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Liberation Travel Hacks 12/2025
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When I traveled with my then-girlfriend on a month-long train trip from Bratislava to Morocco 25 years ago, I remember her constantly asking me:
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"Where are we going to sleep tonight?"
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Of course, I didn't know, because I had no idea which city our Interrail train tickets would ultimately take us to. Trains ran irregularly, were often late, or didn't run at all. And we didn't have Internet access everywhere.
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But I knew that everything would always turn out fine. After all, millions of property owners want our money and are always happy to provide us with nice accommodation in exchange.
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Yes, once we slept in a park in Cadiz in southern Spain. But I don't regret even that experience, and it was definitely worth it for the enormous freedom we enjoyed for a whole month.
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After a few weeks of traveling, my girlfriend stopped asking me — she understood that demanding this certainty was pointless. As travelers, we have enormous possibilities, so it almost always turns out well. You have to be aware of them.
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Without precise plans and pre-booked accommodation, I traveled for years with my children when they were small, taking each day as it came. And it always turned out well. Again, I am convinced that it was worth it for our freedom as travelers and the joy of spontaneity.
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Now I travel as a standby passenger, so not only do I not know where I'll be sleeping tonight, I don't even know in which country. And I don't mind — I inherently count on this uncertainty (and in the worst case, I'll end up in some airport lounge, where I have all the cards I need to get in without any problems).
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I don't pay mandatory health or social insurance. Not only do I not want these certainties, but I realize that they are not absolute certainties, but only an illusion of certainty (= the state has complete control over the amount of your pensions and retirement age, and not only can it change this at any time, but it also changes it regularly).
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Practically all the money I have earned as an entrepreneur has come from uncertainty — I was not afraid to pursue uncertain business plans or invest in volatile cryptocurrencies. As an employee with corporate security and state health and social insurance, I would never have achieved this.
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I am convinced that people who tend toward security and constant stability will never be rich (through their own efforts), but will remain mainstream average.
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Similarly, an employee has the illusion of a stable job and a regular paycheck that hits their account at the end of the month. His employer, the entrepreneur, has no certainties, no idea whether his clients will pay their invoices on time, whether he will find any clients next month, or whether he will have to apply for a loan somewhere to pay his employees. They live in fundamental business uncertainty.
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Similarly, politicians in a country that provides the most incredible possible illusions of certainty to all its citizens. These politicians do not trust their country — they have their money deposited in offshore accounts and invested in safe countries through offshore shell companies. Not in local banks, which may not even know about their wealth.
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Unlike citizens, who are forced to contribute their productive time (and their productive lives) to an involuntary pyramid scheme called social insurance, and an oligopoly of health insurance companies with which they have no contract specifying the exact scope and amount of insurance coverage.
They would never voluntarily enter into a contract with unclear insurance coverage in a free market. Similarly, in a free market, they would never voluntarily pay for services that the state now provides, accounting for 63% of their income (the total tax burden in Slovakia).
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The state as a provider of (illusory) security
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However, the state (like an employer) serves an "important" function—it sends a signal of certainty.
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Just as airport security checks signal safe travel to all passengers.
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So what if in both cases it is only an illusion of certainty — the state cannot even tell you what your compulsory health insurance covers, at what age you will receive your pension, or whether you will receive it at all.
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Similarly, security checks are ineffective security theater that can be easily circumvented.
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"We are here for you, dear citizen — we reduce uncertainty in your life and protect you from harmful things."
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So what if, when you get caught in the clutches of the EU healthcare system, you realize that nothing works and you have to pay extra for everything. And the "great" mandatory health insurance does not function as insurance at all (since it is, of course, not insurance, but a tax). And ditto social insurance, right after they receive a massively devalued fiat handout from the state.
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The need for stabilization and preservation of the status quo
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Humans are beings who do everything they can to stabilize any good or at least acceptable state in their lives (incidentally, corporations do the same, which is why we have disgusting corporatism, such as the oligopoly of health insurance companies, whose services we must pay for under threat of violence).
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They elect leaders who provide any certainty in their uncertain lives. Unfortunately, apt populism is beyond people's ability to recognize as an illusion of certainty.
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They vote for regulations and laws that aim to either completely stabilize everything or, ideally, preserve it.
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This includes almost all EU regulations (and, for example, the mandatory requirement for the USB-C standard is an excellent example of how to preserve the current "ideal state" forever and ever).
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The state has even preserved itself—the democratic system legally prevents it from evolving on its own unless everyone agrees on it by a majority, i.e., democratically (or at least the representatives elected in a representative democracy).
Of course, they will never agree, so any plans to change the preserved democracy to a more civilized system at any time in the future are immediately dismissed.
And in state propaganda classes—civics classes—this is not even considered.
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Unfortunately, the state is a fundamental social tool for stabilization and the creation of (the illusion of) security, which we, as homo sapiens, tend to crave.
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I understand that for some of you, freedom may be significantly more important than certainty. But you can usually forget about that if you live in a democratic society where most people crave certainty, elect politicians, regulations, and laws that fulfill that certainty, and enforce it with widespread violence.
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What an oxymoron—it is necessary to uncivilly steal almost two thirds of your productive life in order to live in a "civilized" society that provides "certainty."
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The need to seek certainty is biologically inherent in us, as is our tendency to follow and prefer leaders who successfully fulfill this illusion of certainty.
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Any stateless system is unacceptable because, for most people, the level of uncertainty is unacceptable.
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Who will take care of the poorest people? Who will take care of protecting our property and land? Who will take care of our airspace?
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I know that expecting these certainties in a stateless society is pointless, because the free market will solve all concerns and needs (whatever they may be), especially when many people have them.
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Unfortunately, the feeling of great uncertainty prevents us as a society from moving towards a more civilized one, without the enforcement of violence or widespread theft that is necessary to maintain our "current" certainties. That is, the illusion of certainties.
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Similarly, in a slave society, the social argument was often heard: "Who will take care of the slaves in a free society when they no longer have their masters?"
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The answer to this question is as irrelevant as the answer to the above questions about a stateless society.
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It is immoral to enslave people (both physically and economically—and what we live in is real economic slavery). Therefore, it makes sense to always move towards a more civilized society than one that is not. This is true even in a situation where there is significant uncertainty ("Who will pick the cotton while we abolish slavery?").
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Attempts to stabilize and preserve the status quo are mainly evident in societies that have already achieved a certain standard of living (e.g., Europe), where there is something to stabilize and preserve.
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Stabilization and preservation of security in the form of regulations and various laws cannot be achieved without enormous control over our lives:
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"Do you want pedophiles to stop abusing your children? Then you must accept complete surveillance of all your communications. Chat Control."
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"Do you want to eliminate terrorism and organized crime groups from society? Then you must accept a ban on cash, a ban on anonymous cryptocurrencies, a ban on anonymous SIM cards, etc."
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All of this is currently happening in the EU. It should be noted that none of these proposed regulations can solve the problem in any way—pedophiles, terrorists, criminals, and drug lords will continue to use encrypted channels and anonymous SIM cards from other countries. Those most affected by these restrictions will be the 99% of the ordinary, innocent population, who will be spied on across the board and kept under the complete scrutiny of their state.
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A controlled society that prioritizes maximum security and safety at the expense of freedom is totalitarian.
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Whenever you choose certainty, it is essential to remember this.
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On the contrary, freedom means the ability to choose at any time from a vast number of options available to you (for example, from a considerable number of global health insurance companies, not just the three that the state imposes on you).
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Unfortunately, in a controlled and regulated society, you have significantly fewer options. In a decent society, even a democratic one, "everything that is not prohibited is permitted." Regulation means prohibition, i.e., a limitation of options. And the more regulation there is, the fewer options you have.
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It is essential to realize that thanks to technology and the global market, we have enormous possibilities.
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And thanks to them, we really don't need any guarantees from the state.
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All we need is for states not to stand in the way.
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In 2025, I can travel the world without worrying about which country or city I will sleep in tonight or what I will eat.
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Without worrying that something bad will happen to me, because I know that even in the most underdeveloped countries in the world, the best private hospital is better than most state hospitals in Slovakia.
And my global private health insurance, which is cheaper than your mandatory insurance, will cover it all.
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In all these cases, local capitalism (not the state) will take care of me.
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Given our biological nature — our preference for certainty and our tendency to follow those who can deliver it — I believe that a technocratic majority society is doomed to a totalitarian dystopia that ultimately reflects our tendency to stabilize and preserve any acceptable state of affairs.
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The fact that attempts to stabilize and preserve reality represent stagnation—individual, social, technological—is currently recognized by too few people to stop it.
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We have no choice but to wait until the dystopian state juggernauts collapse under their own weight and tendencies to preserve everything.
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And to realize that we are a sufficiently mature society with such enormous possibilities that we do not need any state certainties.
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And indeed not illusions of security.
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Pavol Lupták, 1.12.2025, Atlantic Ocean, transcontinental flight.
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EU
France is the bastion of European digital totalitarianism:
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- French lawmakers narrowly approved an amendment that could subject large cryptocurrency portfolios to a new property tax, classifying them as "unproductive assets." Under this amendment, the tax would be set at a flat rate of 1%. In other words, a communist tax on crypto wealth that cannot be moved.
- GrapheneOS has left French servers due to the risk that the French state could install backdoors. Unfortunately, this is what is happening in France. France is attacking the open source GrapheneOS because it refused to create backdoors.
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1. MANDATORY CHAT CONTROL – MASKED AS "RISK MITIGATION."
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Officially, explicit scanning obligations have been dropped. But a loophole in Article 4 of the new draft obliges providers of email, chat, and messenger services, such as WhatsApp, to take "all appropriate risk mitigation measures." This means they can still be forced to scan all private messages – including on end-to-end encrypted services.
"The loophole renders the much-praised removal of detection orders worthless and negates their supposed voluntary nature," says Breyer. "Even client-side scanning (CSS) on our smartphones could soon become mandatory – the end of secure encryption."
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2. TOTAL SURVEILLANCE OF TEXT CHATS: A "DIGITAL WITCH HUNT."
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The supposedly voluntary "Chat Control" goes far beyond the previously discussed scanning of photos, videos, and links. Now, algorithms and AI can be used to mass-scan the private chat texts and metadata of all citizens for suspicious keywords and signals.
"No AI can reliably distinguish between a flirt, sarcasm, and criminal 'grooming'," explains Breyer. "Imagine your phone scanning every conversation with your partner, your daughter, your therapist, and leaking it just because the word 'love' or 'meet' appears somewhere. This is not child protection – this is a digital witch hunt. The result will be a flood of false positives, placing innocent citizens under general suspicion and exposing masses of private, even intimate, chats and photos to strangers." Under the current voluntary "Chat Control 1.0" scanning scheme, the German Federal Police (BKA) has already warned that around 50% of all reports are criminally irrelevant, equating to tens of thousands of leaked legal chats per year.
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3. DIGITAL HOUSE ARREST FOR TEENS & THE END OF ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION
In the shadow of the Chat Control debate, two other disastrous measures are being pushed through:
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- The End of Anonymous Communication: To reliably identify minors as required by the text, every citizen would have to present their ID or have their face scanned to open an email or messenger account. "This is the de facto end of anonymous communication online – a disaster for whistleblowers, journalists, political activists, and people seeking help who rely on the protection of anonymity," warns Breyer.
- "Digital House Arrest": Teens under 16 face a blanket ban from WhatsApp, Instagram, online games, and countless other apps with chat functions, allegedly to protect them from grooming. "Digital isolation instead of education, protection by exclusion instead of empowerment – this is paternalistic, out of touch with reality, and pedagogical nonsense."
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It is awaiting approval by the European Parliament (which will probably pass).
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A positive note is that "mandatory scanning" of content has become "voluntary" (a question to ponder: why do we need any legislation for something voluntary?).
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The concerns I wrote about a few weeks ago will now be a harsh reality in the EU. I could be criminalized for publishing instructions or advising on how to circumvent the new age verification system (in the UK, VPN operators are already being threatened with fines).
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The question is, what will happen to all those who "voluntarily" (as stated in the new legislation) fail to implement blanket content scanning (and do not start terminating end-to-end encrypted connections). In my opinion, they will be under a lot of pressure if they stay in the EU—for example, they will be accused of aiding and abetting child abuse.
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I am surprised how many people in the EU still suffer from significant cognitive dissonance and claim that the EU is still "not" a digital totalitarian state.
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1984 was meant to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
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Brussels just announced its newest creation: a "Centre for Democratic Resilience" to fight foreign disinformation. Translation? The EU is building its own Ministry of Truth.
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They say it's to "counter Russian and Chinese narratives." But in practice, it's a system for policing speech, memory, and dissent, dressed up as "resilience." It will monitor journalists, influencers, and even ordinary citizens, deciding what qualifies as truth.
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They call it "resilience," but it's really fragility disguised as virtue, the fear that one alternative idea, one historical interpretation, one article that doesn't toe the Atlanticist line could puncture the entire illusion. So they create a pan‑European fact‑checking guild and a network of state‑approved influencers to "raise awareness." You won't need to burn books when you can throttle their reach.
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The EU's logic is Orwellian to the letter:
War is peace. (They call censorship "protection.”) Freedom is slavery. (They call propaganda "resilience.”) Ignorance is strength. (They call obedience "unity.”)
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The timing tells the story. Brussels is losing control over its economic narrative, over its citizens, and over the war narrative it sold as salvation. As dissent spreads from Paris to Prague, they're not debating ideas and encouraging debate; they're outlawing them. A bureaucratic empire that no longer commands belief now seeks to manufacture it by decree.
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And here's the real danger: once "truth" becomes a state‑licensed product, everything else becomes contraband. Today it's Russia. Tomorrow, it's anyone who asks the wrong question about migration, energy, or NATO. Europe's new "democracy shield" isn't protecting democracy; it's armoring tyranny with moralistic language.
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What began as a union of nations has metastasized into an ideological commissariat, determined to dictate what is real, what is history, and what may be said aloud. The ghosts of the 20th century must be howling.
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1984 wasn't supposed to be a blueprint. Brussels just made it a policy paper. Can we please make 1984 a cautionary work of fiction again?
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VAT is a hell created for the world by the head of the French tax authorities in 1954. At first, they did not believe that such bureaucratic nonsense would work, so they implemented it only in the Ivory Coast colony. Unfortunately, it worked, and this plague spread first to France and then around the world. The EU perfected it when it began applying VAT to services based on the customer's location in 2006. For example, if you sell services online, you will face 27 different VAT domiciles in the EU.
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UK
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What is happening in the EU concerning exit tax (France, the Netherlands, Germany) is a massacre. And the United Kingdom is not lagging in this totalitarian practice—a brutal property tax for wanting to leave tax slavery. The wealthiest people are leaving the UK, and it looks like the government has decided on an aggressive solution.
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The UK is the country with the highest number of arrests in the world (per 1,000 inhabitants) for online comments (surpassing even Belarus). Of course, this does not mean that they are actually convicted, criminalized, and tortured as they are in Belarus or other totalitarian countries. It is striking that the British police are dealing with this on such a massive scale. Poor Orwell is turning in his grave.
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Paraguay
Paraguay broke its record for residence applications in 2025:
The figure of 38,236 represents an increase of 31.3% compared to the 29,126 applications received in 2024. Of this year's total, 27,489 are applications for temporary residence, and 10,747 are applications for permanent residence. The applications were mainly submitted by citizens of Latin America and Europe, with Brazilians alone submitting 22,136 applications (57.9%).
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From January 1, 2026, Paraguay will require temporary residents to visit within 365 days of their temporary residence being approved. Unfortunately, the exact details are not known, so we will have to wait and see next year. Permanent residents only need to visit Paraguay once every three years to maintain their permanent residence, as has been the case until now.
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The significant increase in applications has also meant that, in the case of temporary residence, the Paraguayan "intelligence" may conduct more thorough checks on the "criminal background" of applicants, which may slow down the processing of applications for residence permits.
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Honduras
Residence in Honduras with territorial taxation, a non-CRS bank account, and everything handled remotely!
Sounds unbelievable? We are actively working on it.
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Roatán is an island in the Caribbean that I last visited almost 8 years ago. At that time, I was surprised by the strong Czech community that actively lives here, even in two Czech villages. In those few years, Roatán has changed significantly. The completely broken roads have practically disappeared, replaced by beautiful concrete ones, and services have expanded and improved considerably, not only for tourists (for example, at Spirit Animal Coffee, you can get the highest-quality Geisha or Bourbon-filtered coffee in the world for Bitcoin Lightning).
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A unique project called Prospera, a private city built on market principles, has been created here, which I finally decided to visit and support. My friend and our Paraguayan guy, Dušan Matuška, has launched a unique AmityAge Bitcoin center here and has practically converted Roatán to Bitcoin.
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I'm not traveling to Honduras for nothing — I opened a bank account here in the best Honduran bank, Banco Atlántida, in dollars and lempiras. I tried crypto transfers from my Binance P2P to my Honduran account and payments with my Honduran VISA Platinum. I underwent a quick medical examination, signed the necessary power of attorney with a lawyer, and applied for Honduran residency (rentista).
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After Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay, this will be my fourth residency in a country with territorial taxation.
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Honduran residency
Honduras supports several types of residency:
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- Rentista - for people with passive income (annuities, investments, dividends).
- Pensionado — for retirees with a lifetime pension from abroad.
- Investor (Inversionista) — for people who invest capital in a Honduran company or project.
- Work residence — for people with an employment contract with a Honduran company.
- Family reunification — spouse, children, or parents of a Honduran citizen or resident.
- Humanitarian reasons — asylum, refugees, exceptional cases.
I analyzed all of the above options and decided on the Rentista option, which is the simplest and least bureaucratic way to obtain residency not only for me, but also for our potential clients.
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Conditions for obtaining temporary "Rentista" residency in Honduras
- Stable passive income — you must prove a minimum income of $2,500 (or the equivalent in local currency) to a Honduran bank.
I want to point out that income can also come from a person on the Binance P2P Honduran crypto market (I tried it, it works great) or from another person with a bank account here. This income of at least USD 2,500 must be deposited into your Honduran account every month. However, you can withdraw it with your Honduran VISA card anywhere in the world, or use it to pay.
If you have any crypto passive income/savings, not only can you exchange it for fiat via Binance P2P and a non-CRS Honduran bank and spend it anywhere in the world, but you will also meet the "Rentista" condition for extending your Honduran residency.
- Prove that you own assets that generate this income (e.g., real estate, securities, crypto, or other means).
- Paper photographs (6 cm × 5 cm) — I would like to point out that, unlike Paraguay, Uruguay, or the EU, Honduras does not use biometric documents and continues to use paper photographs. Similarly, it does not collect fingerprints (for residency). This means you do not have to go to the immigration department in person (!), but you can complete the entire residency application remotely (!) using a power of attorney.
- Certificate of good conduct (criminal record) from your country of origin + from your current place of residence (if required). Plus a birth certificate. Everything must be apostilled and translated into Spanish, with an apostille for the translation (we usually arrange this for our clients in all countries where they are applying for residency). Maximum 6 months old.
- Local criminal record extract — Certificate from the Dirección General de Investigación Criminal (this is handled by lawyers based on a power of attorney).
- Medical certificate (not older than 6 months). I physically underwent this in Honduras, but they should accept the results of any medical examination in the world (which will be notarized and translated into Spanish) (we are currently testing this).
- Notarized copy of passport (all pages of passport).
- If you are applying for residency from abroad, you must have the original entry letter from the Honduran consulate (solicitud de ingreso autorizada).
Honduran bank account
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This is not necessary for the residence application itself. Still, for renewal of residence (after one year), you must prove passive income of at least USD 2,500 (or its equivalent) in your Honduran bank account.
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You can open a Honduran bank account in lempiras or USD (I recommend both currencies). Honduras has not signed the CRS, so Honduran banks do not automatically send information about account holders to any other jurisdictions.
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I tried crypto transfers from my Binance P2P to my Honduran account and payments with my Honduran VISA Platinum. Not only does everything work fine, but I can sell my USDT at a better rate (27.90 HNL/USD) than the official mid-market rate (26.29 HNL/USD).
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A Honduran bank account can be opened remotely using a power of attorney (we are currently testing this).
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Honduran mobile number
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To open a Honduran bank account, you need a local Honduran number. If you do not yet have residency in Honduras, you can only purchase a postpaid plan with a minimum 6-month commitment from Claro or Tigo, not a prepaid plan. Honduran Tigo does not support roaming in Europe; it only supports roaming in America. Honduran Claro supports roaming in Europe — the Conexión Sin Fronteras Europa program (130 HNL / 4.29 EUR per day) with most of Europe covered (the Czech Republic is included, but Slovakia is not) and also worldwide roaming Conexión Sin Fronteras Mundo (260 HNL / 8.59 EUR per day) with coverage in only a few countries around the world (China, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Qatar, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, South Korea, and India). For plans over 1899 HNL (63 EUR) per month, this roaming is included. From this point of view, Personal in Paraguay is a better option for digital nomads, as it offers 80 GB of data roaming throughout America, Europe, and several Asian countries.
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If you want to apply for residency in Honduras, however, you cannot avoid getting a Honduran number (you need it for the Honduran bank account).
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Applying for a Honduran number requires full KYC (including a selfie with your passport) and references from three local people in Honduras (we are currently testing obtaining a Honduran number remotely).
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Tax residency
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To obtain tax residency in Honduras, you must live in the country for at least 3 months (90 days) per year. It is then relatively easy to issue this confirmation.
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It is easier than in El Salvador, where you must live continuously for 200 days a year (without the possibility of leaving), but more complicated than in Paraguay, where you only need to register with the tax office (SET) and fill out monthly declarations.
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If you have tax residency in Paraguay or elsewhere, you do not need it in Honduras.
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Conditions for extending temporary residence
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Temporary residence in Honduras must be renewed each year by documenting your monthly income in a Honduran account (USD 2,500 or equivalent) and completing the required forms.
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The entire residence extension process can be completed remotely via a power of attorney, and it is not necessary to visit Honduras.
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In any case, one of the conditions for extending temporary residence is at least one short visit (one day is sufficient) to Honduras.
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After 5 years, I can apply for permanent residence in Honduras.
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Permanent residence and citizenship
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After five years of temporary residence, it is possible to apply for permanent residence in Honduras, where residence cards are valid for five years, not just one. Of course, you must not have any problems with the law, and you must renew your temporary residence in an exemplary manner.
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The conditions for obtaining citizenship in Honduras are similar to those in other Latin American countries — you must live there continuously for at least 3 years (unless you are a Spanish citizen or a resident of another Central American country), have a clean criminal record, pass a test on your knowledge of Honduras, demonstrate understanding of the history, geography, and constitution of Honduras, and prove that you have the means to support yourself in Honduras.
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Honduras, like Paraguay, does not support dual citizenship, except for Spain.
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Summary
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The most significant advantage of residency in Honduras is that, unlike other countries, it is possible to apply for it thoroughly remotely, without the need to travel to the country! However, if you want to extend this residency after a year (which can also be done entirely remotely), at least one visit per year is required.
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Another advantage is that it is relatively easy to open a non-CRS dollar bank account there, which is not limited in any way (compared to non-CRS Paraguay, where you can only open a basic bank account in guaraní with a monthly limit of USD 1,000 unless you have local income in the country).
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The condition for extending residency (a monthly income of $2,500 in a Honduran bank account) is relatively easy to meet if you convert crypto to fiat in this amount each month, which will cover it.
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Unlike most countries, it is relatively easy to obtain tax residency in Honduras; you only need to live there for at least 3 months a year (in most countries, it is 6 months).
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And the last advantage is the sea. Roatán and mainland Honduras have a lot to offer if you are a fan of great ocean weather.
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Kyrgyzstan
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Almost every day, clients contact us with the same question: whether their non-CRS bank account in Kyrgyzstan (or another country that has not signed the CRS) will protect them from tax obligations in the EU.
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It should be emphasized that no bank account anywhere in the world exempts you from tax obligations as long as you are a tax resident of any EU country (you live there most of the time / you have your center of vital interests there).
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Even if you receive money from Mars, it is still your worldwide income, from which the tax office wants its share, and health insurance companies want their share. And it doesn't matter if it's anonymous crypto, cash, or income to your non-spying bank account in a non-CRS country.
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A non-spying bank account in a non-CRS country will give you a higher degree of financial privacy (which, unfortunately, you don't have in the EU, even with GDPR, as the state/police/tax office has access to your bank transactions). Similarly, cash or anonymous cryptocurrencies (Monero, ZCash, Bitcoin Lightning) offer a higher degree of financial privacy.
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Just as you are required to declare cash payments and pay taxes on them, you are also required to declare and pay taxes on income that ends up in your non-CRS bank account.
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In both cases, regardless of whether the state has a way of finding out about it or not. Unfortunately, this does not exempt you from your tax obligations.
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I know that voluntarily declaring any such income and paying a total of 41% (including crypto) to the current organized crime group in Slovakia can be painful. Unfortunately, that is still the current law.
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Bitcoin, Monero, ZCash, and cryptocurrencies
Privacy
"Privacy allows people to think freely. There's the space inside your head where you can basically think whatever you want and be fairly confident that no one is reading your mind. You can reason about the world and reason about what should happen in the world." Source.
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Not all GrapheneOS is the same: The FBI carried out an operation in Europe where it created its own "secure" phone and communication platform. Their operating system used parts of our code and was heavily promoted as GrapheneOS or based on GrapheneOS.
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Automatic license plate readers (ALPR or LPR) are cameras with artificial intelligence that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles and store details such as your car's location, date, and time—a map of ALPRs around the world.
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Travel Hacks
The best app for overcoming jet lag: Travel is part of your life. Jet lag doesn't have to be. I'm using it right now on my trip from Panama City to Dubai (a 9-hour time difference), and so far, so good.
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Interesting links
Events
27-30.12.2025 39C3 in Hamburg
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