Overview
Topic: Digital self-determination & conscious change
Goal: Orientation, encouragement, and practical tools for a new approach to technology
Contents: Privacy, personal responsibility, digital sovereignty, conscious withdrawal from old structures
Development period: April 2021 – present
With Digital Freedom, Michael Ballweg invites us to reshape our relationship with the digital world. As founder of QUERDENKEN-711 and initiator of the digitaler aktivist project (www.digitaler-aktivist.de), he shows in a practical and relatable way how we can gradually reclaim our digital self-responsibility—without fear, but with joy in change. This book is a guide for everyone who wants to see technology as a tool again and consciously shape how they live, think, and connect.
A guide for changemakers: Michael Ballweg shows how we can protect our digital privacy with joy and awareness and choose new paths.
Philosophy & Background
Ballweg’s approach is not a protest against technology—but a loving shift in perspective. In an age where convenience often leads us to hand over our data voluntarily to major platforms, he reminds us of the subtle, energetic significance of such decisions. He speaks of energy signature: when data is given voluntarily, energy flows into the existing structures. But when control has to be actively enforced, those structures lose their strength.
This creates a space for changemakers—people who choose new paths because they are inwardly ready. For Ballweg, change is not withdrawal, but a creative act: those who protect their data also protect their dignity. Those who reconfigure their devices consciously shape their digital environment. And those who choose freedom do so out of love—not fear.
Core Issues:
❌ Digital total surveillance as a creeping reality
❌ Voluntary data surrender to tech giants – energy signature
❌ Loss of privacy, self-determination, and digital agency
Content & Structure
Chapter 1: Waking Up in the Digital Order
How smartphones, digital payments, and smart devices became part of a new reality—and how we can recognize it.
Chapter 2: Privacy as a Source of Dignity
Why it’s not about hiding something—but about owning yourself.
Chapter 3: Taking Responsibility – Step by Step
What it means to empower yourself—in thought, in action, and in the digital realm.
Chapter 4: The Freedom Phone as the Tool of Choice
GrapheneOS, Signal, NewPipe, Brave, email encryption & more—explained in simple terms, suitable for beginners.
Chapter 5: In Conversation with Michael Ballweg
A dialogue on Apple, Google, empowerment, parallel systems, and the inner compass.
Anhänge:
In-depth information on apps, data economy, and artificial intelligence—clearly prepared.
Impact & Invitation
✅ Clear orientation in a complex digital world
✅ Practical tools for more freedom and protection
✅ Inspiration to choose new paths—with love, not resistance
✅ A book that builds trust instead of fear
How to Order
KOPP Publishing
Other Options
- At events and talks by Michael Ballweg
- Bookstores: ISBN 978-3989920491
- Workshops for Digital Freedom (Freedom Phone and Bitcoin)
Looking for Publishing Partners
We are currently seeking publishing partners for the English and Spanish editions of Setting the Record Straight – the personal account of Michael Ballweg, founder of the QUERDENKEN movement, including his time in pretrial detention and the broader context of civil liberties in Germany.
If you are a publisher or editor interested in collaborating, please contact us at:
publishing (at) michael-ballweg.de
About the Author
Michael Ballweg (*1974) is an entrepreneur, changemaker, and founder of the digitaler aktivist project. His journey led him from software development to building a peace movement and creating a digital tool for freedom: the Freedom Phone. Acting from a deep sense of responsibility, he does not see technology as a threat—but as a calling. His work is driven by the conviction that freedom and consciousness belong together—even in the digital world.
Content
Goodbye Google, Apple, NSA & Co.
Take back your digital freedom!
The digital world offers countless benefits, but it also hides dangers—often invisible and insidious. This book provides the knowledge and tools you need to recognize these threats and defend yourself. Discover how to protect your privacy, secure your data, and safeguard your personal freedom—without having to give up the comfort of modern technologies. Be informed and inspired: digital freedom is possible, and it begins with a conscious approach to your smartphone.
The smartphone: our daily companion—and at the same time a mobile spy!
One of the key tools for invading our privacy is the ever-so-useful smartphone. Nobody wants to live without it. If George Orwell were to write a new edition of 1984 today, smartphones would certainly play a central role.
Don’t let your smartphone transmit your entire life to Big Tech and the intelligence agencies!
But our digital freedom is not just threatened by phones. Surveillance technologies, facial recognition, the upcoming digital euro, the billion-dollar trade in our data—our lives have become an open digital book for governments, agencies, and corporations. Until now!
Michael Ballweg—experienced IT entrepreneur, software developer, and founder of the Querdenken movement—reveals how we can protect ourselves in this guidebook.
Your Guide to Digital Freedom:
- Develop awareness of digital risks (for example, every email you send is like a digital postcard that anyone can read).
- Free yourself from Google, Apple, and other data giants by using carefully selected open-source software.
- If you want to be truly secure: use the new Freedom Phones with the alternative operating system GrapheneOS.
Michael Ballweg offers readers a comprehensive guide to protecting themselves from digital surveillance, safeguarding their privacy, and achieving digital freedom in an increasingly monitored world.
Turn “Big Brother” into “Big Loser.”
Are you ready to take back control of your digital life?