#LeaveBigTech

2025-05-28

The divorce from WhatsApp and the subsequent engagement with Signal earlier this year was pretty painless. I did badger friends to get Signal accounts and all of them have done so.

Now I'm finding a trickle of family is moving over too and I've created an extended family group. If only a couple more of the active engagers move over, it'll render the WhatsApp equivalent redundant.

This Meta divorce is catching!

#WhatsApp #Meta #LeaveBigTech #Signal

2025-05-23

Very impressed with the Fossify set of open source apps. Clean and simple, to replace the fundamental (usually Google produced) apps on your phone.

Currently running these to replace phone, contacts, gallery, file manager and messages. And they all work well, with no frills attached.

There are also ones for voice recorder, calendar and music player - plus calculator, clock, camera and keyboard apps are in development.

#Fossify #OpenSource #DeGoogle #LeaveBigTech

2025-05-23

Quite satisfying unlinking my MS accounts from my PCs, clearing out any stuff from said accounts online (oh my MS - you do like to keep track of all sorts of things) and setting email forwarding.

I'll let them lie dormant for a year (just to ensure I don't get a rogue email from an account I forgot to change) and then delete.

I will move to Linux in the future - but not ready quite yet.

#LeaveBigTech #Microsoft #PC

2025-05-20

I think I've almost persuaded myself to buy a refurbished Pixel 7 or 8 and to install GrapheneOS to properly de-Google once and for all.

I know this will ultimately end up with me de-Microsofting via Linux on a laptop at some point too...

#DeGoogle #GrapheneOS #Google #Pixel #DeMicrosoft #Microsoft #BigTech #LeaveBigTech

2025-05-17

As a family location sharing app, I'm really impressed with Paralino so far. It's so much more responsive than Google Family where sometimes the maps don't update for half a day.

End-to-end encryption and an emphasis on privacy. Small monthly fee to cover small developer costs.

Really recommend this as an alternative to big tech.

paralino.com/

#Paralino #DeGooglisation #LocationSharing #LeaveBigTech

2025-05-14

Just cancelled Microsoft 365.

Email received:

'Your Microsoft 365 Family subscription has been cancelled and will expire on 14 June 2025. After this date, you'll lose access to the latest AI-powered Microsoft 365 apps.'

Fuck yeah!

#Microsoft #Office #Microsoft365 #BigTech #LeaveBigTech

2025-05-03

I took my data from #google and closed the account. That's about it, I would say.
#LeaveBigTech

2025-04-28

Leaving Meta - A practical field guide

🕒 Today 28 april, 19:00 at #ABF in #Malmö

"It is time to leave #meta right? Many people agree, but it is easier said than done: Through such popular services as Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, Meta’s roots have extended deep into our daily lives. Leaving Meta’s services will require some efforts - but doing it together as a movement can make it easier."

With @maiathecyberwitch

👉 More details:

gnistor.se/event/2025-04-28-le

#LeaveBigTech

Illustration of cybertruck on fire. EM sheds a tear.
DND NetzdepescheKolumne
2025-04-16

Achtung, eBay-Nutzer! Eure Daten im KI-Fokus – So schützt ihr eure Privatsphäre!

eBay setzt verstärkt auf KI und nutzt Nutzerdaten für personalisierte Angebote und Betrugserkennung. ⚠️ Erfahrt, wie ihr der Datennutzung widersprechen könnt!

dndnetz.blogspot.com/2025/04/a

@Kolumne ich finde es gut, dass du über #leavebigtech schreibst, empfehle dann aber auch, vielleicht auf deiner Website Matamo (matomo.org/) einzusetzen anstatt Google Analytics :)
DND NetzdepescheKolumne
2025-04-15

Meta nutzt EU-Nutzerdaten für KI-Entwicklung!

Meta verwendet ab sofort öffentliche Daten von EU-Nutzern auf Facebook und Instagram zur Verbesserung seiner KI-Modelle. Nutzer können über ein Formular widersprechen.

ℹ️ Widerspruch Link im Beitrag

dndnetz.blogspot.com/2025/04/m

DND NetzdepescheKolumne
2025-04-14

Social Media im Abgrund: Meta's Umbaupläne gefährden den Kampf gegen Desinformation und Hassrede. Wie können wir die Kontrolle zurückgewinnen?

dndnetz.blogspot.com/2025/04/s

DND NetzdepescheKolumne
2025-03-29
Nuno Miguel ☑️numiweb
2025-03-28

Round 2 of my

Fase 2 :

AI

ChatGPT ❌ ---> Mistral ✅

STREAMING

Netflix ❌ ---> Plex ✅

MESSAGING (update) Threema ✅

ADOBE

Photoshop ❌ ---> Gimp ✅
Ilustrator ❌ ---> Inkscape/ Krita ✅
InDesign ❌ ---> Scribus ✅
Audition ❌ ---> Audacity/ LMMS ✅
Lighttoom ❌ ---> Darktable ✅
Premiere ❌ ---> Kdnlife ✅

MUSIC STRAMING

Spotify ❌ ---> SoundCloud/Jamendo/ Bandcamp ✅
Metro APP (self hosted MP3) ✅

Sunny2 | 🖤🕯#Natenom🚴🏻🐘XR_Nuernberg_sunny2@mstdn.social
2025-03-27

@cryptpad
😍 WAS für eine GROßartige Nachricht!

Es gibt sie also: #Vorbilder #UN #LeaveBigTech#Unabhängigkeit

DND NetzdepescheKolumne
2025-03-26

Spätestens jetzt sollte sich jeder an seine Kiste setzen und Chrome entgültig den Rücken kehren. Deinstallation und Umstieg auf @Vivaldi Browser.

Lassen wir jetzt hinter uns. ✊🏻

golem.de/news/google-warnt-kri

DND NetzdepescheKolumne
2025-03-25

Freiheit durch Freeware: Die Zukunft der Software

Alternative und bieten eine datenschutzfreundliche und kostengünstige zu Bigtech-Produkten. Von LibreOffice bis – diese Tools ermöglichen Nutzern mehr Kontrolle und Unabhängigkeit in der digitalen Welt. Die Zukunft gehört der Open-Source-Bewegung, die und Anpassungsfähigkeit in den Vordergrund stellt.


dndnetz.blogspot.com/2025/03/d

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