Credit to https://www.reddit.com/user/lukakopajtic/

There might be some changes that could improve it further:

  • Remove Brave
  • Maybe add Signal; It’s easier than Element, but it’s also centralized
  • Stop suggesting Linux Mint specifically
  • Recommend Hosted Nextcloud
  • Add GrapheneOS
  • Maybe add Delta chat
  • Maybe remove Bluesky
  • Remove Stremio and add Jellfyin (even though it’s selfhosted and not a direct equivalent)
  • Add ente because Immich is selfhosted
  • Add aurora
  • Add SearxNG
  • Add SimpleX
  • Add lichess
  • Add pCloud

Any other suggestions?

Temporary improved version:

From To Compromise
X, Threads Mastodon Bluesky
Instagram Pixelfed
YouTube PeerTube ReVanced (just blocks adds)
Reddit Lemmy
Netlix, Disney+ 🔨 Jellyfin
Google Meet, Zoom Jitsi Meet
Google Docs Etherpad
Google Search 🔨 SearxNG Kagi, Ecosia
Google Drive Nextcloud pCloud, filen, Proton Drive
Google Photos, iCloud Immich Ente
Google Chrome Librewolf, Firefox Ungoogled-chromium
All messaging apps Element (matrix) Signal
Google Home, Amazon Alexa Home Assistant
Play Store F-droid, Aurora
Google Android, iOS LineageOS, GrapheneOS
Windows, MacOS Linux Mint

🔨 = Self-Hosted only (requires running a server)

    • VisionScout@lemmy.wtf
      0·
      4 months ago

      yes. Metadata. some protocols leak more info than the others.

      Also servers in only one place (institution), only makes it easier for the government to go to that place and seize them.

      • pathief@lemmy.world
        0·
        4 months ago

        And what metadata is Signal leaking? As far as I know even their notifications are not sending the message.

        The government seizing an entire batch of amazon servers seems unrealistic, but the data would be encrypted anyway. Do they even store messages on servers, anyway?

        • VisionScout@lemmy.wtf
          01·
          4 months ago

          And what metadata is Signal leaking?

          We don’t know. We don’t have access to what’s running on their servers. (yes i know that the source code is available, but there’s no way to check if that’s the same thing running on the servers). And this is a problem for me: i have to trust a walled garden.

          The government seizing an entire batch of amazon servers seems unrealistic

          Usually the government goes there a just takes whatever is in the rack they want. Screw the legal business that are there. That’s what happened with the pirate bay raid. If the US government wants to shut it down. It just needs to knock on the amazon door.

          the data would be encrypted anyway. Do they even store messages on servers, anyway?

          The problem is that you have to trust them. You have to trust a chain of organizations based in the US. Signal pays millions (who pays for this? i have my doubts that monthly donations will pay for this forever) to amazon for the servers. So using them and sending them money is the same as giving money to amazon.

          If you are fine with these risks, then use it. Better using signal than using messenger and whatsapp.