Freddy @freddyym@social.privacytools.io

@sir “If I had more time I would have written a shorter letter”

Newspaper Adverts https://write.privacytools.io/freddy/newspaper-adverts

Just took a lovely walk with my dog. Sometimes, even privacy advocates need some time off.

I'm kinda newbie over here, but you know what? This lovely place reminds me of good old #usenet #newsgroups. Not it terms of structure, but quality of content, and helpful and engaged community.

Selfhost email. If you know what you're doing, just do it.

https://yarmo.eu/blog/selfhost-email

#100DaysToOffload

got the power

One of my favourite groups - real fighters for the #privacy cause - has redesigned their #website, and it looks great: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/ #design #fightsurveillance #bigbrother #uk

Plausible Analytics in April:

1. 62.8k visitors (+2.5k%): Removing Google Analytics post broke all records
2. 272 signups: More than previous 9 months combined
3. Now 33% cheaper on an annual plan

The only way from here is down in terms of traffic 😂

https://plausible.io/blog/april-2020-recap

Hi Fediverse 👋

we are happy to share with you that .ORG domains won't be managed by a for-profit-company soon 🙂

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir

#SaveDotOrg

AMA started in /r/privacy with “Jennifer Lee, policy lead for technology, surveillance, and privacy issues at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Washington. Ask me anything related to privacy and COVID-19!”

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/gbo22m/i_am_jennifer_lee_the_policy_lead_for_technology/

#Privacy

"The New Normal" https://write.privacytools.io/freddy/the-new-normal

"Transparent, open source alternative to Google Analytics"

My post on Opensource.com

https://opensource.com/article/20/5/plausible-analytics

Nothing burns out maintainers faster than entitled users being a thorn in their sides. Remember, the maintainers have volunteered their time - their most precious currency - to give you something cool, for free. You're not entitled to anything else.

Please don't be That Guy. I work hard to keep That Guy away from contributors and co-maintainers on my projects, because I've found that exposure to That Guy will quickly burn out my friends and lose contributors.

@yarmo https://savedotorg.org/

Wooooo!