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Defective by Design is a grassroots campaign to eliminate Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) in media and devices.
Read the Email Self-Defense Guide to get started with email encryption, a skill necessary to combat bulk surveillance.
The End Software Patents initiative fights to abolish software patents around the world.
The Free Software Directory is a collaborative catalog of computer programs and apps that are fully free.
The GNU operating system is a continuously evolving, complete operating system made entirely of free software.
LibrePlanet is our global network of free software activism, including events like our annual conference, and online collaboration spaces.
The Licensing and Compliance Lab is the preeminent resource for public education on licensing best practices and enforcing the GPL.
The "Respects Your Freedom" program certifies retailers who sell hardware in a manner that respects the rights of their users.
"This community that we have, that we're building, that does so much, has
to grow. We can't compete with Apple, we can't compete with Google,
directly, in the field of resources. What we can eventually do is head
count and heart count. We can compete on the ground of ideology because
ours is better."
-- Edward Snowden, NSA whisteblower, speaking at LibrePlanet
2016.