🇮🇪 Web guy
handi@mastodon.ie
<p>☘ I had a bruising encounter with a global company. I started to ask myself: is our personal data safe?</p><p>Spoiler alert: No. No, it's not. And neither is our freedom.</p><p>i'm also the founder of the Handi Homepage. A safe and open-source alternative to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigtech</span></a>. </p><p>Everything you need on one private homepage...</p><p>Check it out now!</p>
Posts
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Post #4364716
Ouch! 🖲🇮🇪 Fairly f**kin bad in all fairness... https://www.ontheditch.com/irish-state-increases-palantir-shareholding/ #ireland #genocide #palantir @palantirwatch@kolektiva.social @nhgrown@mastodon.online @muddle@infosec.exchange @GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Post #3789304
"Intel said demand for artificial intelligence is driving their investment in advanced silicon, which makes cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power AI factories." ...what's an 'AI factory'? My guess: a new name for 'data centre'... https://www.thejournal.ie/hundreds-of-jobs-to-be-created-in-leixlip-as-intel-pledges-e5bn-investment-in-campus-7100225-Jul2026/
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Post #3745943
CRAZY IDEA #1: An international *Secret Server* community! What if we hosted mini-servers with friends from countries that respect data privacy? Eg. I send my Secret Server to Ingel in Iceland. He hides it in his home and connects it to wi-fi then leaves it. This private, tamper-proof server hosts eg. webmail, website server, safe chat, file hosting, AI etc I agree to update and maintain the mini-sever. Ingel (and his friends) get free access? @nixCraft@mastodon.social @clickhere@mastodon.ie...
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Post #3745781
Smart phones: An Orwellian nightmare near you... Location tracking, microphone listening, gyroscope movement tracking, keyword tracking, keyboard tracking, search tracking, camera tracking, network tracking, photo and video access, contacts lists, data aggregation, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, location history, telephone and sms access etc Tracking Vectors: 1: GPS 2: WIFI 3: BLUETOOTH 4: CELL TRIANGULATION 5. GYROSCOPE 6: IP @iballesty.bsky.social
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Post #3745188
https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/07/11/irish-datacenters-now-guzzle-23-of-the-countrys-electricity/5270013 @iballesty.bsky.social #datacenters #ireland #greens
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Post #3720321
Does anyone know where I can find info on the new Irish digital surveillance legislation? #Ireland #dataprivacy #chatcontrol
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Post #3541907
As an Irish techie. I whole-heartedly agree with the author of this piece. the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland needs to actually grow a pair of balls. It&#39;s embarrasing! ...for freedom of speech and democracy. NB: the author didn&#39;t mention the time the Irish government took a case against the European Commission to disclaim the €13 billion awarded to the Irish people in outstanding corporate tax by Apple. #ireland #eu #freedomofspeech https://www.theguardian.com/comm...
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Post #3541906
@maxschrems what can #irish techies do to help the cause of #democracy and #freedom during the Irish #EU presidency? @noybeu
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Post #3541905
What started as a passion project two months ago. Blossomed into a full-time obsession. I&#39;ve enjoyed every minute of it though. Built as a solo-dev on a shoestring... The Handi Homepage concept is simple. Can you replace #bigtech user features with safe and private alternatives? YES. It turns out - you can. Eg. a music player that plays files from your harddrive. A private chat feature over matrix. A #mastodon social media integration and lots more. Check it out! @maxschrems @noybeu...