He documentary film It's gotten out of hand by Carles Tamayo has put the focus back on the massive business, profitable and destructive that is done with your personal information.
We are glad to see signs of concern outside our usual circle and to emphasize their importance, this next Friday 26 of June we return to Las Naves with a practical workshop on personal data, where we will learn tools very easy i free with which to drastically reduce thedisclosure of our private information to the companies that do business with it, never with your actual consent or in favor of your interests.
As always, before the main workshop we will start with a installation space and help GNU/Linux: a place to install free software in the community and solve any technical doubts.
(Reading in Spanish available by clicking here)
17:00 – Primer, a GNU/Linux Help Workshop and more
You want to make the jump to GNU/Linux? You've decided to leave Windows or Mac behind but don't know where to start? You already use Linux but some configuration resists you?
In ours Install Party we give you a hand. It doesn't matter your level of experience: from beginners to advanced users, everyone is welcome. Bring your equipment and let's get to work.
From the 17:00 you can come to:
- Instal·lar GNU/Linux on your computer 🔧 (remember: back up your most valuable data first!)
- learn to block ads and trackers on your mobile.
- Discover and install free applications and learn about its advantages over proprietary software.
- Explore federated social networks and alternative media.
- to solve doubts or technical problems of the current teu system.
18:30 – Personal data workshop: easy and effective tools and strategies
In this second part of the evening, different people from the association will share their main strategies for a prevent your personal data from ending up in the hands of data brokers and technological giants. Bring your computer or mobile and you can put it into practice live and direct!
We will see things like:
- com escape from gmail, the main data collector, and viable and sovereign alternatives.
- What we do with cookies?
- browsers and extensions easy to use.
- tricks for avoid falling into traps.
- functional alternatives to personal data mining applications like WhatsApp, the finder of Google, Instagram, Google Maps o Windows.
- other sources and organizations to continue researching at home.
Why is it important
How to uncover Tamayo's documentary, the uses of your data go far beyond personalized ads: from electoral manipulation, legal blackmail or increased insurance costs... to girls who receive more ads for beauty products and cosmetic operations simply because Instagram detects that many photos have been taken without publishing them. Your data has a very high price, and they are stealing them from you without you realizing it.
You think this doesn't affect you? Think about why you see different prices when searching for a hotel, rent an apartment or take out insurance. Or how statistically likely you are to know someone who was impersonated and spent months fighting to get their money back. without knowing it, you may have contributed in some way to someone being blackmailed or losing a job opportunity.
You would leave your unlocked phone with a stranger?
- 📅 Friday 26 of June of 2026
- 🎟️ Free entry!
- 📍 Las Naves Building (Calle Joan Verdeguer, 16, 46024, Valencia)
- 🕔 17:00 Installation workshop / GNU/Linux help
- 🕖 18:30 Personal data protection workshop for everyone
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