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anrorob @anrorob@101010.pl
· 1mo ago
Personal Vault #011 I came across an interesting BBC article today about the return of digital cameras, iPods and wired earphones. At first glance, it looks like a nostalgia piece. But the part that caught my attention was much deeper. One of the people quoted in the article, Professor Andrew Przybylski from Oxford, talks about people wanting more control over their experiences. He contrasts modern digital services, where content is constantly pushed at us, with older devices where you deliberately choose what goes onto them. And then comes the point that really matters: People want more than simply renting the things they are passionate about. That is very close to the reason I started building Personal Vault. I am not trying to go backwards technologically. Quite the opposite. Personal Vault uses modern web technology, automation, AI-assisted tools and eventually its own authentication system. But all of that technology is supposed to work for me. My films should be mine. My photos should be mine. My documents should be mine. My memories should not depend on whether a company changes its subscription, closes a service, removes a feature or decides I am no longer allowed access. Maybe the renewed interest in old technology is not really about old technology at all. Maybe it is about control, ownership and intentionality. And if that is the case, then perhaps the idea behind Personal Vault is not quite as unusual as I thought. BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly599xlllyo #PersonalVault #SelfHosting #DigitalOwnership #DigitalIndependence
Digital cameras and wired earphones are back - and 'a bit more real'
BBC News

Digital cameras and wired earphones are back - and 'a bit more real'

We're surrounded by more advanced tech in 2026, so why are young people going back to basics?

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Robin Evans 🙏 @Robinzz3@aus.social
· 2mo ago
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@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social Exactly. We’ve somehow confused communication with the corporations that mediate it. Email still works. SMS still works. The open web still works. The Fediverse works. But people now ask, “How will I contact you?” when what they really mean is, “Which closed platform are you still trapped inside?” That dependency is the problem. #Facebook #Meta #SocialMedia #OpenWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #SMS #Email #DigitalIndependence #BigTech
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Datenpunks e.V. @Datenpunks@fedifreu.de
· 2mo ago
Sonntag ist Digitaler Unabhängigkeitstag! Kommt, wie ihr seid, und bringt gern eure Geräte mit! Ab 14 Uhr helfen wir euch in den @acmelabs@chaos.social wie immer kostenlos, unabhängiger von #BigTech und anderen kommerziellen Softwaren und Diensten zu werden, und die Kontrolle über eure Daten zu behalten oder zurückzugewinnen. https://datenpunks.de/event/digitaler-unabhaengigkeitstag-in-den-acme-labs-bielefeld-kommt-wie-ihr-seid/ • Wann? So., 2. August 2026, 14:00–17:00 Uhr • Wo? Acme Labs e.V., Mühlenstraße 5, 33607 Bielefeld • Karte: https://events.diday.org/events/71bf81fc-441f-4bd1-a3f0-b75e53038969 #DUT #DUTgemacht #didit #DigitalIndependenceDay #DigitalIndependence #DigitaleUnabhängigkeit #DigitaleSelbstbestimmung #Bielefeld #OWL #Ostwestfalen
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anrorob @anrorob@101010.pl
· 2mo ago
Personal Vault #008 Today, Personal Vault reached its first major milestone. The proof of concept is complete. It can now upload, organise and access real content. Movies, photos and files all make it into the Vault through the front end, and the end-to-end workflow works. That's more important than it sounds. When a project is just an idea, you're constantly asking, "Will this actually work?" Today, that question was answered. From this point on, the challenge isn't proving the concept. It's building the platform. Next stop: Vault Master. The Vault is no longer a prototype. It's becoming a real system. #PersonalVault #DigitalIndependence #SelfHosting #OpenSource
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anrorob @anrorob@101010.pl
· 2mo ago
Personal Vault #007 – Security continued The Vault now has a proper front entrance. The public site at pv-hq.com remains open, but the Enter the Vault button leads to a separate private application at vault.pv-hq.com. I have been developing the front end and login page so entering the Vault feels deliberate—not like opening another generic admin panel. The design is dark, simple and consistent with the rest of the project. The login is now connected to my own backend, private pages are protected, and the site has been tested for HTTPS redirection and browser security headers. Why expose the entrance publicly at all? Because I want access to my own files wherever I am. The door needs to be reachable from the internet. What is behind it must remain private. The entrance works. Now I can start building what belongs behind it. #PersonalVault #SelfHosted #DigitalIndependence
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anrorob @anrorob@101010.pl
· 2mo ago
Personal Vault #006 I've released the first short podcast about Personal Vault. Rather than talking about hardware or software, this one explores an idea: Vault Key. What if logging in didn't require a username, email address or password? What if your identity stayed with you, instead of being scattered across hundreds of online accounts? This is just the beginning of that conversation, and I'd genuinely like to hear what others think. 🎙️ Is it time to rethink how we prove who we are online? #PersonalVault #VaultKey #DigitalIndependence #CyberSecurity
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ArcaneChat @arcanechat@fosstodon.org
· 2mo ago
Some people in #Europe try to get away from #WhatsApp but fail short then just moving to #Signal, it runs on #Amazon servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year if you really want digital independence you need something that is decentralized and you can host yourself, something that can't be taken away form you ideally something that doesn't require phone numbers #European #digitalindependence #decentralization #privacy #ArcaneChat #family
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anrorob @anrorob@101010.pl
· 2mo ago

Personal Vault #005 – Learning to Say “Not Yet”

One thing I’ve learned during this project is that building isn’t just about deciding what to do.

It’s also about deciding what not to do.

This week I was very tempted to start building Mission Control—the interface that will eventually tie the whole Personal Vault together.

It would have been fun.

It also would have been the wrong decision.

Instead, we finished the boring bits:

  • fixed the storage architecture,
  • hardened the server,
  • agreed that Personal Vault owns the data while services like Jellyfin and Immich are just replaceable tools,
  • and resisted adding new software simply because it looked interesting.

The more this project grows, the more I’m realising that discipline is part of the build.

Every shiny new idea now has to answer one question:

“Which phase is that?”

If it doesn’t have a good answer, it can wait.

It’s a surprisingly effective way of stopping a hobby project turning into a collection of half-finished ideas.

Progress isn’t always adding something new.

Sometimes progress is deciding not to.

#PersonalVault #DigitalIndependence #SelfHosting #OpenSource #Linux #HomeLab

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Okuna @Okuna@social.tchncs.de
· 4mo ago
#DIDAY #digitalindependence Anstelle von einer Stunde haben wir zwei verwendet. Die fünf Teilnehmer waren sehr interessiert und haben viele Fragen zu anderen Themen gestellt. Erreicht: Alle nutzen Signal (Danke an @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de für seinen vielen Infos) Alle verstehen, was Meta-Daten sind und warum das ein Problem ist (Michael Haydn Zitat) Fragen zu Email Anbietern mit @Tutanota@mastodon.social @protonprivacy@mastodon.social @mailbox_org@social.mailbox.org und @posteo_de@beta.birdsite.live beantwortet. Passwortmanager empfohlen (@keepassxc@fosstodon.org @bitwarden@fosstodon.org ) Kurz über #linux auf @frameworkputer@bird.makeup besprochen und meinen 13“ gezeigt. Erwähnung von @grapheneos und seiner Vorteile… Alle wollen nächstes Mal wiederkommen
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Christoph Köster @admin@olsberg.social
· 6mo ago

*** SAVE THE DATE ***

Digital Independence Day am Grill

  1. Mai 2026 11:30 Uhr in Olsberg

Thema: Das Fediverse, Mastodon und olsberg.social für Einsteiger und Fortgeschrittene.

Organisation: Der Olsberg-Grill und "Standard-Getränke" stehen bereit - Grillbelag und Sonderwünsche werden selbst mitgebracht.

Anmeldung über: Signal: https://olsberg.social/signal Mail: admin@olsberg.social DeltaChat: https://olsberg.social/delta

#Olsberg #Fediverse #Mastodon #OlsbergSocial #did #Grill #DigitalIndependence

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ピゴスパ @pygospa@social.linux.pizza
· 7mo ago
Yesterday was the "Digital Independence Day", which I only learned of, today. Coincidentally yesterday I wrote my first blog post in years! I used to be on wordpress.com for nearly a decade, then moved my blogging to #g+ #facebook, #linkedin and co. With the process of shutting down all my #ustech and #bigtech accounts, I felt the need of having a place to myself again, where I could share my thoughts. For now, I've decided to use #zola as a static site generator, which gets hosted to @Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de Here's my successful "Hello, world!" that'll allow me to further my journey towards #digitalindependence as this static site will not only replace my old blogging software, but I plan to replace with it so much more! What a fitting coincidence, to have that post see the light of day on the Digital Independence Day :) https://pygospa.codeberg.page/posts/hello-world/ #zola #wordpresscom #codeberg #woodpeckerci #digitalindependenceday #newblog #newbie #introduction #blogosphere #staticsite #staticsitegenerator #unplugTrump
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Christoph Köster @admin@olsberg.social
· 7mo ago
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@AHeid@olsberg.social @DieLinke@olsberg.social Nein, das würde auf "olsberg.social" so nicht passieren! Das ist ein gutes Beispiel für die Ohnmacht des Einzelnen gegen sogenannte "soziale Netzwerke" der BigTech-Konzerne. Abgesehen davon zeigt dieser Vorfall auch, wie "(a)sozial" die SocialNetworks von #BigTech sind! Schade, dass so viele das BigTech-Spiel mitspielen, weil da ja "alle" sind. Mittlerweile sollte es jeder besser wissen... #SocialNetwork #Instagram #Meldeangriff #digitalIndependence #di #Fediverse
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