Piergiorgio Catti De Gasperi
@pg.web3privacy.info
Co Founder & COO web3privacy.info ✦ Politics of Care - Digital Rights, Tech Governance
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Feelings are Facts: Love, Privacy, and the Politics of Intellectual Shame
A debut of new research and analysis, focused on emotions and the affective register—love! shame! intimacy!
What happens when we put lov...
media.ccc.de
The most beautiful and subversive speech on #privacy I've heard so far.
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
CYPHERPUNK RETREAT 2025 Recap
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
September 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
CYPHERPUNK RETREAT 2025 Recap
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
TL;DR — Human-first approach can unlock meaningful conversations.
🧩 Interdisciplinarity — only together are we strong.
🧩 Same values — diverse approaches. Truly productive.
🧩 Lasting impact — for the whole ecosystem (web2, web3, foss)
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Cypherpunk Retreat opening ceremony feat
@pg.web3privacy.info x @web3privacy.info
@wills.co.tt x @protocollabs.bsky.social
@pg.web3privacy.info x @web3privacy.info
@wills.co.tt x @protocollabs.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Cypherpunk Retreat opening ceremony feat
@pg.web3privacy.info x @web3privacy.info
@wills.co.tt x @protocollabs.bsky.social
@pg.web3privacy.info x @web3privacy.info
@wills.co.tt x @protocollabs.bsky.social
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Few days left for Cypherpunk Retreat [our collaboration with
@protocollabs.bsky.social to happen.
It will unite passionate free internet activists for a 3-day close collaboration.
And our lineup is growing: cypherpunk.camp
@protocollabs.bsky.social to happen.
It will unite passionate free internet activists for a 3-day close collaboration.
And our lineup is growing: cypherpunk.camp
September 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Few days left for Cypherpunk Retreat [our collaboration with
@protocollabs.bsky.social to happen.
It will unite passionate free internet activists for a 3-day close collaboration.
And our lineup is growing: cypherpunk.camp
@protocollabs.bsky.social to happen.
It will unite passionate free internet activists for a 3-day close collaboration.
And our lineup is growing: cypherpunk.camp
Digital Freedom Declaration - digitalfreedom.page
Sign and share with key decision-makers
Can we bring in @eff.org @mozilla.org @internetarchive.eu @dyneorg.bsky.social @ooni.org @signal.org @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @gpdp.it @amnesty.org @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social @bsky.app @freedom.press
Sign and share with key decision-makers
Can we bring in @eff.org @mozilla.org @internetarchive.eu @dyneorg.bsky.social @ooni.org @signal.org @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @gpdp.it @amnesty.org @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social @bsky.app @freedom.press
Digital Freedom Declaration page
We advocate for protecting developers of privacy-enhancing technologies while balancing innovation with appropriate regulation to protect civil liberties and digital freedom in the EU.
digitalfreedom.page
September 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Digital Freedom Declaration - digitalfreedom.page
Sign and share with key decision-makers
Can we bring in @eff.org @mozilla.org @internetarchive.eu @dyneorg.bsky.social @ooni.org @signal.org @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @gpdp.it @amnesty.org @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social @bsky.app @freedom.press
Sign and share with key decision-makers
Can we bring in @eff.org @mozilla.org @internetarchive.eu @dyneorg.bsky.social @ooni.org @signal.org @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @gpdp.it @amnesty.org @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social @bsky.app @freedom.press
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
We hold immense power.
The power to shift our focus from productivity to intention, from quantity to quality, and from profit to well-being.
Don't engage. Don't react.
Opt out.
The power to shift our focus from productivity to intention, from quantity to quality, and from profit to well-being.
Don't engage. Don't react.
Opt out.
September 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We hold immense power.
The power to shift our focus from productivity to intention, from quantity to quality, and from profit to well-being.
Don't engage. Don't react.
Opt out.
The power to shift our focus from productivity to intention, from quantity to quality, and from profit to well-being.
Don't engage. Don't react.
Opt out.
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Absolute legend join Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress - Richard Stallman!
Hacktivist, inventor of copyleft, GNU, founder of
Free Software Foundation, GNU, GPL author etc.
Free as in "freedom": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...
congress.web3privacy.info
RSVP lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
Hacktivist, inventor of copyleft, GNU, founder of
Free Software Foundation, GNU, GPL author etc.
Free as in "freedom": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...
congress.web3privacy.info
RSVP lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
August 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Absolute legend join Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress - Richard Stallman!
Hacktivist, inventor of copyleft, GNU, founder of
Free Software Foundation, GNU, GPL author etc.
Free as in "freedom": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...
congress.web3privacy.info
RSVP lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
Hacktivist, inventor of copyleft, GNU, founder of
Free Software Foundation, GNU, GPL author etc.
Free as in "freedom": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...
congress.web3privacy.info
RSVP lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
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I will attend cypherpunk.camp this year - anyone else from here will be there?
Cypherpunk Retreat
This retreat brings together the top builders and front-line organizers in digital privacy to align on roadmaps, drive technical coordination, and accelerate progress toward a more private and resilie...
cypherpunk.camp
August 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I will attend cypherpunk.camp this year - anyone else from here will be there?
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Why do we need privacy and anonymity technology? "One of the pillars of democracy is anonymity. Your vote is anonymous for a reason, so we need anonymity to have a healthy democracy...people need privacy in order to exercise their citizen rights" Thanks @web3privacy.info for chatting with us!
"We need anonymity to have a healthy democracy in the world".
@1s4.bsky.social x Executive director @torproject.org shared her thoughts on privacy in the digital age, free software and encryption as imaginary technology.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVbF...
@1s4.bsky.social x Executive director @torproject.org shared her thoughts on privacy in the digital age, free software and encryption as imaginary technology.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVbF...
July 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Why do we need privacy and anonymity technology? "One of the pillars of democracy is anonymity. Your vote is anonymous for a reason, so we need anonymity to have a healthy democracy...people need privacy in order to exercise their citizen rights" Thanks @web3privacy.info for chatting with us!
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Freedom is a habit, not a software update. Stop waiting or preaching for perfect code or future liberation.
The tools exist. Use them now.
📸 @1s4.bsky.social, @liz315.bsky.social, @pg.web3privacy.info, kassandraETH, @siusko.bsky.social, Julio Linares
co-hosted with Funding The Commons
The tools exist. Use them now.
📸 @1s4.bsky.social, @liz315.bsky.social, @pg.web3privacy.info, kassandraETH, @siusko.bsky.social, Julio Linares
co-hosted with Funding The Commons
June 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Freedom is a habit, not a software update. Stop waiting or preaching for perfect code or future liberation.
The tools exist. Use them now.
📸 @1s4.bsky.social, @liz315.bsky.social, @pg.web3privacy.info, kassandraETH, @siusko.bsky.social, Julio Linares
co-hosted with Funding The Commons
The tools exist. Use them now.
📸 @1s4.bsky.social, @liz315.bsky.social, @pg.web3privacy.info, kassandraETH, @siusko.bsky.social, Julio Linares
co-hosted with Funding The Commons
Cypherpunk 🤝 Academia
Bringing @web3privacy.info and crypto’s founding values to Federico II - Naples, Italy 🇮🇹
Bringing @web3privacy.info and crypto’s founding values to Federico II - Naples, Italy 🇮🇹
April 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Cypherpunk 🤝 Academia
Bringing @web3privacy.info and crypto’s founding values to Federico II - Naples, Italy 🇮🇹
Bringing @web3privacy.info and crypto’s founding values to Federico II - Naples, Italy 🇮🇹
This November, we gather human rights advocates, social activists, NGOs, digital privacy thought leaders, social science scholars and researchers, crypto pioneers, and people committed to the common good.
If this resonates with you, hope to see you there :)
If this resonates with you, hope to see you there :)
Updated lineup for Cypherpunk Congress #2
new speakers from @brave.com, Logos.co, Ludow Institute & others.
16 Nov, 2025 | Buenos Aires
congress.web3privacy.info
new speakers from @brave.com, Logos.co, Ludow Institute & others.
16 Nov, 2025 | Buenos Aires
congress.web3privacy.info
March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This November, we gather human rights advocates, social activists, NGOs, digital privacy thought leaders, social science scholars and researchers, crypto pioneers, and people committed to the common good.
If this resonates with you, hope to see you there :)
If this resonates with you, hope to see you there :)
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“Whether historians of the future judge [the last 50 years of internet transformation] to be good or bad will depend on whether we can make the societal choice to embed democratic values and human rights into the design and implementation of these systems.” - Micah Altman
You’ve got your VPN, burner emails & OPSEC on point.
But most people? Still using the same PFP everywhere & letting AI track them 24/7.
We built a beginner-friendly AI Privacy Course:
✅ Quick, no-BS hacks anyone can use
✅ Perfect for privacy beginners
🔗 academy.web3privacy.info/p/crash-cour...
But most people? Still using the same PFP everywhere & letting AI track them 24/7.
We built a beginner-friendly AI Privacy Course:
✅ Quick, no-BS hacks anyone can use
✅ Perfect for privacy beginners
🔗 academy.web3privacy.info/p/crash-cour...
Glitch the System: A Crash Course in AI Disruption
academy.web3privacy.info
March 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Whether historians of the future judge [the last 50 years of internet transformation] to be good or bad will depend on whether we can make the societal choice to embed democratic values and human rights into the design and implementation of these systems.” - Micah Altman
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Privacy deserves sustainable funding!
We’re launching #DripsForPrivacy with @drips.network to fund privacy projects nominated in the Proof of Privacy Awards 2024 🏆
Read article here: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Explore the list here: drips.network/privacyproof24
We’re launching #DripsForPrivacy with @drips.network to fund privacy projects nominated in the Proof of Privacy Awards 2024 🏆
Read article here: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Explore the list here: drips.network/privacyproof24
Drips for Privacy - give back to privacy projects
As privacy is a cornerstone for enabling trust and decentralization, throughout our interactions, we continue to recognize the critical need to support privacy-centric initiatives. Drips for Privacy f...
mirror.xyz
March 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Privacy deserves sustainable funding!
We’re launching #DripsForPrivacy with @drips.network to fund privacy projects nominated in the Proof of Privacy Awards 2024 🏆
Read article here: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Explore the list here: drips.network/privacyproof24
We’re launching #DripsForPrivacy with @drips.network to fund privacy projects nominated in the Proof of Privacy Awards 2024 🏆
Read article here: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Explore the list here: drips.network/privacyproof24
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Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress is coming to Buenos Aires! Save the date - 16th of November.
The last year we hosted 2200 people, 50 speakers from @xychelsea.tv to @kurtopsahl.bsky.social, 30 partners & lots of privacy advocacy.
1st edition recap: congress.web3privacy.info
rsvp: lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
The last year we hosted 2200 people, 50 speakers from @xychelsea.tv to @kurtopsahl.bsky.social, 30 partners & lots of privacy advocacy.
1st edition recap: congress.web3privacy.info
rsvp: lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
March 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress is coming to Buenos Aires! Save the date - 16th of November.
The last year we hosted 2200 people, 50 speakers from @xychelsea.tv to @kurtopsahl.bsky.social, 30 partners & lots of privacy advocacy.
1st edition recap: congress.web3privacy.info
rsvp: lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
The last year we hosted 2200 people, 50 speakers from @xychelsea.tv to @kurtopsahl.bsky.social, 30 partners & lots of privacy advocacy.
1st edition recap: congress.web3privacy.info
rsvp: lu.ma/u2sw5kpv
The fight for #privacy is the fight for autonomy, dignity, and the preservation of what it means to be human in the digital age.
Welcome to the conversation. The future depends on it.
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Welcome to the conversation. The future depends on it.
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Rethinking Freedom in the Digital Age: The Rise of the Carepunks
Privacy is a fundamental human right, woven into national constitutions and protected by laws that upheld liberty, dignity, and autonomy. Rooted in the physical, analog world, It forms the foundation ...
mirror.xyz
March 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The fight for #privacy is the fight for autonomy, dignity, and the preservation of what it means to be human in the digital age.
Welcome to the conversation. The future depends on it.
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Welcome to the conversation. The future depends on it.
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Support those creating solutions for freedom—by using, donating, spreading the word, giving feedbacks or simply showing love 🤍
- Google Docs → @cryptpad.org, fileverse.io
- Android / Mac → @grapheneos.org
- WhatsApp → @signal.org, @session-app.bsky.social
- Slack → @matrix.org
- Google Docs → @cryptpad.org, fileverse.io
- Android / Mac → @grapheneos.org
- WhatsApp → @signal.org, @session-app.bsky.social
- Slack → @matrix.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Support those creating solutions for freedom—by using, donating, spreading the word, giving feedbacks or simply showing love 🤍
- Google Docs → @cryptpad.org, fileverse.io
- Android / Mac → @grapheneos.org
- WhatsApp → @signal.org, @session-app.bsky.social
- Slack → @matrix.org
- Google Docs → @cryptpad.org, fileverse.io
- Android / Mac → @grapheneos.org
- WhatsApp → @signal.org, @session-app.bsky.social
- Slack → @matrix.org
The European Digital Identity (EUDI) initiative holds significant promise but also faces key challenges in fairness, privacy, and scalability 🚨
Here, @jaromil.bsky.social explores these issues and invites contributions to help advance and enhance its development.
Here, @jaromil.bsky.social explores these issues and invites contributions to help advance and enhance its development.
The problems in the European Digital Identity (EUDI)
@jaromil.bsky.social's independent feedback on the dangers of the current EUDI implementation. What it should be, & the issues it has regarding Fairness, Privacy, Security, Scalability, Obsolescence & Methodology.
@jaromil.bsky.social's independent feedback on the dangers of the current EUDI implementation. What it should be, & the issues it has regarding Fairness, Privacy, Security, Scalability, Obsolescence & Methodology.
The problems in the European Digital Identity (EUDI)
EUDI as is today presents big problems and disregards criticism, warnings, and requests to review technical details, with results that harm the fairness of the system and the privacy of its participan...
news.dyne.org
January 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The European Digital Identity (EUDI) initiative holds significant promise but also faces key challenges in fairness, privacy, and scalability 🚨
Here, @jaromil.bsky.social explores these issues and invites contributions to help advance and enhance its development.
Here, @jaromil.bsky.social explores these issues and invites contributions to help advance and enhance its development.
The most beautiful and subversive speech on #privacy I've heard so far.
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Feelings are Facts: Love, Privacy, and the Politics of Intellectual Shame
A debut of new research and analysis, focused on emotions and the affective register—love! shame! intimacy!
What happens when we put lov...
media.ccc.de
January 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The most beautiful and subversive speech on #privacy I've heard so far.
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Privacy, in practice, means we have the ability to control intimate decisions and maintain autonomy over expressions of love, appreciation, and care - J.Inness
by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 🦋
media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
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By the time we shared this statement, the conversation had understandably shifted toward Meta's dangerous new content policy. It was a mistake to project good faith onto the company, which quickly showed it was not deserving of it. For a full analysis, see www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Meta’s New Content Policy Will Harm Vulnerable Users. If It Really Valued Free Speech, It Would Make These Changes
Earlier this week, when Meta announced changes to their content moderation processes, we were hopeful that some of those changes—which we will address in more detail in this post—would enable greater ...
www.eff.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
By the time we shared this statement, the conversation had understandably shifted toward Meta's dangerous new content policy. It was a mistake to project good faith onto the company, which quickly showed it was not deserving of it. For a full analysis, see www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Privacy: A Cornerstone of Freedom Under Threat
A great panel on #privacy as a basic human right and vital for free societies, discussing how #digital growth puts it at risk and what we can do → youtu.be/_A6cH3yc6NI?si…
A great panel on #privacy as a basic human right and vital for free societies, discussing how #digital growth puts it at risk and what we can do → youtu.be/_A6cH3yc6NI?si…
The next evolution of privacy - Is the world ready? | BC4EU Summit 2024
YouTube video by Blockchain for Europe
https://youtu.be/_A6cH3yc6NI?si…
January 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Privacy: A Cornerstone of Freedom Under Threat
A great panel on #privacy as a basic human right and vital for free societies, discussing how #digital growth puts it at risk and what we can do → youtu.be/_A6cH3yc6NI?si…
A great panel on #privacy as a basic human right and vital for free societies, discussing how #digital growth puts it at risk and what we can do → youtu.be/_A6cH3yc6NI?si…
Reigniting the Cypherpunk Spirit: 5 Strategies to Anchor Crypto in Its Core Values:
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
A 5 Step Guide to Make Ethereum—and Crypto—Cypherpunk Again
As we navigate this crucial moment in the evolution of Ethereum and the broader cryptocurrency space, there is a growing call in the community to return to the foundational principles that once define...
mirror.xyz
November 30, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Reigniting the Cypherpunk Spirit: 5 Strategies to Anchor Crypto in Its Core Values:
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
It's so frustrating to constantly choose to see what I already said I want to see instead of the algorithm's recommendations.
On every platform.
On every platform.
November 28, 2024 at 7:18 AM
It's so frustrating to constantly choose to see what I already said I want to see instead of the algorithm's recommendations.
On every platform.
On every platform.
Celebrating by discovering new ways to connect with beautiful people—focusing on depth and authenticity over quantity.
We had a birthday & asked people to reflect on our journey feat @valkenburgh.bsky.social, @lefterisjp.bsky.social, @scbuergel.bsky.social, @drnick.bsky.social, @jaromil.bsky.social, @benwest.bsky.social, @exiledsurfer.bsky.social, @wills.co.tt & many others.
Dive: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Dive: mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf41...
Community feedback on our work
Peter Van Valkenburgh x Coin Center
mirror.xyz
November 26, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Celebrating by discovering new ways to connect with beautiful people—focusing on depth and authenticity over quantity.