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emberfiendReminder that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#signal</a> is as trustworthy as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#telegram</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#whatsapp</a>.- Moxie traded goodwill to launch a privately-held cryptocurrency in-app - Moxie performed the security theatre of helping Meta implement double-ratchet for an advertising-driven US corp which publishes binary blobs (a completely unverifiable achievement)Look to federation <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#matrix</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#element</a> or closed platforms with better provenance/business models/applicable laws <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#threema</a>. Options at <a href="https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/whatsapp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/whatsapp</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/buyeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buyeu</a>

Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼🇪🇺🇭🇰GMail - mailfence, proton, tuta Chrome - librewolf, waterfox Vpn - proton, mullvad GSearch - qwant, mojeek, startpage GKeep -standardnotes, joplin Discord -matrix, revolt Youtube -pipepipe, peertube, odysee GDrive -mailfence, nextcloud Twitch -owncast X -mastodon Instagram -pixelfed Facebook -friendica Spotify -funkwhale Reddit -lemmy Tinder -alovoa Sms -signal Android/iOS -grapheneOS Win/mac -linux Map - organic maps, here wego Docs/Office -Libreoffice Airdrop -localsend <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unplugtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a>

Kagi HQKagi is where your searches belong to you, not advertisers. Appreciate this shout out on Dave Pollard's links of the month:<a href="https://howtosavetheworld.ca/2025/03/15/links-of-the-month-march-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://howtosavetheworld.ca/2025/03/15/links-of-the-month-march-2025/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kagi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kagi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AdFree</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Search</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deGoogle</a>

Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CETpiped.video is so interesting: Right-hand video recommendations are the same across all instances but your feed looks different on every instance because (I think), most instances have trouble aggregating all the videos that *should* be in the feed<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrivacyRespectingApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivacyRespectingApps</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degoogle</a>

Gary JohnstoneI am in the process of removing myself from the very sticky web of the US Big Tech Broligarchy.It's a process, for sure. I'm no techy but I am managing to disconnect from all the services where I kept, updated and worked on my writings and filmmaking projects. I'll post some of the steps I took/am taking. #1 Cancelled Microsoft 365 and extended OneDrive storage. Uploaded to JottaCloud and now I am running LibreOffice. So far, very happy. Thoughts, suggestions very welcome.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/degoogling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogling</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/filmmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filmmakers</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigtech</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#broligarchy</a>

emberfiendIf anyone else has been struggling to find a way off Google Drive or Dropbox, and has found Proton Drive and pCloud wanting (no Linux daemon / vibes, respectively), I've been pretty impressed by Infomaniak's kDrive. More at <a href="https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/dropbox" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/dropbox</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/buyeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buyeu</a>

AndreFinishing migrating most of my shit to immich.Google and iCloud are done, now I have to go after the backups from old photos to find out what is still missing from there.I'll do a writeup later on about the entire process, as soon as I figure out how to make immich play nicely with traefik.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfhosted</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/smolweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smolweb</a>

Paule Panther<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unplugtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unplugbillionairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unplugbillionairs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> e: Writing down all my currently used services provided by US tech, makes me aware a lot. Its time for readthinking my digital habbits. Please feel free to comment/complement my "roadmap".d: Beim Aufschreiben aller von mir genutzter US-Dienste, ist mir einiges bewusst geworden. Es ist an der Zeit einige digitale Angewohnheiten zu überdenken. Ich bitte um Anmerkungen/Ergänzungen zu meiner Übersicht.WAF = wife acceptance factor

Viktor Glukozavr KurochkinWell, after learning that a nice European service is paying money to russian company I was forced to look for alternatives. That lead me to Brave Search and into trying Perplexity AI. So far looks good, but still evaluating<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#search</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/brave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brave</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/perplexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#perplexity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a>

Oriol PieraAs <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> said long time ago "keep it simple"<a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KISS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/DeGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeGoogle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/BuyEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuyEuropean</a>

Ken Walker :caflag:I watched a <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#youtube</a> video tonight on my <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#android</a> phone and when I tried to log out of <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouTube</a> I wasn't able to do it. The Google help instructions didn't resemble the menu choices. I finally gave up. It seems clear that is their intent. Another reason to <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a>.

Petter NaslundJust finished watching <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TheClickTrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheClickTrap</a> on <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ArteTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArteTV</a>—a fascinating documentary exposing the dark side of digital advertising.I strongly believe user profiling should be banned. Instead, we should return to context-based ads that respect our privacy.If you're curious, you can watch it on Arte.tv.What steps do you think we can take to protect our online privacy better?If you have any documentaries on Arte TV to recommend, please share! <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bigtech</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivacyMatters</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#facebook</a>

AzuYeyy, spent all weekend installing e/OS on my phone and moving all my data away from google. This was a long time coming and i am very happy that it all worked out. The only thing that i dont know how to solve is cashless pay with my phone. Since that somehow only is possible with google wallet¿? But well i guess using cash might actually cause me to spend more responsibly. <a href="https://fedi.catboy.agency/tags/deGoogle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deGoogle</a>

Flmaker6 ways Google Android uses common concepts to hide tracking in 2025 <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/27344390" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lemmy.world/post/27344390</a>

YokoAoki🌍🕊️#StopGazaGenocideGoogle Translate愛用者だったけど、あらためてDeepL（ドイツ）を試してみています。いろいろ機能がついてきて、有料コースもある。今もあの素っ頓狂なとぼけ翻訳をしたりするのだろうか。でもそれはGoogle Translateもそうだしね。英→仏はわりと大丈夫っぽい。<a href="https://toot.blue/tags/Degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degoogle</a> <a href="https://toot.blue/tags/LetsDeGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LetsDeGoogle</a>

InternxtWe read Google's privacy policy and checked all the data they use, so you don't have to. Check out the post from our Reddit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/internxt/comments/1jgdlqp/we_read_googles_privacy_policy_so_you_dont_have_to/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/internxt/comments/1jgdlqp/we_read_googles_privacy_policy_so_you_dont_have_to/</a> Also, join our subreddit if you want to stay updated on new releases and free virual cookies 🍪 (The good kind) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reddit</a>

mkj<a href="https://europe.pub/u/tfm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tfm</a> For the week of 21st April, also consider hosted Nextcloud with Collabora as a Microsoft Office / Google Workspace alternative. Usually paid, but many alternative providers exist and migrating between them is relatively painless.<a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/DeGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeGoogle</a>

Internxt<a href="https://mastodon.social/@madeindex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@madeindex</a> one of many reasons why we try to explain to people why they should <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a>

Sunshine (she/her)Vanadium now supports passkeys without Google Play Services <a href="https://lemmy.ca/post/41167168" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lemmy.ca/post/41167168</a>

Garth CoghlanMy wife runs a small non-profit (<5 people) and wants my help to get them off Google Workspace for Nonprofits. They mainly use email, collaborative docs, calender and drive. I have limited spoons so the simpler the migration, the better. Any suggestions?Options I've come across so far are <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Proton</a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Infomaniak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Infomaniak</a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Zoho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zoho</a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NextCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NextCloud</a>. Are any of these better/easier than the others? Happy to pay, but budget is not unlimited. I've a little experience with Zoho, but am not sure how good its privacy credentials are?We are based in Australia but the host doesn't need to be here (EU or Switzerland, I guess).<a href="https://aus.social/tags/NonProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NonProfit</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UnplugTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnplugTrump</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UnplugUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnplugUSA</a>

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