#TBOT: Take Back Our Tech

Big thanks to Web3Privacy Now! We unpacked how privacy tech puts ownership back in your hands.

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⚡️Network Injection: The Attack You Never Clicked

One activist didn’t click anything—yet spyware was injected anyway. This was a network injection attack: his phone connected to a rogue cell tower, redirecting him to a malicious site—no clicks needed. The lesson: use a VPN. It’s not just for privacy; it’s a security layer protecting you from silent redirects. Stay protected.

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In the US, the rollout is quieter. TSA has moved toward digital identity at checkpoints through platforms like Apple Wallet and Google Wallet in participating states and airports. It’s framed as “optional convenience,” but optional systems have a way of becoming the default, and defaults become expectations.

If you don’t want to be nudged into a wallet-first world, keep choosing options that don’t train the system. Use physical credentials when you can, keep your digital footprint smaller than it needs to be, and avoid feeding identity-linked data streams that make opt-out harder later.

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📱 Start with the device you carry everywhere. Your phone.

Check out my recent interview with Jon Padfield over at Business Reform. We get into Larry Ellison’s grip on the media, age verification coming to your personal devices and how the Above phone can help with protecting your digital life.

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🗺️The Hidden Pitfalls of Google Maps for Businesses

Did you know that competitors can manipulate business locations on Google Maps? From misplaced pins to paid prioritization, big tech can influence how customers find you. Discover why open-source maps are the way forward for true control and privacy.

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⚠️What to do if cell service requires digital ID — FOSS War Room

At the Parallel Society 2026 “FOSS War Room,” we war‑gamed five imminent tech‑freedom disasters and gathered the sharpest minds to sketch real‑world solutions.

Scenario: Starting July 2026, Mexico will block any mobile line not attached to a registered digital ID, using a captive portal to enforce the rule.

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Check out these privacy projects:
https://logos.co/
https://dark.fi

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⚠️ Test Disabling Microsoft's Copilot?

Hey there. Anyone want to test "disabling" Microsoft's Copilot from their Windows 11 machine? I would test it myself but using Windows is against my religion.

Follow these instructions from 2023:

1. Launch registry editor.
2. Navigate to HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
3. On left, right click Windows folder. New > Key, name it “WindowsCopilot”
4. Select “WindowsCopilot”. Right click and create a DWORD value ”TurnOffWindowsCopilot” set to 1
5. Restart the computer.

Do you see any signs of Copilot after the restart? It usually lives in the Notepad, and in your taskbar.

Let me know what you discover at:
https://t.me/takebackourtech_chat

Or by contacting me here:
https://takebackourtech.org/contact

Two-thirds of large U.S. data centers are in water-stressed regions, and many use potable water for cooling. That’s not abstract, it’s local communities paying the cost.

Cloud AI scales this problem. Ethical AI reduces it by keeping compute local and minimizing dependence on hyperscale infrastructure. It’s also simpler than most people think: open-source models, local installs, and curated datasets.

Use AI with boundaries, not with blind trust.

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📱 Reduce tracking with tools that don’t monetize your data.

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Oracle and the Rise of the AI Surveillance State Under Trump

While Peter Thiel’s firm Palantir has rightfully gained the ire of the American public, Larry Ellison’s Oracle is also steadily becoming entangled with the US government—and that should worry all Americans.

https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/oracle-rise-ai-surveillance-trump/

The EU has already set a timeline: eIDAS updates created the legal basis for the EU digital identity wallet ecosystem, and the stated direction is broad acceptance across companies and services in the coming years. These systems don’t stay local. Once one region normalizes them, the model spreads.

The best response isn’t panic. It’s refusing unnecessary enrollment, delaying adoption where you still have choice, and building alternatives that don’t require constant verification, from how you pay to how you communicate to who you rely on.

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⚡️The One-Click Exploit: A Journalist’s Close Call

A Mexican journalist reporting on political scandal received a wave of fake texts: a Facebook warning, a TV headline, even a debt notice. All were traps to deliver Pegasus spyware. They’ll use any tactic to make you click. The takeaway: Never click links from texts—get to the page another way. Stay alert.

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⚠️ What to do if private cryptocurrency is outlawed — FOSS War Room

At the Parallel Society 2026 “FOSS War Room,” we war‑gamed five imminent tech‑freedom disasters and gathered the sharpest minds to sketch real‑world solutions.

Scenario: Within six months, possession of privacy coins (Monero, DarkFi) and mixer services will become a punishable offense under new FINCEN regulations.

▶️ Watch the mastermind to get solutions

Check out these privacy projects:
https://logos.co/
https://dark.fi

📲 Break the limits of big tech with Above Phone. You’ll unlock features and freedoms you didn’t even know existed.

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⚡️The Rise of Wi-Fi Positioning Systems

Beyond GPS, modern tech giants like Google and Apple have mapped billions of Wi-Fi access points worldwide. This data, gathered from our devices, can reveal detailed location information. Learn how this affects privacy and how secure alternatives, like Above Phone, can protect you.

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🔒 If you’re done with big tech defaults, go Above.

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⚡️What to Use Instead of Calls and Texts

Standard calls and texts aren’t private—records can be logged for years. Instead, use encrypted, internet-based tools like XMPP for messages and Above’s Jitsi for calls. Take control of your communication privacy.

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📱 If you want real solutions, start with Above.

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We’ve been training AI for years without noticing. CAPTCHAs. Autocorrect. “Not interested.” Every click teaches the machine.

Now cloud AI wants your prompts, your ideas, your images, and your workflow. Ethical AI flips the script: run offline, keep your data, and use models intentionally.

If you’re going to use AI, use it for your own purposes, on your own terms.

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📱 Start with the device you carry everywhere. Learn more at Above.

⚡️Off-Grid Health Technology: Ayurveda

In this polytoxic world where we face stressors from all sides, in our air, water, food, and energy — handling our health seems overwhelming at times.

Despite the abundance of health information, the only thing we can agree on is that we disagree on pretty much everything.

Its almost as if — we’re all different!

Ayurveda is a system that recognizes our uniqueness and gives us the knowledge to understand nature.

Today I invite you to step into this world with Nicole Wilkerson of New Leaf Ayurveda. She’s been assisting me in my own personal health journey and its opened my mind to what’s possible.

In this interview we reveal the importance of Ayurveda, a 10,000 year old body of knowledge.

We cover:

• Sometimes you can’t start with “detox”
• Health is not a one-size fits all approach
• Synthetic medicines versus natural medicines
• What ‘true’ health looked like in ages past
• Off-grid Ayurvedic techniques, no power needed
• Common traps that are messing up your health

Watch the full interview on Substack.

If you’re interested in a consultation or joining Nicole for her off-grid retreat in April, book here.

Read more about Ayurveda : https://newleafsac.com/blog/

This is the first of more interviews, stay tuned. Leave us a comment if you have questions you want answered in future interviews.

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