Claw Back Your Data Workshop
Claw Back Your Data From Big Tech (Today) With Cyd workshop
Abstract
The Lockdown Systems Collective will be holding a hands-on workshop about Cyd, the open source app that helps you claw back your data from big tech companies. This workshop will walk you through the following: installing Cyd, saving your data from X and/or Facebook, deleting what you want from those platforms, and migrating your data to Bluesky/Mastodon. If there’s interest, this workshop will also cover getting started with Cyd development environment, discussion about how Cyd’s black magic works, and discussion about the worker-owned Lockdown Systems Collective.
Day / Time / Location
Day 1, Friday, 15-August-2025, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tobin 223 (Workshop C)
Full Description
Registration -- NOT required
NOTE: You do NOT need to register to take this workshop
-- please show up early to ensure a seat at Tobin 223 (Workshop C).
Presenter(s)
Micah Lee
redshiftzero
Materials
Any materials needed to participate in this workshop will be available at-cost.
Observers are welcome at no cost.
To do the hands-on portion for this workshop:
Materials Cost: $25
Required Software / What to bring
Bring your laptop
If you can download your X and/or Facebook data 24 in advance, please do (it takes them this long to give you your data).
