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<p>LibrePlanet is the annual conference hosted by the <a href="https://www.fsf.org">Free Software
Foundation.</a> LibrePlanet provides an opportunity for community activists, domain
experts, and people seeking solutions for themselves to come together
in order to discuss current issues in technology and ethics.</p> Newcomers are always welcome, and LibrePlanet 2020 will feature programming for all ages and experience levels. The theme for
LibrePlanet 2020 is <strong>"Free the Future"</strong>.</p>

<p>LibrePlanet attendees and speakers will be discussing the hot button
issues we've all been reading about every day, and their connection to
the free software movement. How do you fight Facebook? How do we make
software-driven cars safe? How do we stop algorithms from making
terrible, unreviewable decisions? How do we enjoy the convenience of
mobile phones and digital home assistants without being constantly
under surveillance? What is the future of digital currency? Can we
have an Internet that facilitates respectful dialogue?</p>
<p>The free software community has continuously demanded that users and
developers be permitted to understand, study, and alter the software
they use, offering hope and solutions for a free technological
future. LibrePlanet speakers will display their unique combination of
digital knowledge and educational skills in the two day conference, as
well as give more insights into their ethical dedication to envision a
future rich with free "as in freedom" software and without network
services that mistreat their users. The FSF's LibrePlanet 2020 edition
is therefore aptly named "Free the Future."</p>
<p>For each new technological convenience we gain, it seems that we lose
even more in the process. To exchange intangible but vital rights to
freedom and privacy for the latest new gadget can make the future of
software seem bleak. But there is resistance, and it is within our capabilities to
reject this outcome.</p>