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OMG 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 :linux:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@vladcampos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vladcampos</span></a></span><br>Hm, there are reasons when Google has services on 3rd Party you use or captcha, or searches with Google underlayed,<br>BUT none of the Hamed Google services I've ever used in my life or are mandatory for and Android user.</p><p>For most honoured exilers it consumes time to search wikipedia what this services stand for.</p><p>Posteo for mail<br>Nextcloud or filen.io for drive<br>Invidious for YouTube or directly move to peertube<br>Ecosia or qwant for Google search<br>...</p><p><a href="https://alternativeto.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alternativeto.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://european-alternatives.eu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">european-alternatives.eu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/UnplugTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnplugTrump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a></p>
ttt777<p><strong>did i brick my phone?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/28143860" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/28143860</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nigel<p>The last stage of my long n winding degoogle is nigh. I have a lot of older and semi permanent accounts where I used my gmail address as login/username. It's a laborious process getting those changed, for perfectly understandable security reasons.</p><p>I run my own email server and it's very solid; good backup strategy etc, but... for the 'bleedin important' accounts (bank, tax etc) I will still stick to a 3rd party cloud email provider. So I have gone for disroot.org</p><p>Thoughts?</p><p><a href="https://musicians.today/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/disroot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disroot</span></a></p>
stfn :raspberrypi: :python:<p>New blog post!</p><p>In which I talk in detail how I deployed Nextcloud locally in my homelab using LXD and NextcloudPi.</p><p>I go through the whole process of setting up LXD, importing the NCP image, installing, configuring, and scheduling backups for my own personal cloud.</p><p><a href="https://stfn.pl/blog/67-deploying-nextcloud-locally-with-lxd/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stfn.pl/blog/67-deploying-next</span><span class="invisible">cloud-locally-with-lxd/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lxd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lxd</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nextcloud</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/virtualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtualization</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degoogle</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>A potential chrome-killer? Just saw this article and will look into Zen browser.</p><p><a href="https://www.androidpolice.com/zen-browser-is-chrome-killer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">androidpolice.com/zen-browser-</span><span class="invisible">is-chrome-killer/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zenbrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zenbrowser</span></a></p>
JW Prince of CPH, Radicalized<p>- og her var lige <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://radikal.social/@dukop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dukop</span></a></span> -versionen 👉 <a href="https://dukop.dk/7777/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dukop.dk/7777/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://helvede.net/@jwcph/114325251717295275" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">helvede.net/@jwcph/11432525171</span><span class="invisible">7295275</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/LeavingMeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeavingMeta</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/dukop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dukop</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a></p>
Ungraded<p><strong>E-mail forwarding</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/28485081" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.ml/post/28485081</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Matt<p><strong>Software review: Betterbird</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/28483700" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.ml/post/28483700</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Balloons<p>Mein bisheriger Beitrag zur <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyFromEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyFromEU</span></a> -Bewegung:</p><p>• Browser: Vivaldi <br>• Musik: Spotify<br>• Mail: Tuta Mail<br>• Cloud (für Fotos): pCloud<br>• Künstliche Intelligenz: Mistral <br>• Lebensmittel: zu 90% Europäisch </p><p>Zudem versuche ich möglichst PayPal zu vermeiden und nutze stattdessen Klarna, sofern es angeboten wird als Zahlungsmittel.</p><p>An Social Media muss ich noch arbeiten. Hier fehlen mir leider zu viele Leute.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a></p>
Sunshine (she/her)<p><strong>Google lays off hundreds of people from inside its Platform and Devices division</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.ca/post/42152049" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.ca/post/42152049</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sunshine (she/her)<p><strong>Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.ca/post/42152024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.ca/post/42152024</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Internxt<p>As promised, we compiled a list of some European tech companies to meet your privacy needs 👇 </p><p><a href="https://blog.internxt.com/european-tech-companies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.internxt.com/european-tec</span><span class="invisible">h-companies/</span></a> </p><p>There’s something for everyone: chat assistants, project management tools, operating systems... you get the idea. </p><p>We’d love to hear more suggestions, anything we missed (thanks for the suggestions already), and any tools you use and would recommend (Chat GPT alternatives?)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦<p>Relearning IMAP conventions and unlearning Gmail, things I really would like to keep:<br>- multiple From identities with their own outgoing servers in one inbox<br>- labels instead of folders (because that allows categorizing same email many times)</p><p>Haven't yet found a service which does either.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a></p>
KlapTrap<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Tutanota</span></a></span> I'm also on my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deGoogle</span></a> journey step by step</p>
Athena<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> continues ....</p><p>If you're looking for a great alternative to Google Translate, DeepL is a top pick.</p><p> I've been using it for a while now, and it's impressively accurate. </p><p><a href="https://www.deepl.com/en/translator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">deepl.com/en/translator</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>
Internxt<p>Is there any better feeling? 😌 </p><p>Take steps to degoogle your life here: <a href="https://blog.internxt.com/degoogle-your-life/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.internxt.com/degoogle-you</span><span class="invisible">r-life/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a></p>
iodé Deutschland<p>In diesem Tutorial erfährst du, wie du deine Kontakte und Termine vor Verlust schützen und gleichzeitig deine Privatsphäre bewahren kannst. Du solltest nicht nur aus Angst vor Datenverlust an ein Google-Konto gebunden sein!</p><p><a href="https://blog.iode.tech/de/degoogle-dein-privatleben-2-kontakte-und-kalendar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.iode.tech/de/degoogle-dei</span><span class="invisible">n-privatleben-2-kontakte-und-kalendar/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/antigoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antigoogle</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/googlefrei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>googlefrei</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ungoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ungoogle</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/kontakte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kontakte</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/kalender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kalender</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Sunshine (she/her)<p><strong>Hackers are using fake Google Play Store pages to infect Android phones with a dangerous trojan — how to stay safe</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.ca/post/42089543" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.ca/post/42089543</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Rob<p>Eigentlich wollte ich nur <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GrapheneOS</span></a> auf dem neuen Telefon nutzen, um <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>degoogle</span></a> abzuschließen.<br />Mittlerweile wurschtel ich mich seit Wochen durch Traefik, Crowdsec und Co. um meine ganze Serverstruktur umzuwerfen, da sie an Ihre Grenzen kommt mit den ganzen Services, die man so selbst hostet. Nun ja, viel gelernt und nächste Woche wird migriert. Bin gespannt....</p>
iodé<p>This tutorial will explain how to secure your contacts and your appointments from loss while maintaining your privacy. You shouldn't be stuck with a Google account merely for fear of losing data!</p><p><a href="https://blog.iode.tech/degoogle-your-life_contacts_calendar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.iode.tech/degoogle-your-l</span><span class="invisible">ife_contacts_calendar/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antigoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antigoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ungoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ungoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/contacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>calendar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>