# local-first

Sensitive or durable information stays under personal control before remote convenience is added.

## Practices using this concept

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### [Use private AI for sensitive topics](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/use-private-ai-for-sensitive-topics.md)

Sensitive context belongs only in AI systems with privacy boundaries that match the risk.

**Start small:** For one sensitive task, use a privacy-first AI assistant or a model that runs on your own device.

### [Own your photo library](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/own-your-photo-library.md)

Memories containing intimate places and faces deserve an owned copy outside a platform's control.

**Start small:** Save one recent album to your computer or an external drive, then open a few photos from that copy.

### [Keep sensitive data local-first](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/keep-sensitive-data-local-first.md)

Sensitive data should begin under personal control before remote convenience is added.

**Start small:** Choose one category of sensitive data and write down where its current copies are stored.

### [Use the phone as temporary storage](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/use-the-phone-as-temporary-storage.md)

A phone can capture new media temporarily while the long-term library lives in owned, recoverable storage.

**Start small:** Choose one completed month of media and decide where its long-term copy belongs.

### [Keep AI memory in portable Markdown](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/keep-ai-memory-in-portable-markdown.md)

Durable context for AI should remain readable, editable, and owned outside any one model provider.

**Start small:** Save one reusable AI prompt in a Markdown file on your device.

### [Maintain recoverable backups](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/maintain-recoverable-backups.md)

Important data is not protected until an independent copy can actually be restored.

**Start small:** Restore one important file from a backup and verify that the recovered copy opens correctly.

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