Digital Freedom Project
One sequence at a time. Each story is a standalone terminal-style narrative — data, quotes, documented events. No voiceover. No talking heads. Just facts that land.
About
Digital freedom is being negotiated in real time. Encryption backdoors. Mass surveillance. Data brokers selling behavioral profiles. Each concession is small, incremental, and rarely debated in public.
This project documents it. Not as opinion pieces or hot takes, but as sourced narratives that stand on their own. Every claim backed by public records. Every quote verified. The format is secondary to the facts.
"In encryption, in open source, in self-hosted infrastructure, in the choice of what tools we trust with our data."
Vision
Digital freedom is an ongoing story. As new disclosures surface, new laws pass, new tools emerge — new sequences will be added. Think of it as a living archive that grows with the subject.
Current roadmap: 5 sequences covering surveillance, encryption wars, whistleblower timelines, and the data economy. The scope will expand as the story does.
Global snapshot
Three independent assessments. Different methodologies. Same pattern.
Scores are original scales — not normalized. Lower is better for RSF (ranking). FH: 0-100 (higher = freer). V-Dem: 0-1 (higher = freer). RSF: 0-100 (lower = freer).
Sources: Freedom House — Freedom on the Net · V-Dem Institute — Digital Society Index · Reporters Without Borders — Press Freedom Index
Sequences
Each sequence is a single HTML file. Open it in a browser, click start, and watch it play out. About 60 to 90 seconds each.
The state of personal freedoms — data, quotes, and a call to action.
Pegasus
NSO Group, Pegasus spyware, and who gets watched.
Encryption Wars
Five Eyes, EU chat control, and the backdoor debate.
Snowden Timeline
Key disclosures, impact, and aftermath.
Data Brokers
Who sells your data, how it's aggregated, and the opt-out illusion.