This document provides a preliminary program overview for the 4th Tübinger Tage der digitalen Freiheit (TDF2025), an open Chaos Community event scheduled for July 26th-27th, 2025. Featuring approximately 50 talks and workshops, the conference spans a diverse array of topics, from practical technical deep-dives to critical societal discussions on digitalization. Key presentations include strategies for personal data management using Git Annex, an analysis of microSD card reliability in embedded systems, a humorous yet critical look at the EU AI Act, and an assessment of digital transformation's impact on sovereignty and equity. The program also outlines upcoming talks on precise LaTeX typesetting, the challenges of archiving in a techno-capitalist era, the "Barometer Conspiracy" debunking weather lore, recent protests in Serbia, the Tübingen City Wiki (TÜpedia), and the concept of analog mindfulness.
Summary of the TDF2025 Program Highlights:
Conference Overview: The 4th Tübinger Tage der digitalen Freiheit (TDF2025), an open Chaos Community event, is scheduled for July 26th and 27th, 2025, and will feature approximately 50 talks and workshops covering diverse technical and societal aspects of digitality.
"Das Leben in Git (Annex)" by Yann Büchau: This technical talk will explore using Git and Git Annex for managing personal digital assets (notes, photos, videos, documents), demonstrating its capabilities for synchronization, robust backup, and archiving with historical context.
"microSD-Karten: Zuverlässigkeit und Lebensdauer" by Roland Freikamp: This presentation will address the common failure of standard microSD cards in long-term embedded applications like Raspberry Pis, discussing the causes, recommending more reliable card types, and methods for monitoring their lifespan.
"KI und Dystopie" by Tabea Glindemann: A humorous yet critical analysis of the EU AI Act, this talk will examine its coverage and omissions, and playfully speculate on unforeseen dystopian consequences arising from current AI regulatory approaches.
"Digitalisierung – Wirklich für alle?!" by Chrissi and Pia: This presentation will critically assess the widespread push for digitalization, exploring the prerequisites for digital sovereignty, literacy, and participation, and weighing the opportunities and risks to determine if it promotes self-determination or exacerbates digital inequality.
Other Highlighted Talks: The program also includes presentations on the correct use of LaTeX formulas, a discussion on archival work in the age of techno-capitalism, an exploration titled "Die Barometerverschwörung" (connecting weather lore and egg-prickers to misinformation), and a talk on the protests in Serbia.
Further Topics: Additional scheduled presentations will cover the Tübingen city wiki "TÜpedia" and the concept of "analoge Achtsamkeit" (analog mindfulness).