Digital Freedom Project
A long-term editorial series
on the erosion of digital freedom.
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
Why this exists
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
A living archive, not a finished product
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: an expanding archive covering surveillance, encryption wars, whistleblower timelines, and the data economy. The scope will expand as the story does.
Global snapshot
How the world ranks, by source
Three independent assessments. Different methodologies. Same pattern.
| Country | FH Internet | V-Dem Digital | RSF Press |
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| Norway | 79/100 | 0.85 | 7.7 |
| United States | 66/100 | 0.72 | 24.5 |
| Indonesia | 54/100 | 0.52 | 35.1 |
| India | 50/100 | 0.48 | 44.8 |
| Russia | 28/100 | 0.20 | 79.5 |
| China | 10/100 | 0.12 | 85.9 |
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
Standalone narratives
Each sequence is a single HTML file. Open it in a browser, click start, and read at your own pace. Shorter cases move fast. Larger ones take longer.
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Available
The state of personal freedoms — data, quotes, and a call to action.
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Available
The journalist, the consulate, and the spyware that mapped his circle — before and after his death.
The prime minister of Spain was infected. The investigation hit silence. Executives were placed under investigation.
Pegasus — Case 3: The 50K List
The leak did not prove 50,000 hacks. It exposed the global watchlist behind Pegasus.
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Planned
Encryption Wars
Five Eyes, EU chat control, and the backdoor debate.
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Planned
Snowden Timeline
Key disclosures, impact, and aftermath.
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Planned
Data Brokers
Who sells your data, how it's aggregated, and the opt-out illusion.