Digital Self-Defense Workshop: Techno-Authoritarianism and Countercultural Techniques

15 May 2025

How do we reclaim control in an age of surveillance and opaque technology? This hands-on session was delivered by Paul Feigelfeld and Klimentina Li for Vienna Digital Cultures 2025. We uncovered the systems shaping our digital lives – and learned how to resist, adapt, and take back agency.

Learnings:
- Hardware: Anatomy & Resurrection of a Computer
- Software: A Brief History of Interfaces
- Protect Your Data: Tools & Tactics
- Alternatives: Feducation & Radical Tech Practices