<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Voratta Media Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Privacy-first automation.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/</link><image><url>https://vorattamediasystems.com/favicon.png</url><title>Voratta Media Systems</title><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 6.43</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:17:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://vorattamediasystems.com/blog/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[June 2026 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[This May was a busy one, with major shifts in the Canadian tech landscape.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1a37b1528f5f987a3511e0</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vulnerability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:44:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://vorattamediasystems.com/content/images/2026/06/IMG_1815.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[May 2026 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've continued with "3 Things" - i.e. what you can do today to get your digital house in order and defuse tech indecision and paralysis.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f5337e059d3213800e991c</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passwords]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women in Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cellular]]></category><category><![CDATA[Satellite]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Backup]]></category><category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category><category><![CDATA[Machine Learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:53:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://vorattamediasystems.com/content/images/2026/05/IMG_1810.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[April 2026 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month, I've started to add 3 actions you can take today, to help improve your privacy posture, consumer rights, tech literacy, and digital life.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c99c4b059d3213800e97af</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Encryption]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passwords]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cellular]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Automation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[IP Surveillance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breach]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:49:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1710896876430-c009d7154b50?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDF8fHZhbmNvdXZlciUyMHNwcmluZ3xlbnwwfHx8fDE3NzQ5ODk3MzJ8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[March 2026 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dealing with the "firehose of information" and "breaking news" every day can be tiring, if not directly taxing on your mental health. What are you supposed to do when this is just the status quo of life now?]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f3237146bfa4084993142</guid><category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passwords]]></category><category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Antitrust]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Service Providers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vulnerability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Machine Learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Encryption]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:12:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1760982686424-a6defc073a64?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDI5fHxmbG93ZXJzJTIwZW1lcmdpbmclMjBmcm9tJTIwc29pbHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NzIzOTgxMjJ8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[February 2026 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rapid change of the Western order is driving Canadian tech sovereignty in new directions.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid 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Providers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category><category><![CDATA[Services]]></category><category><![CDATA[Machine Learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:23:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1513030152704-177f044ab480?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDZ8fHdoaXN0bGVyfGVufDB8fHx8MTc2OTg5NDAyOXww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[January 2026 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shifting away from American "big tech" requires determination. 2026 is the year to make these changes.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid 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url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554137259-9329b191bce9?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDEwfHxseW5uJTIwY2FueW9ufGVufDB8fHx8MTc2NzI3NTUxMnww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[December 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[I generally don't like to make hard-and-fast predictions, but I must point out that it appears we're at the peak of the $18-20T "AI" hype bubble now.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692d07fb146bfa4084992dbf</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Automation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passwords]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vulnerability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category><category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Assistant]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Hosting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:21:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1533581892750-9748baec94ce?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDEwfHxkZWNlbWJlcnxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NjQ1ODQyNjN8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[November 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month's newsletter is another short one.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6906ae4d146bfa4084992d42</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:49:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://vorattamediasystems.com/content/images/2025/11/mike-benna-WhVv2Tw-ppw-unsplash.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[October 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skepticism to the AI bubble has been rising, Canada struggles to step up to our digital sovereignty, and the rift between for-profit and open-source postures continues to widen.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dd912d146bfa4084992c6a</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[APIs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cellular]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Hosting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category><category><![CDATA[Off-grid]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Assistant]]></category><category><![CDATA[IP Surveillance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category><category><![CDATA[Machine Learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tools]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ubiquiti Networks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:07:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://vorattamediasystems.com/content/images/2025/10/IMG_1641.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[September 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything "AI" is a combination of the Wild West, the dot-com hype bubble of 1998-2002, Tulip Mania in 1637, and massively negative resource and environmental impacts.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b5de73146bfa4084992b9d</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breach]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category><category><![CDATA[Machine Learning]]></category><category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Hosting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tools]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[2SLGBTQIA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 19:16:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1628994371868-1ed3ba3203f3?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDN8fGNoaWxsaXdhY2t8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzU2NzUzOTc2fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this month's newsletter, most of the links/articles below cover issues relating to privacy and "AI."]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688d5f09b16d3005399b1268</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cellular]]></category><category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Procedures]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Encryption]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Hosting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category><category><![CDATA[Backup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:19:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1547078234-bcf66e98b3a5?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDE1fHxjYW5hZGElMjBzdW1tZXJ8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzU0MDk1MzgzfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month's curated links focus on wide-sweeping privacy issues and consumer device repairability.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685e27a0b16d3005399b117b</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cellular]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breach]]></category><category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:45:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1586859411132-573998709aa9?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDE1fHxjYW5hZGElMjBmbGFnfGVufDB8fHx8MTc1MTMwMDA1MXww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information security and personal data hygiene is more critical than ever before. In this month's newsletter, we take a look at some of the most impactful AI and security challenges from May.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683752fab16d3005399b101d</guid><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Audio-Visual]]></category><category><![CDATA[Design]]></category><category><![CDATA[Email]]></category><category><![CDATA[Encryption]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home Automation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category><category><![CDATA[Standards]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vulnerability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:32:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1621518856558-9b2ce2d0660d?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDV8fGp1bmV8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzQ4NzUzOTM2fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[May 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of this month's links and bullet-point items continue to demonstrate the ongoing platform decay of most consumer-facing products and services. I think we all deserve more humane, more accessible, more sustainable technology platforms and systems in our lives.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ec8241b16d3005399b0ee1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 18:44:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1662732651573-7c8913dc11d2?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDM4fHxob3JzZXNob2UlMjBiYXl8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzQ2MTIzMTIzfDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item><item><title><![CDATA[April 2025 Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're getting a rude but overdue 'wake up call' on our digital sovereignty, and it's time to step up to the challenge.]]></description><link>https://vorattamediasystems.com/404/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cfa3fef7ddc0084ef67717</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health Data]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cellular]]></category><category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category><category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Hosting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vulnerability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category><category><![CDATA[Backup]]></category><category><![CDATA[Services]]></category><category><![CDATA[Service Providers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Standards]]></category><category><![CDATA[Systems]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Theiss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:15:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1599679033152-4a64935eb332?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDE1fHx2YW5jb3V2ZXJ8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzQzNTUxMDA0fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=2000" medium="image"/><content:encoded/></item></channel></rss>