Mindset
February 7

My Vision for the Coming Years

Privacy is dying - slowly, quietly, and right in front of us. We took it for granted for too long, and now, big tech, governments, and data-hungry corporations have turned it into a commodity. If we don’t fight back, the internet will soon be nothing more than a giant surveillance machine, where every move is tracked, every message analyzed, and every connection logged.

I don’t intend to sit back and watch that happen.

I’ll be spending the next years building privacy-focused platforms. Not just one, not just VPNs: an entire ecosystem of tools designed to take control away from centralized powers and give it back to the people.

Beyond VPNs

A VPN is just one piece of the puzzle. It’s important, but it’s not enough. True privacy goes deeper. That’s why I’m looking into decentralized messengers - protocols like SimpleX and Session. Whether I join forces with them or create something new, the goal is the same: a communication platform where no one (not even the service provider) can read your messages.

Telegram? It’s already dead. Not in the sense that people aren’t using it, but in the sense that it’s no longer the private, independent platform it once was. With phone number requirements, KYC for bots and channels related rewards, sudden accounts termination, increasing censorship, and who knows what happening behind closed doors, it’s clear that relying on Telegram for privacy was a mistake. It’s time to move forward.

Networks, Proxies, and Home Servers

Privacy isn’t just about messages; it’s about infrastructure. VPNs, proxies, self-hosted solutions - these are the foundation of a free and open internet. I’ve come across some promising projects in this space, and I see two paths: either I contribute to what’s already being built or I create something of my own. Either way, the mission is clear: a future where people can route their traffic without being tracked like lab rats.

That’s why I want to work with projects like Umbrel and other home server providers. If privacy is to be reclaimed, it has to start at home - with personal, self-hosted solutions that people actually own and control.

Education and Community

Technology alone won’t fix this problem. People need to understand why privacy matters and how to protect it. That’s why I’m also planning to launch an academy - a place for blogs, podcasts, videos, and a community of like-minded people who want to learn, share, and take action.

Because the truth is, we already lost a lot of our digital freedom. We just don’t realize it. Every day, new regulations, surveillance programs, and corporate policies tighten the grip on what was once a free internet. But there’s still time to fight back.

This is my small contribution. My way of pushing back against a system that treats privacy like an optional feature instead of a fundamental right.

We took privacy for granted. Now we have to take it back.