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Freedom Tech Weekend

Freedom Tech Works

One freedom tech tool to play with this weekend 🌴☀️ Streams weekly on Friday at 15:30 UTC on Fountain, X, YouTube, and Zap Stream.

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33:12

Trust Me Bro - spot the difference between trust and...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/08/29

🚀 Freedom Tech Weekend – Season 1 Finale 🎉 In this final episode we dive deep into the hidden truth behind privacy promises from AI services and VPN providers. From Anthropic’s new data‑retention policy to real‑world VPN log scandals (PureVPN, NordVPN), we show you why “trust‑me‑bro” isn’t enough. 🔐 Learn how Maple’s private‑AI platform uses secure enclaves, confidential computing, and open‑source verification so you can actually verify that your data isn’t being logged. We break down Zero

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31:14

Indie Music Revolution: Stream, Zap ⚡ & Buy Tickets...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/08/19

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54:05

Run Your Own AI - You can do it! Text, Image, Video,...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/08/08

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17:13

Connect All of Your Smart Home Things with One Device...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/08/08

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12:40

Note Taking: Private, Local, and Powerful Notes - FTW 17

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/07/25

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36:44

Freedom to Stream Anywhere – Self-Hosted Media Solutions

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/07/18

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33:06

White Noise - Private Messaging—No Phone  Number Needed

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/07/11

This week on Freedom Tech Weekend, we’re diving into White Noise — a brand-new secure messaging app that rivals Signal but without centralized servers. Built on the Nostr protocol and leveraging the powerful MLS (Messaging Layer Security) standard, White Noise delivers encrypted, scalable, identity-free communication designed for freedom lovers.We cover: What makes centralized servers risky for private communication How White Noise combines MLS and Nostr to eliminate choke points The difference

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38:08

Beyond Fireworks: Intersection of Freedom,...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/07/04

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36:08

RECLAIM YOUR VOICE - Getting Started with Podcasting...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/06/30

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29:04

Embrace the Sunlight – The Computer That Supports...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/06/21

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60:38

Break Free of the ChatGPT Privacy Problem Using...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/06/06

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37:30

Signal: The Private Messaging Alternative. But is it...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/05/30

Ready to own your conversations and ditch data-mining messengers? In this Freedom Tech Weekend episode we take a hands-on tour of the Signal app—the open-source, end-to-end-encrypted messenger trusted by activists, journalists, and privacy pros worldwide.Fresh from the Oslo Freedom Forum, host Marks shares real-world lessons from AI workshops for human-rights defenders, then dives into: Why Signal’s X3DH key exchange, Perfect Forward Secrecy and metadata minimization protect you better than SMS,

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36:02

Global Entry: How Tor Enables Borderless Browsing...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/05/23

Unlock the real power of the internet in this Freedom Tech Weekend episode!Marks walks you through Tor—the Onion Router—showing how its volunteer-run network of encrypted relays lets anyone browse anonymously, punch through censorship, and take back digital sovereignty. We clear up misconceptions (no, it’s not just for criminals), dig into the U.S. Navy origins, and demo the Tor Browser step-by-step—from download to advanced security-level tweaks, bridges, and “new identity” circuits. You’ll also

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7:51

Get AirDrop-like abilities to any device: LocalSend &...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/05/18

Need to send files to non-Apple devices? 🎉 In this bite-sized Freedom Tech Weekend episode, Marks streams from an airport layover to show how anyone—on iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, or macOS—can swap files instantly without AirDrop.We compare two open-source, cross-platform tools: LocalSend – a polished desktop & mobile app that uses local Wi-Fi to beam files peer-to-peer with no central server Magic Wormhole – a CLI powerhouse that transfers anything from photos to entire folders by

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34:59

Privacy Email Hacks: Guerrilla Mail, Proton &...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/05/09

Welcome back to Freedom Tech Weekend! In this episode, Marks from Maple AI shows you how to take control of your inbox with privacy-first email tools you can try today. Learn the pros and cons of disposable emails versus long-lived email aliases, see live demos of Guerrilla Mail, Proton Mail, and SimpleLogin, and discover how aliases protect you from spam, data breaches, and unwanted tracking. We also cover why services sometimes block throw-away addresses and how to choose the right option for your

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0:00

Ultimate Password Manager Showdown - Bitwarden vs....

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/05/02

Ready to break free from closed-source password lockers? In Episode 5 of Freedom Tech Weekend, we dive straight into Bitwarden—the leading open-source password manager—and its self-hosted sibling Vaultwarden. 🚀📡 Follow Me X/Twitter: @marks_ftw Nostr: marks@primal.net Get confidential AI for free: https://trymaple.ai

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0:00

The Most Private Browser Yet? Live Testing Kagi's...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/04/25

Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend! In this live session we put Kagi’s new Orion Browser through its paces and ask a simple question: can you finally ditch Chrome, Firefox or Brave without sacrificing speed?You’ll hear: Real-time install & first-launch on macOS A deep dive into Orion’s zero-telemetry promise and the independent Size-of-Cat privacy audit Side-by-side comparison with Firefox, Brave and Safari privacy matrices Live network-traffic sniffing that instantly flagged a tracker on my own

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Ditch QuickBooks: Take Back Control with Firefly III...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/04/18

Welcome to Freedom Tech Weekend — your weekly dose of open-source tech you can run yourself.In this episode, we explore Firefly III, a powerful, privacy-first alternative to tools like QuickBooks and YNAB. This open-source, self-hosted personal finance app gives you full control over your financial data with no monthly fees and no data harvesting. We walk through setup, features like transaction importing, budgeting, piggy banks (goal tracking), API usage, and how Firefly III stacks up against

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0:00

Learn to control all your AI using MCP in Goose - FTK 2

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/04/11

In this episode of Freedom Tech Weekend, we explore Goose, a powerful tool that uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) to coordinate with various AI tools and agents. Goose is an on-machine AI agent that automates engineering tasks, allowing you to integrate different tools and services to streamline your workflow.We dive into the basics of Goose, its features, and its potential applications. We also discuss MCP, a protocol that enables AI agents to communicate with each other and with various tools,

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Create your own VPN with Tailscale - Freedom Tech...

Freedom Tech Weekend ·

2025/04/04

Welcome to the first episode of Freedom Tech Weekend. This is a show that streams every Friday at 15:30 UTC or 10:30 Central (Bitcoin Park Time).In this episode we discuss Tailscale, the personal VPN app that lets you connect together your own devices to create a secure tunnel from anywhere in the world. Moving forward, the show will be interactive with the community for people who are there live as well as those who interact on social media in the days leading up to the stream. To chat about

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