Your Vote Shapes AI Policy

The same firms that control your retirement funds vote on AI ethics, data privacy, and surveillance at every major tech company. Take back your shareholder voice.

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Why This Matters for Digital Freedom

You might wonder what proxy voting has to do with cybersecurity. The answer: everything.

Every year, shareholders vote on corporate policies at companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple. These votes shape:

→AI Ethics Policies — How companies develop and deploy artificial intelligence
→Data Privacy Practices — What data is collected, stored, and sold
→Surveillance Technology — Whether companies sell tech to authoritarian regimes
→Executive Accountability — Whether leaders face consequences for privacy violations

Your proxy vote is a weapon against surveillance capitalism. But only if you use it.

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The Problem: Stolen Voices

If you have a 401(k), IRA, or pension, your money is likely managed by one of three giants: BlackRock, Vanguard, or State Street.

Together, they manage over $20 trillion in assets and are the largest shareholders in nearly every major corporation. When shareholder votes happen, they vote on your behalf — usually without asking what you think.

These firms have voted against AI ethics proposals, against transparency in data practices, and against holding executives accountable for privacy failures. They claim to represent your interests, but their voting record tells a different story.

$20T+

Assets Controlled

90%

S&P 500 Shares

Firms in Control

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The Solution: Reclaim Your Vote

The good news: you can take your voting power back. Many brokerages now allow you to vote your own shares or provide instructions on how your proxy should be voted. The bad news: proxy statements are intentionally complex, often hundreds of pages of legal jargon.

This is where self-hosted AI comes in.

We're building open-source tools that use locally-run Large Language Models (LLMs) to analyze proxy statements and explain them in plain English. No cloud services, no data collection — just you and your AI assistant, running on your own hardware.

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What You Can Do Now

While we develop the proxy analysis tools, here are steps you can take today:

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Check your brokerage settingsLook for "proxy voting" or "shareholder voting" options. Many brokers now offer "pass-through voting" that lets you vote directly.
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Review your proxy materialsWhen you receive proxy materials (usually by email), don't ignore them. Look for proposals related to AI, privacy, and executive compensation.
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Support shareholder advocacy groupsOrganizations like As You Sow file shareholder resolutions on privacy and AI ethics. Your vote in support amplifies their impact.
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Consider direct stock ownershipOwning shares directly (not through a fund) gives you unambiguous voting rights that no one else can exercise.

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Coming Soon: Proxy Analysis Tools

In Development

We're building self-hosted tools to help you understand and act on proxy votes:

→AI-powered summarization of proxy statements
→Plain-English explanations of each proposal
→Analysis aligned with your values (privacy, AI ethics, etc.)
→Voting recommendations based on digital rights impact
→Runs entirely on your own NAS or computer

Want to be notified when these tools launch? Join the resistance and we'll keep you updated.

Your Vote. Your Voice. Your Future.

Digital sovereignty isn't just about protecting your data — it's about shaping the corporations that control our digital world. Reclaim your shareholder power.