The #FollowFriday tradition is a popular social media practice that has spread to various platforms, including Mastodon. The idea of recommending interesting accounts to follow every Friday started on Twitter in 2009. You can use the hashtag #FollowFriday or just #FF. This idea quickly […]
Category: Technology
Warrant Canary: How Norwegian cloud provider Jottacloud handles secret warrants
We read the transparency report of Jottacloud 🇳🇴 (@jottacloud), a Norwegian cloud provider, where they explain how they handle government requests for users’ data. If you don’t know what a “Warrant Canary” is, keep reading! In Norway, the gov can issue warrants for the […]
The 15 Best Self-Hosted Photo Management Apps
The 15 Best Self-Hosted Photo Management Apps (Ditch Google and iCloud Photos) (2024) 15 self-hosted photo management apps that prioritize your privacy and give you control over your photos and metadata. Good article by @xtom! https://xtom.com/blog/self-hosted-photo-management-apps-ditch-google-icloud-photos/
European search engines
🔎 Czech Republic 🇨🇿Seznamcz https://www.seznam.cz France 🇫🇷Qwant https://www.qwant.com Karma https://karmasearch.orgLilo https://www.lilo.orgZoTop https://zotop.fr Germany 🇩🇪Ecosia https://www.ecosia.orgMetager https://metager.orgGoodSearch https://good-search.orgFireball https://fireball.comGhostery https://ghosterysearch.comMonocles https://monocles.eu Scandinavia 🇸🇪🇩🇰Leta https://leta.mullvad.net Marginalia https://marginalia-search.comStract https://stract.com Switzerland 🇨🇭Swisscows https://www.swisscows.com Etools https://www.etools.ch UK 🇬🇧Mojeek https://www.mojeek.comOscobo https://www.oscobo.com
De-google-ify Internet by Framasoft
Amazing campaign by the French not-for-profit association Framasoft. The De-google-ify Internet project offers 26 ethical and alternative online tools that may be used by everyone. They build open source alternatives to many Google services like Youtube, Agenda, Docs, Forms, Maps etc, as well other […]