Surveillance power has never been so concentrated in human history.

Never before have nation-states and corporations controlled digital infrastructure at such unprecedented scale, wielding this power against civil society without meaningful accountability and breaking the social contract that underpins free democratic societies. From journalists to innovators in decentralized technologies, no one is safe from government overreach.

This represents more than technological overreach—it constitutes an existential threat to the foundations of open democratic societies.

Meanwhile, we witness privacy-preserving technologies facing criminalization while mercenary spyware operators act with impunity, targeting activists, journalists, lawyers, and marginalized communities. Legal harassment and disinformation campaigns compound this threat, creating coordinated attacks that extend far beyond direct surveillance.

We face a binary choice: technology as an instrument of freedom or control. The decisions we make now will determine whether future generations inherit digital liberty or digital servitude.

The very principles of open societies and individual freedoms are at stake.

Traditional defensive approaches such as encryption, while necessary, prove insufficient against the advanced surveillance apparatus wielded by nation-states and corporations. We believe that digital rights exist only when actively defended, that privacy survives only through persistent action, and that freedom demands continuous resistance to forces that would eliminate it.

We are committed to transforming victims into empowered defenders.

We believe that those targeted by surveillance should not remain passive subjects but become active agents of their own digital sovereignty. Legal frameworks, while important, can be subverted or ignored by those in power. Therefore, we must create sustained pressure that imposes real costs on surveillance actors and establishes lasting precedents for accountability. We will build communities of mutual support that transform isolation into collective strength.

We are committed to illuminating the reality of surveillance abuse.

We believe that public discourse about digital rights must be grounded in truth rather than propaganda. The methods, scale, and impact of mercenary surveillance must be exposed through rigorous research and strategic communication. Only through evidence-based advocacy can we counter the narratives that normalize surveillance overreach and justify the erosion of fundamental freedoms.

We are committed to creating systemic change through strategic pressure.

We believe that meaningful reform requires sustained effort across legal, legislative, and regulatory domains. States and surveillance vendors must face accountability through frameworks that protect civil society and ensure genuine oversight of surveillance technologies. This transformation will emerge from persistent advocacy that addresses root causes rather than symptoms.

We believe that genuine digital sovereignty requires operational independence from both state and corporate influence. Our commitment to autonomy shapes every aspect of our work—from funding models to governance structures to advocacy strategies. We cannot credibly defend digital sovereignty while remaining dependent on the very entities that profit from its erosion.

This work demands sustained commitment and strategic patience. Surveillance capabilities developed over decades cannot be countered through short-term projects or narrow technical solutions. Success requires builders, not just observers—people willing to take risks, make sacrifices, and persist through setbacks.

Surveillance authorities and their corporate partners possess significant resources and few ethical constraints. They will attempt to discredit, intimidate, and isolate those who challenge their power. Yet retreat ensures defeat.

The technologies deployed against us today will determine whether our children inherit a world of pervasive surveillance or genuine digital sovereignty. We choose to act on their behalf, and on behalf of all those who cannot yet speak for themselves.