Freedom Box Foundation

THE FREEDOMBOX FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING PERSONAL PRIVACY, SECURITY, ANONYMITY, AND FREE SPEECH ON THE INTERNET. THE FOUNDATION DOES SO PRIMARILY BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON PERSONAL PRIVACY AND EVALUATING EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS IMPACTS ON PERSONAL PRIVACY.THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON CREATING A COLLECTION OF PRIVACY TRAININGMATERIALS USING FREELY AVAILABLE SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT DEMONSTRATE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT PRESERVING PERSONAL PRIVACY WHILE COMMUNICATING USING THE INTERNET AND MOBILE DEVICES IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE BUT EASY TO DO. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EXERCISE ITS PRIVACY RIGHTS, AND TO USE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT RESPECT PRIVACY RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES.SPECIFICALLY, DURING THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR, THE FOUNDATION:EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET BY SHARING INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLISHING NEWS POSTS TO OUR WEBSITE, PUBLISHING NEW CONTENT FOR OUR SOFTWARE COLLECTION'S ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA (I.E. THE FREEDOMBOX WIKI), AND PUBLISHING A NEW STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR ONE OF THE TOOLS IN OUR COLLECTION OF SOFTWARE;SUPPORTED THE PRESENCE OF THE FREEDOMBOX SOFTWARE COLLECTION AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY BY ADVISING LEADERS ON THE TECHNOLOGY WHO WERE DESIGNATED "NETWORK MANAGERS," COLLECTING FEEDBACK ON THE SOFTWARE, AND CREATING NEW SOFTWARE FEATURES IN COLLABORATION WITH VOLUNTEER DEVELOPERS;WORKED WITH A HARDWARE MANUFACTURER THAT LAUNCHED A PURCHASABLE COMPUTER HARDWARE PRODUCT THAT INCLUDES THE FREEDOMBOX COLLECTION OF SOFTWARE IN IT, SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PRODUCT WITH THE PUBLIC, AND PROVIDED FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO CUSTOMERS OF THIS PRODUCT;CONDUCTED MONTHLY OPEN PHONE CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS INTERESTED INCONTRIBUTING TO THE CREATION OF TRAINING MATERIALS USING THE FREELYAVAILABLE SOFTWARE TOOLS OF THE COLLECTION AND RECRUITED NEW VOLUNTEERS WITH A NEW COMMUNITY-BUILDING INITIATIVE CALLED "CONTRIBUTOR INVITES;HELD VIRTUAL EVENT WITH DEVELOPERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;COORDINATED THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF FREELY AVAILABLE SOFTWARE BY TESTING THE SOFTWARE, SUBMITTING BUG REPORTS, PROPOSING NEW FEATURES, COLLABORATING WITH DEVELOPERS TO IMPLEMENT NEW FEATURES, AND COLLECTING FEEDBACK FROM USERS;OPERATED OUR WEBSITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING AN EASY-TO-FIND GATEWAY TO PROVIDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH INCLUDE DETAILS FOR CONNECTING TO THE BI-MONTHLY CONFERENCE CALLS, NOTES AND MINUTES OF THOSE CALLS, A FAQ AND MANUAL ON HOW TO INSTALL AND USE THE COLLECTION OF SOFTWARE, AND AN OFFICIAL PAGE FROM WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN SAFELY AND WITHOUT COST DOWNLOAD THE COLLECTION OF PRIVACY RESPECTING SOFTWARE.OPERATED A NEW USER-FRIENDLY FORUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOSTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT QUERIES, NEWS, AND GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FREEDOMBOX.