I’ve set up some tunnels. Works nice but then the voices came. ‘Why would you trust a company like Cloudflare with all your data?’ ‘Why rely on this one company for all your services?’
Nearly a year into my selfhosting journey and I’m more confused than ever.
Because we (the EU citizens) need some internet and software sovereignty. It’s a valid desire. Most of the governments run on software owned by companies that can be under control of foreign nations.
A certain level of independence is good for any nation, group, society.
Besides from that EU law provides us with some guarantees regarding privacy. If a company doesn’t respect our privacy, we have the means to defend ourselves.
Agreed. Nothing wrong with contextual advertising.
And if they succeed at their goal than maybe, one day, we can finally get wrid of those horrible cookie banners.
Just linking the blog post for reference:https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/improving-online-advertising/
https://element.io/app-for-productivity
Element x does screen sharing
Great post!
Dirt cheap actually. But still I’m setting up a self hosted version. I suppose that’s why we’re here.
No background but I can read and listen. There are plenty of resources around.
I started out of privacy concerns and I wanted to deGoogle It started this year with a RPI and pihole. Then I saw Mealie, bought a domain, and started sharing recipes with my family.
At first I messed around with Casa OS. It’s like a gateway drug. So easy to use and get stuff running.
Last week a 2nd hand i5 arrived and now I moved everything to proxmox. The RPI is still running pihole. At the moment I’m setting up Immich and I’m thinking about buying a NAS.
Since it is a new hobby I keep everything low cost. If it sticks I’ll invest in a proper home server.
The problem that I see is that if they one day decide to use that domain, they can force you into handing it over. Either legally or by extortion and suing you into the sky.
Both are unlikely but there is a chance.
And they’ve made Bing your standard browser and activated Copilot.
True, I have one page with a few folders and gestures added to several icons. I’ve been using this setup for a few years so switching to different apps goes crazy fast.
So, implement it in cars… Lethal machines that need to be limited.
Nope. But it can be demanding when using online maps. Try to have your most used area downloaded in your phone.
It’s not in the EU
I use www.startpage.com It’s Google without the trackers. Probably not really what you’re looking for but is does the job really well.
I see no reassurances about privacy on SocialSmartly’s website. Nothing about encryption either.
Aren’t there many govt funded free weather API’s around the globe?
Thanks. I agree with your conclusion. I probably have spent too much time in privacy communities. In the end you’ll have to trust someone.