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security.” English
Open Technology Fund An “independent non-profit organization committed to advancing global Internet freedom”. English
Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland German association fighting for free access to knowledge and democratic participation. Is behind successful projects like the Prototype Fund or FragDenStaat. German
Sovereign Tech Fund German government funded organization which “supports the development, improvement and maintenance of open digital infrastructure. Our goal is to sustainably strengthen the open source ecosystem.” multilingual
NLNet Foundation Dutch foundation with the goal “to promote the exchange of electronic information and all that is related or beneficial to that purpose”. English

Initiatives

description language
Reclaim your face! European initiative to ban biometric mass surveillance in the European Union. multilingual
Privacy Guides Lists tools and services to protect yourself against global mass surveillance. multilingual
prism-break Tools to “opt-out of global data surveillance programs”. multilingual
REUSE software “We make [software] licensing easy for humans and machines alike.” English

Blogs

description language
Drew DeVault’s blog personal blog on FOSS, technology, and Drew’s political views English
Michał Woźniak’s blog personal blog on “information security, privacy in the digital age, Internet governance (including censorship, surveillance, Net Neutrality), copyright reform, digital media literacy” multilingual
Mike Kuketz’ blog blog focusing on IT security and privacy topics German

Specific blog posts

description language
(Mis)conceptions about the impact of surveillance blog post on the impact of surveillance on behavior English
Android Privacy Guide: Zero Trust blog post on how to preserve your privacy on an Android phone English
Why not GitHub? & Give Up GitHub! blog posts on why you should avoid GitHub for FLOSS projects English

Books

  • 1984 by George Orwell
  • The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
  • Permanent Record by Edward Snowden

Scientific articles

Quotes

“We kill people based on metadata.” — former director of NSA and CIA, General Michael Hayden