Digital Privacy Sessions

Is there a link to read more about the capabilities of the "digital town square"? I've been looking into using fedi for digital privacy students/members, I'm just getting familiar, but love the possibilities.

Curious how you set up the V4V course on nostr? ... I spent a long time developing a digital privacy course and built a membership website to host it, and have considered Udemy... Do you think Udemy has the reach to make it worth while? Do you like them more than other platforms? I'd love to have the ultimate V4V bitcoin only setup...

GrapheneOS x Motorola — what to make of it. I've been a GrapheneOS user for years — it's my daily driver and I won't run anything else. So this news is worth paying attention to. For those unfamiliar, GrapheneOS is a hardened, privacy-focused operating system built on Android's open source project, with Google's data collection layer removed entirely. GrapheneOS chose Google Pixel devices mainly because they were the only phones that met the strict hardware security requirements the OS demands. The relationship became more complicated when Google made changes to Android 16 that GrapheneOS stated made it significantly harder to port their OS and support new Pixel devices — changes they described as appearing strategic rather than purely technical. That context makes the Motorola partnership more significant. At MWC 2026, Motorola and the GrapheneOS Foundation announced a long-term partnership. Future Motorola flagship devices are expected to support GrapheneOS by 2027. GrapheneOS confirmed it will be the same clean install as on Pixels — no bloatware, no compromises. That's the good news. There are also legitimate questions worth watching: ⚠️ Motorola is owned by Lenovo, a Chinese company, which has previously faced scrutiny over privacy concerns on some of its products ⚠️ Motorola's current devices do not yet meet GrapheneOS's hardware requirements — they are actively working on next generation devices that will ⚠️ Motorola's track record on long-term software updates on consumer devices is mixed More hardware options for a private smartphone is good for everyone. But as always, the details matter and time will tell. Worth keeping an eye on. 👁️ 👉 https://digitalprivacysessions.io