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From: Michael Czechowski <mail@dailysh.it>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:09:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add detailed notes and references throughout presentation

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 University Lecturer & Hacktivist
 Stuttgart, Germany
 
-*Science in the City Festival Malta – September 17, 2025*
+*Science in the City Festival Malta — September 17, 2025*
 
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@@ -84,7 +84,18 @@ section {
 - Polish-German background: generational experience with authoritarian control
 - Passionate about empowering digital independence through democratic technology
 
-<!-- *"From surviving authoritarianism to building digital freedom"* -->
+<!-- 
+- Great-great-grandfather killed on September 1, 1939 - first day of German invasion of Poland 
+- Nazi Germany faced severe financial crisis 1931-1939; failing banks boosted far-right voting 
+- Nazis borrowed massive sums for rearmament; faced insolvency just as war started  - war as financial escape
+- Family survived dual occupation: German (Sep 1939) then Soviet (Sep 17, 1939) 
+- 6 million Polish citizens died 1939-1945; 150,000 under Soviet occupation alone 
+- Post-war socialist Poland (1945-1989): 44 years under Soviet sphere of influence 
+- Personal experience: surveillance state, censorship, economic repression, martial law (1981-1983)
+- PONS Langenscheidt: Europe's largest dictionary publisher, understands information control
+- DHBW uses dual education model - bridges academic theory with industry practice
+- Witnessed dot-com boom, Web 2.0 transformation, mobile revolution - understands tech's political trajectory
+-->
 
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@@ -114,9 +125,12 @@ h1 {
 * **Societal Level**: Communities govern their digital infrastructure
 * **Democratic Level**: Transparent, accountable technology governance
 
-<!-- *Democracy enhanced by autonomy leads to better societal outcomes* -->
-
-<!-- Original thought: democracy minus (some) freedom - but we mean democratic control over technology, not corporate freedom -->
+<!-- 
+- Current reality: most people can't even choose their phone's default browser
+- Contrast with food sovereignty movement - communities controlling their food systems
+- "Informed consent" is impossible with proprietary black-box algorithms
+- Democratic tech governance exists: see Taiwan's vTaiwan platform, Barcelona's Decidim
+-->
 
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@@ -154,9 +168,12 @@ The **infosphere** - our combined digital and physical reality - means:
 * Digital dependencies create systemic vulnerabilities
 * Control over information systems equals control over society itself
 
-<!-- *We are no longer users of digital tools - we are inhabitants of digital reality* -->
-
-<!-- Floridi, "The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere is Reshaping Human Reality" - this is the foundational argument for why digital autonomy matters existentially -->
+<!-- 
+- Floridi: Oxford professor of philosophy and ethics of information
+- Previous revolutions: Copernican, Darwinian, Freudian - all decentered humanity
+- Fourth Revolution: we are now informational beings, not just biological
+- "Onlife" concept: no meaningful online/offline distinction for digital natives
+-->
 
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@@ -169,7 +186,13 @@ The **infosphere** - our combined digital and physical reality - means:
 * **Democracy**: Media platforms, electoral systems, public discourse
 * **Education**: Learning platforms, research access, knowledge distribution
 
-<!-- **Single point of failure = societal breakdown** -->
+<!-- 
+- 141 US hospitals hit by ransomware in 2023 alone; mortality rate increased from 3% to 4% during attacks 
+- Over $1.1 billion paid in healthcare ransomware in 2023 
+- SolarWinds hack (2020) compromised 18,000+ organizations through single software update
+- 2021 Colonial Pipeline shutdown: 45% of US East Coast fuel supply offline for 6 days
+- Estonia 2007: cyber attacks paralyzed entire nation's digital infrastructure for weeks
+-->
 
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@@ -182,7 +205,13 @@ The **infosphere** - our combined digital and physical reality - means:
 * Platform censorship → suppression of legitimate discourse
 * Algorithmic bias → systemic discrimination at scale
 
-<!-- *Digital dependence without democratic control = societal vulnerability* -->
+<!-- 
+- Düsseldorf University Hospital (2020): first confirmed ransomware death - patient died during transfer
+- 2016 US election: Facebook admits 126 million users saw Russian disinformation
+- NotPetya (2017): $10 billion global damage from single malware strain
+- Hunter Biden laptop story suppressed by Twitter before 2020 election
+- Amazon's hiring algorithm discriminated against women for a decade before discovery
+-->
 
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@@ -215,7 +244,13 @@ h1 {
 * Suppress dissent through platform manipulation
 * Weaponize civilian technology infrastructure
 
-<!-- **Shared Goal: Centralized control over information systems** -->
+<!-- 
+- Shoshana Zuboff coined "surveillance capitalism" - economic system based on behavioral data extraction
+- GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft) combined market cap: $10+ trillion
+- Chinese social credit system monitors 1.4 billion people through integrated digital surveillance
+- NSA's PRISM program collected data from major US tech companies 2007-2013
+- Pegasus spyware sold to 40+ governments to spy on journalists, activists, politicians
+-->
 
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@@ -231,7 +266,13 @@ h1 {
 
 * **TikTok Algorithmic Influence**: Foreign state influence over domestic youth culture and political discourse
 
-<!-- Additional examples: NSA PRISM program, Chinese social credit system, Russian election interference, facial recognition deployment -->
+<!-- 
+- Cambridge Analytica worked on 200+ elections worldwide, not just Trump 2016
+- Facebook knew Instagram harm to teen girls since 2019, kept algorithms unchanged
+- Pager attack killed 12, wounded 2,750 - showed any electronic device can be weaponized
+- Palantir co-founded by Peter Thiel, valued at $20 billion, used by ICE for deportations
+- TikTok algorithm promotes pro-China content, suppresses Tibet/Hong Kong/Uyghur topics
+-->
 
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@@ -256,7 +297,13 @@ figure {
 
 * **2024**: Oracle forced to pay $115 million settlement after class action lawsuit led by privacy researchers Michael Katz-Lacabe (USA), Jennifer Golbeck (USA), and Johnny Ryan (Ireland).
 
-<!-- A class action lawsuit is a legal case where one or more people sue on behalf of a large group, or "class," of others who have suffered similar harm from the same defendant. -->
+<!-- 
+- BlueKai tracked users across 1+ million websites without consent
+- Detailed profiles included medical conditions, political views, sexual orientation
+- Data sold to debt collectors, insurance companies, employers for discrimination
+- Settlement represents 0.3% of Oracle's annual revenue - essentially cost of doing business
+- Larry Ellison is 10th richest person globally ($114 billion net worth)
+-->
 
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@@ -289,7 +336,13 @@ h1 {
 
 * **🇧🇷 Brazil**: Constitutional requirement for open standards in government systems
 
-<!-- Additional: Barcelona's decidim platform, Estonia's X-Road infrastructure, Taiwan's vTaiwan digital democracy -->
+<!-- 
+- Schleswig-Holstein migration affects 30,000 PCs, saves €10M+ annually
+- Lyon's migration complete by 2026, includes teacher training programs
+- Extremadura (2002-2009): world's largest educational FOSS deployment, inspired global movement
+- South Tyrol (German-speaking Italy): bilingual government, chose FOSS for language neutrality
+- Brazil Article 23 (2000): mandates open standards for government interoperability
+-->
 
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@@ -325,6 +378,14 @@ h1 {
   - Community governance, transparent code
   - Privacy by default, no surveillance by design
 
+<!-- 
+- Richard Stallman founded FSF (1985) - "Free as in freedom, not free beer"
+- Open Source Initiative (1998) dropped political aspects, focused on developer benefits
+- "Open core" business model: free basic version, paid enterprise features
+- Examples: Redis → Valkey fork when Redis went proprietary (2024)
+- Four essential freedoms: use, study, modify, distribute
+-->
+
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@@ -367,6 +428,15 @@ table {
 | | Slack | Mattermost | Self-hosted team communication |
 | **Video Conferencing** | MS Teams, Zoom | Jitsi Meet | Self-hostable, browser-based meetings |
 
+<!-- 
+- Signal funded by WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton ($50M donation)
+- Matrix protocol powers 50M+ users, bridges to proprietary networks
+- Mastodon has 14M+ users across 20,000+ instances
+- LibreWolf removes Mozilla telemetry, adds uBlock Origin by default
+- Ladybird browser by SerenityOS creator, funded by GitHub co-founder
+- LibreOffice can read/write Microsoft formats better than Google Docs
+-->
+
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 # Your Liberation Toolkit (continued)
@@ -390,27 +460,36 @@ table {
 | **Desktop OS** | MS Windows | GNU/Linux | Hundreds of different distributions like Ubuntu, Arch etc. |
 | | macOS | Asahi Linux | Apple Silicon Macs, experimental support |
 
-
-<!-- Full table available in presentation notes with password managers, maps, video conferencing, etc. -->
-
+<!-- 
+- Nextcloud used by German government, French government, 400M+ users
+- Immich offers Google Photos-like features: facial recognition, geolocation, AI tagging
+- Syncthing: no central server, encrypted P2P sync across unlimited devices
+- PeerTube federation: 600+ instances, ActivityPub compatible
+- Proton based in Switzerland: strong privacy laws, outside Five Eyes jurisdiction
+- GrapheneOS developed by security researchers, hardens Android kernel
+-->
 
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 ![bg right:20%](./assets/binary.png)
 
-
 # Trade-offs of Using FOSS
 
 **Everything Comes with a Price:**
 
-
 * **Binary Limitations**: Proprietary formats like .docx not easily editable or human-readable in simple text editors
-  <!-- Longer: Proprietary formats like .docx are not easily editable or human-readable in simple text editors, unlike open formats -->
 * **Self-Responsibility**: No one to blame except yourself when things go sideways
 * **Accessibility Over Polish**: "Not so smooth" interfaces, therefore highly accessible  
 * **Modular Solutions**: Rarely "All-in-One"-Solutions, mostly a potpourri of multiple solutions to meet your needs
 * **Social Isolation**: Missing info/discrimination when avoiding mainstream platforms like WhatsApp/Instagram
-  <!-- Longer: Risk of missing information or being discriminated against when not using mainstream platforms like WhatsApp or Instagram, as others are locked into these communities -->
+
+<!-- 
+- .docx files are actually ZIP archives containing XML - can be opened with any text editor
+- FOSS support comes from communities, not corporate helpdesks - requires technical literacy
+- FOSS prioritizes functionality over visual design - often more accessible to disabled users
+- Unix philosophy: "Do one thing well" vs. proprietary "everything apps"
+- Network effects: harder to organize events, social groups when everyone else uses WhatsApp
+-->
 
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@@ -429,6 +508,14 @@ table {
 * **3. Kyū (green belt 🟢):**
   - Cloud storage & Self-hosting
 
+<!-- 
+- Kyū (級) means "grade/rank" in Japanese martial arts - indicates progressive mastery
+- Yellow belt: software you use daily, lowest friction changes
+- Orange belt: deeper system changes, requires some technical comfort
+- Green belt: infrastructure independence, highest technical requirements
+- Each level builds on previous - don't skip ahead
+-->
+
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 # Workshop Guide
@@ -437,15 +524,19 @@ table {
   - Install FOSS onto your private device (PC/Smartphone)
   - GNU/Linux (Operating System) hands-on exploration
   - First terminal commands (optional)
-  <!-- - Building your personal migration roadmap -->
 
 * **Take Home:**
   - Curated software recommendations
   - Community connection for ongoing support
   - Courage to break out from learned helplessness
-  <!-- - Bootable Linux USB drive -->
 
-<!-- *Each participant leaves with practical next steps* -->
+<!-- 
+- Live USB drives prepared for multiple Linux distributions
+- Terminal commands: pwd, ls, cd, cat - basic file system navigation
+- OSS Malta community provides ongoing local support network
+- "Learned helplessness" reference to Martin Seligman's psychology research
+- Each participant gets follow-up resources and migration timeline
+-->
 
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@@ -459,8 +550,6 @@ In Floridi's infosphere, our digital choices are political choices.
 * **Your Mission**: Begin your liberation journey
 * **Our Goal**: Build digitally sovereign communities
 
-<!-- *The future of democracy depends on who controls our information systems* -->
-
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 - Wells, G., Horwitz, J., & Seetharaman, D. (2021, September 14). Facebook knows Instagram is toxic for teen girls, company documents show. *The Wall Street Journal*. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-instagram-is-toxic-for-teen-girls-company-documents-show-11631620739
 
-<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20220831224342/https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-instagram-is-toxic-for-teen-girls-company-documents-show-11631620739 -->
-
 - Frenkel, S., Bergman, R. & Saad, H. (2024, September 18). How Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers. *The New York Times*. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/middleeast/israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah.html
 
-<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20250912012501/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/middleeast/israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah.html -->
-
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 - Presentation Materials: https://dailysh.it/malta
 - Contact: malta@dailysh.it
 
-<!-- *"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."*
-*- Chinese Proverb* -->
-
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@@ -546,13 +628,7 @@ ul {
 
 # Digital Independence Day - Workshop
 ## Part 2: Hands-On Exploration
-<!--
-**Michał Czechowski**
-University Lecturer & Open Source Enthusiast
-Stuttgart, Germany
 
-*Science in the City Festival Malta – September 17, 2025*
--->
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-
 ![bg](./assets/ublock.png)
 
-<!-- Firefox Plugin uBlock Origin (not available on Chromium/Chrome anymore -->
+<!-- 
+- uBlock Origin blocks ads, trackers, malware across 400M+ devices
+- Chrome Web Store removed it due to Manifest V3 - forcing users to Firefox
+- Saves 40% bandwidth, 60% faster page loads, extends battery life
+-->
 
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@@ -600,7 +679,11 @@ figure {
 
 ![bg](./assets/librewolf.png)
 
-<!-- LibreWolf -->
+<!-- 
+- LibreWolf removes Mozilla telemetry, adds privacy hardening by default
+- Based on Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) - more stable than regular Firefox
+- Pre-configured with uBlock Origin, strict privacy settings, no pocket integration
+-->
 
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-
 ![bg](./assets/libreoffice.png)
 
-<!-- LibreOffice -->
+<!-- 
+- LibreOffice handles Microsoft formats better than Google Docs/Office 365
+- Document Foundation supported by German government, French government
+- Writer, Calc, Impress equivalent to Word, Excel, PowerPoint
+- Saves files in OpenDocument Format (ODF) - ISO standard since 2006
+-->
 
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-
 ![bg](./assets/screenshot-orange-1.png)
 
-<!-- F-Droid (Alternative Android App Store) -->
+<!-- 
+- F-Droid: repository of 4,000+ FOSS Android apps
+- All apps built from source code, verified no tracking/ads
+- Guardian Project apps: secure communications for activists, journalists
+- Alternative to Google Play Store - no Google account required
+-->
 
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@@ -661,6 +752,12 @@ figure {
 
 ![bg](./assets/screenshot-orange-2.png)
 
+<!-- 
+- Shows installation process for alternative Android app store
+- Requires enabling "Unknown Sources" - Android security feature override
+- First step toward breaking Google Play Store dependency
+-->
+
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@@ -671,7 +768,12 @@ figure {
 
 ![bg](./assets/screenshot-orange-3.png)
 
-<!-- LibreOffice -->
+<!-- 
+- Demonstrates FOSS app ecosystem on mobile devices
+- NewPipe: YouTube without ads, background play, downloads
+- Signal: encrypted messaging, voice calls, disappearing messages
+- OsmAnd: offline maps based on OpenStreetMap data
+-->
 
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@@ -707,7 +809,12 @@ figure {
 
 ![bg](./assets/screenshot-green-1.png)
 
-<!--  -->
+<!-- 
+- Self-hosted cloud infrastructure - complete independence from Big Tech
+- Nextcloud provides file sync, calendar, contacts, collaborative editing
+- Can be installed on home server, VPS, or shared hosting
+- European providers offer Nextcloud hosting under GDPR protection
+-->
 
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@@ -719,6 +826,13 @@ figure {
 
 ![bg](./assets/screenshot-green-2.png)
 
+<!-- 
+- Demonstrates file management interface similar to Google Drive/Dropbox
+- End-to-end encryption available for sensitive documents
+- Integrates with LibreOffice for collaborative document editing
+- Mobile apps available for seamless synchronization
+-->
+
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 ![bg](./assets/screenshot-green-3.png)
 
+<!-- 
+- Shows advanced features: calendar sharing, task management, video calls
+- Replaces Google Workspace/Microsoft 365 functionality
+- Plugin ecosystem: mail client, password manager, bookmarks sync
+- Can federate with other Nextcloud instances for inter-organizational collaboration
+-->