Welcome to INTERNET CITIZEN COLLECTIVE.

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The Internet Citizen Collective (ICC) will be attempting to be a meeting space.
for internet users looking to rid themselves of predatory big tech.

Hello, you can call me user0 and I am creating this site looking to collaborate
and create a community dedicated to spreading open-source and free programs 
as alternatives to the oversized companies that only care about profits. I am
not a programmer and my experience is rather limited. Please be patient with me
while I learn and if you are experienced. Please lend a hand in my goal if you
have the time for it.


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One of the biggest ways that big tech companies control your information and keep
you dependant on their services is through your email address and the services 
they tie to them. Microsoft in particular has been especially predatory lately,
forcing you to jump through multiple hoops in order to access your mail. Usually
requiring you to give them information you don't want to give them.

The thing is gmail and outlook aren't the only email providers. There are a great
deal of email providers that don't require you to be dependent on a large megacompany.
I personally use a service called tuta, but that is not the only alternative by far 
and then there is the option of self-hosting if you don't mind doing a bit of work 
and trust your network security skills enough.

below I will list email services that serve as alternatives. Please do your research
on any of these services before deciding to switch to them, every service will have 
it's ups and downs. I don't endorse any of these services and have not reviewed any
outside of TUTA.


 TUTA PROTONMAIL MAILFENCE



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*links for open source tools and apps*
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PuTTY
PuTTY is a free SSH and telnet with xterm terminal emulation.

I personaly have not explored Putty a terribly large amount, but there is a chance
that many of you have used it without knowing as alot of companys use it for 
inventory managment across multiple branches and systems.
                                                          User0
  
simplex
Simplex is an open source chat app the dosen't require a phone number or email.  

I use it as my main communication app so that I don"t have to give up my email and
phone number up to companyies that have a strong profit motive and can't be trusted
with your information. 
                                                          User0