xinit, to random
@xinit@mastodon.coffee avatar

I think the real gap in getting rid of Google is that DuckDuckGo and Yahoo just don't seem to return useful results.

Do I have to Bing?

rstevens, to random
@rstevens@mastodon.social avatar

i’m so old, i remember when google returned search results

snafu,
@snafu@digitalcourage.social avatar

@ErikJonker @johnlogic @blenderdumbass @rstevens I see your point.
Oh wait, Google earned more than 200 billion USD in 2022? No, I don't think costs are the problem, but rather greed.

snafu, to random German
@snafu@digitalcourage.social avatar

Zu Weihnachten schenke ich mir dieses Jahr eine Fördermitgliedschaft bei @digitalcourage , an @netzpolitik_feed habe ich gerade gespendet und meine bevorzugte Suchmaschine @MetaGer werde ich künftig werbefrei gegen eine geringe Gebühr genießen. Da ist mein Geld wenigstens sinnvoll investiert und landet nicht bei irgendwelchen Großaktionären. Lieben Dank für eure wertvolle und extrem wichtige Arbeit, gerne mehr davon!

Linux, to linux
@Linux@linuxrocks.online avatar

Jolla | Original Finnish management takes the company to a fresh start 📲 :linux:

Jolla's Sailfish OS: The #1 mobile operating system - free from the likes of google - powered by Linux.

Sailfish OS runs on existing devices - check it out whether it can be installed and run on your phone? https://shop.jolla.com | Or just get a ready device: https://buy.jolla-devices.com

https://jolla.com/content/uploads/2023/11/Former_leadership_buys_Jolla_Business_Pressrelease_271123_.pdf

alf, to meta
@alf@freeradical.zone avatar

Since mid august 2023 / has been fined € 85k every day for using Norwegians private data in ad targeting.

They are ordered to stop this illegal business practice by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.

Today, great news broke that this will also affect other parts of Europe (through EØS/EDPB)!

Fight the power!
Care!

These big profit-only driven coorporations adds NOTHING of REAL value to society.

https://nrkbeta.no/2023/10/31/forbud-mot-meta-om-bruk-av-persondata-utvides-til-hele-eos/

jdoe, to random
@jdoe@freeradical.zone avatar

WTF Google Play?
You're drunk, . Go home!

"Harmful app removed. . The app is fake. It can steal your personal data, such as banking info and passwords."

@kde ftw

Linux, to Youtube
@Linux@linuxrocks.online avatar

::: FreeTube | Free as in Freedom YouTube app :youtube:

FreeTube features:

  • YouTube content WITHOUT GOOGLE hovering in background
  • No ads
  • A simple UI - lighter than the YT website
  • Subscribe channels WITHOUT a GOOGLE account
  • Import / export those FreeTube subscriptions

=> https://snapcraft.io/freetube-snap

kuketzblog, to android German
@kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de avatar

Tipp Nr.6: Vermeide das Herunterladen von Apps oder Software aus unsicheren Quellen. Nutze nur vertrauenswürdige Quellen wie offizielle App-Stores. Auf kann man auch bedenkenlos den F-Droid-Store nutzen. Fortgeschrittene können unter Android auch die Websites der Entwickler als Quelle nehmen. Bedenke aber immer: Egal aus welcher Quelle man etwas installiert - prüfe zuvor, ob du die App wirklich benötigst bzw. genau hinschauen, was man sich da eigentlich installiert.

neimi,
@neimi@voi.social avatar

@danny2121

Welcher Store?
@fdroidorg ?

Hast du da etwas mehr info dazu?


@kuketzblog

neimi,
@neimi@voi.social avatar

@kuketzblog

Das dies im immer wieder vorkommt war mir klar...

aber von @fdroidorg hatte ich bis dato gleiches nicht gehört, daher meine Nachfrage 🤓

Dann bin ich ja beruhigt das vom Playstore die Rede war... hab da kaum Apps von...


@danny2121

fatboy, to random
@fatboy@fosstodon.org avatar
Linux, to gaming
@Linux@linuxrocks.online avatar

::: Steam to ditch Google Analytics! :erogun: :google:

Valve's own replacement coming in - another reason to favor Steam in gaming :thinkhappy:

PLAYER PRIVACY FIRST:

"As time has gone on we’ve come to realize that Google’s tracking solutions don’t align well with our approach to customer privacy, and so with the migration to GA4 we’ve made the decision to end our support of Google’s analytics systems on Steam."

Valve is one of the prime supporters of Linux too - SteamOS powers their also "Microsoft-free" handheld Steam Deck.

=> https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/3719453992486109638

dsfgs, to random

@realcaseyrollins
Thanks. 😆 Enjoy!
@djsumdog @jeffcliff @tobi

dsfgs,

YOUTUBE ALTERNATIVE ICONS

If you've ditched for or Fedi, consider one of these for a bold statement.

Theese icons have a similar shape and colour to the legacy site but designed from the party-style of the icon.

@realcaseyrollins @djsumdog @jeffcliff @tobi @G1galovaniac @donno @joel @eri

An isolated version, of the on-light, line-style.
Serving suggestion.

5ch, to opensource German

I used Facebook as a source of news the last years. As the toxic environment there became unbearable I moved to google news. In 2022 I finally found out about RSS readers being exactly what I was looking for 😀

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