# MATA

> MATA is the Ultimate Digital Freedom Toolkit — a privacy-first platform that gives you back ownership of your finances, identity, passwords, contacts, files, and smart-home data. Everything is encrypted on your devices with keys MATA cannot read.

## Core
- [Eras of Digital Freedom](https://mata.network/digital-freedom/): Five-era roadmap: Foundation of Trust, IAMHUMAN & Your Peers, Home Computer, Your Home Companion, The Shop.
- [Freedom Guide](https://mata.network/freedom-guide/): Practical guide to claiming Digital Freedom — what to own, how to start, how each MATA primitive supports it.
- [Learn](https://mata.network/learn/): Article index covering data ownership, privacy, security primitives, and the eras of Digital Freedom.

## Articles
- [Getting Paid By Helping MATA Grow](https://mata.network/learn/get-paid-helping-mata-grow.md): MATA's referral program pays 5% for life on every signup through your link, website, or in-product hiring and signing workflows — here's how attribution works.
- [Era 1: Foundation Of Trust — The First Era Of Digital Freedom](https://mata.network/learn/era-1-foundation-of-trust.md): Era 1 of Digital Freedom is the Foundation of Trust: wallet, identity, passwords, and contacts — all encrypted on your devices, no external servers required.
- [The Five Eras Of Digital Freedom Explained](https://mata.network/learn/five-eras-of-digital-freedom-explained.md): 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.
- [The MATA Freedom Guide: A Step-By-Step Walkthrough](https://mata.network/learn/freedom-guide-step-by-step-walkthrough.md): 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.
- [How To Import Contacts And Bring Your Relationships Home](https://mata.network/learn/import-contacts-bring-your-relationships-home.md): 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.
- [How To Import Passwords From Any Password Manager To MATA](https://mata.network/learn/import-passwords-from-any-password-manager.md): 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.
- [Your Digital Identity: Wallet, DID, And The IAMHUMAN Signature](https://mata.network/learn/own-your-digital-identity-wallet-did-iamhuman.md): 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.
- [I Check MATA Every Morning To Monitor My Finances](https://mata.network/learn/monitor-all-bank-accounts-one-screen.md): Bringing 10+ bank accounts into one local screen, checking it every morning, and never letting a third party near your financial data. Here's the daily routine that pays off.
- [What Is Digital Freedom? Why Is It Important Right Now?](https://mata.network/learn/what-is-digital-freedom-why-is-it-important.md): Digital Freedom is total ownership of your data — finances, passwords, identity, contacts — accessible anywhere and never sold to data brokers. Here's what it means and how to start.

## Optional
- [Privacy Policy](https://mata.network/privacy-policy/): MATA does not sell user data, holds no encryption keys, and only uses contact information for communication.