Think carefully about this—privacy has never been an optional feature; it is the baseline of dignity in the digital era.

Those old geeks, protocol designers, and cypherpunks writing code in the shadows quietly uphold the very foundation of trust on the internet, yet never seek the spotlight.

Now it’s our turn to take over. Some protocols are doing something very straightforward: reclaiming data control from platforms and returning it to each true owner. This is not just a technological iteration; it’s a redefinition of “who owns oneself.”