Quitting Google isn't just a technical process—it's a massive project. Here's some advice on how to tackle it.
  • toastal@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Now do Microsoft.

    Remove Microsoft Windows & slap on your favorite distro. Stop communicating with Microsoft Teams & Microsoft Outlook. Run a local LLM to remove ChatGPT. Switch to LibreOffice from Microsoft Office. Move your code away from Microsoft GitHub & Microsoft npm to Codeberg, Notabug, Radicle, Nest, Darcsden, Smederee, etc. …or self-host. Find a different cloud provider than Azure (or Amazon). Play games literally any way that doesn’t involve Xbox. And it shouldn’t have to be said, but deleted your LinkedIn account—it’s just spam.

    • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 months ago

      The choose is:

      Apple iOS: Propably being spied by manufacturer, can be spied by NSA, can’t do anything to improve this.

      Google Android: Know you’re spied by Google, know you’re spied by manufacturer, know you’re spied by third-party, can be spied by NSA. But most of times you can cut them all (except NSA) off.

    • zingo@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      Except for the statements that Apple is a better option for privacy. Its not.

      Any OS or app that is not opensource code can’t be trusted.

      • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        5 months ago

        I agree. I don’t know why people believe Apple and their privacy fasaude. There is plenty of evidence to show they’re a monopoly on the data to make all the money for themselves, as well as closed source means you can’t trust or verify anything they claim.

      • Lightfire228@pawb.social
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        5 months ago

        We should have more “source available, but you still need to pay for it” licenses

        Best of both worlds, the company still gets to sell a product, and we can inspect the source, or even submit PR’s (and maybe get a little kickback (but that’s pie in the sky))

        Granted, it’s super easy to remove the license restrictions with the source available

        • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
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          5 months ago

          Best of both worlds

          Only in term of security/privacy. Not control and freedom. And without freedom to modify, share and reuse software we are in a straight path to the lack of privacy again.

        • zingo@lemmy.ca
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          5 months ago

          That’s what donations are for.

          Also, many opensource services can be selfhosted for free, while the company/developer gets they payment via donations and/or charging a support service fee to enterprises/people.

          That and exposure to the homelab community which in turn can lead to future implementation in enterprise.

          • Lightfire228@pawb.social
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            5 months ago

            The downvotes aren’t surprising; it’s not a very popular idea

            I still think it’s an idea worth exploring, though

            Businesses won’t support Linux if they can’t sell something, and it gives us access to the code