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About SOFX.net

SOFX.NET is a private email, chat, and video platform with no AI, no tracking, and no data mining. It was built by a team of U.S. military veterans with years of real-world experience in secure communications. You stay in control. Your data remains private, protected, and never exploited.

Mission & Vision

Our mission starts with secure, private communication. But the bigger goal is building a human-centered network—a trusted community of real people who value honesty, privacy, and clear communication.

We built SOFX.NET because we saw how AI and Big Tech were taking over. Platforms like Google, Microsoft, and Zoom collect your data, even on paid accounts. Many so-called “privacy” services still use overseas servers or share encryption keys with the same companies mining your information. We believe that’s a problem.

SOFX.NET is built and operated in the U.S., hosted on secure servers in North Carolina. We use the same cybersecurity protocols and architecture required for handling Top Secret and Secure Compartmented Information within the U.S. government.

Secure communication is just the first step. Our goal is to create a trusted network of verified people who want a more human internet. That comes straight from our Special Operations background and the principle: “Humans are more important than Hardware.”

SOFX Membership is for people who believe as we do, that humans are more important than technology. In a future of increasing uncertainty between what is real and what is fake, we believe that the time has come for a human-centered network that has taken a stand for the sovereignty of human beings and taken the steps to explicitly lock arterial intelligence out of the community.

Team & Expertise

SOFX.NET was started by people with deep experience in national security and secure tech.

  • Sam is a retired Navy SEAL and former Major Program Manager at U.S. Special Operations Command. His work focused on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), including human intelligence, signals intelligence, and electronic warfare. He led one of the largest SEAL teams focused on battlefield tech. Sam and his teams were flying FPV drones, running sensors, and conducting electronic warfare operations long before those tools became commercial. When he saw those same technologies being turned against everyday people, he helped create SOFX.NET to fight back and protect individual sovereignty.

  • Phil is our Communications Security Officer. He’s a retired Army Sergeant Major with 40 years of experience in cybersecurity and high-tech systems. Phil holds a B.S. in Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies and certifications from the NSA, DoD, Oracle, ISC2, Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, Sophos, and others. He’s a cleared Master Cloud Consultant with deep knowledge in IT network security, secure communications, and cloud systems engineering. Phil ensures SOFX.NET operates with the highest standards of security and reliability.

Values & Principles

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    Humans Are More Important Than Hardware

    This Special Operations principle is our foundation. People come first.
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    Privacy is Non-Negotiable

    No tracking. No mining. No AI. Your data stays yours.
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    Only Real People

    Every member is verified. No bots. No fake accounts.
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    Trust Over Scale

    We’re not trying to be the biggest. We’re focused on being the most trusted.

Join The Network

If you want private, secure, and human-first communication, apply to join. We review every application to keep our community real.

You can cancel anytime. If you’re not satisfied, we’ll refund your last month—no questions asked.

SOFX.NET — Email You Can Trust. Managed by Real People.

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