I have a threat model, and I stick with it. It means I’m very comfortable where I’m at.

I also acknowledge other peoples threat model don’t match mine. Most people aren’t as strict as me, and some of you here are far more strict than I. That’s okay, and I’m not going to to crazy trying to control something I can’t.

Then I try to apply the same logic to the world. Yes there’s a lot going on and being established in laws and practices that we most definitely need to be aware of and raise awareness of. But that being said, I can’t control everything so I try to to let things I can’t control get to me. The way I see it if they get to me and affect the quality of my life, then they’ve won even if they don’t have my data. So I try to stay sane that way.

Mostly though, I try not to be a weirdo. Yes I’m weird compared to he average. But who wants to be average? That’s how I express myself. I’m not going to put down anybody on social media, but I’m also very clear I’m not and have such a better life for it. Guess what, nobody ever disagrees with me. They don’t say I’m wrong. They know in right because they feel it. They just don’t have the will power to take the steps I do. So again, I never argue or say I’m right. I say I’m right for me, and let then know it in a non judgemental way.

I’m the beacon. If I’m 100% right and am a jerk about it, they’ll reject the message because of me. But if I can show them it is possible to be private and control your data and live a fuller life because of it, then maybe it’ll inspire them to take the plunge. Educate and inspire.

Good clarification on the JMP setup I missed covering. I can also verify that proton VPN with a local server works flawlessly for JMP calls.

JMP you pay to your account and then they charge it monthly or as needed. For instance the numbers are $5/month. I auto load $15 whenever it drops to $5. You can adjust the amounts and timing but there is some minimum I don’t remember. For data, you prepay for it and then you get charged when it runs out. JMP is privacy friendly and doesn’t really need any info on you at all. I forget their payment methods but that would essentially be the privacy gap. They are US and CA only so no international travel. They are also VoIP which has its own strings attached that has nothing to do with JMP as a provider, just with the VoIP platform.

I still have a number with JMP but have recently moved to Cape for my primary number. They are US only (so again not international) but seem as private as you can be with a standard carrier. They don’t need all your info and they don’t store your payment info, though there’s no “purse” functionality, you just prepay for the month. I really like some of their features like rotating IMSI number and secondary text only numbers. There’s a referral program so if you sign up with my code we both save $20 off our bills. Referral code: GCMHTPE2

Static sites are the way, especially for a free tier.

Also +1 for Astro from me.

Using an LLM to customize it and set up all the scheduling etc is also very handy.