Eras of Digital Freedom
Era 1: Foundation Of Trust — The First Era Of Digital Freedom
Era 1 of Digital Freedom is the Foundation of Trust: wallet, identity, passwords, and contacts — all encrypted on your devices, no external servers required.
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Eras of Digital FreedomThe Five Eras Of Digital Freedom Explained
The Eras of Digital Freedom are MATA's five-stage roadmap from personal data ownership to a fully self-hosted home — here's what each era unlocks and why the order matters.
Freedom GuideFoundation of TrustThe MATA Freedom Guide: A Step-By-Step Walkthrough
The MATA Freedom Guide walks you from account signup to a self-hosted, peer-connected home stack — a Digital Freedom checklist you can do at your own pace.
ContactsFoundation of TrustHow To Import Contacts And Bring Your Relationships Home
Your contact list is a map of every relationship you've ever had. Here's how to import contacts into MATA and own your address book locally — on your hardware, never the cloud.
PasswordsFoundation of TrustHow To Import Passwords From Any Password Manager To MATA
How to import passwords from Chrome, Apple Keychain, LastPass, 1Password, or Bitwarden into MATA — a single CSV export and your credentials are encrypted on-device in seconds.
IdentityFoundation of TrustYour Digital Identity: Wallet, DID, And The IAMHUMAN Signature
Your digital identity is bigger than a login. MATA's wallet, DID, and IAMHUMAN signature put self-sovereign identity in your hands — no platform required.