Count the number of open source programs you are using on your computer today. How many commercial software programs could be replaced with free and open source alternatives. I counted 4 commercial products on my system. If you need to, use a browser to get a list of open source programs which are available in place of commercial software.

Think about the words “open”, “community”, “cooperation”, compare them to the words “share”, “like”, “social data”. How do they compare. Where could these concepts ultimately end up. What media are you using that compromises your personal data, count the programs and devices. Try to be specific regarding services that collect your private data and reflect on how much this concerns you. I use 2 services that are notorious for collecting private data.