Digital Corporations: A THREAD
The more articles I see about the likes of Amazon, Google and Facebook stealing data, avoiding tax, censoring users etc..
http://bit.ly/2WIJlmb
http://nyti.ms/2HrG2tt
I have to ask myself: WHY do I continue to support these organisations?
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I've therefore decided that this month I'm going to try out and switch to as many alternatives as possible for online shopping, email, document storage and social media, using guides like this one from
@DuckDuckGo
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I hope that sharing this on here will keep me motivated and open me up to suggestions from you all
I'll post below periodically to share my progress
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I've been using
@DuckDuckGo for a little while now instead of Google search
Results are just as good for day-to-day use, though sometimes find better results on Google for more technical/ niche searches. Can be used on Android too
#cometotheducksidepic.twitter.com/QF9ycBkT9w
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@Ecosia is another alternative search engine. They've planted 54.3mn trees by donating 80% of surplus income to non-profit orgs
They're also committed to data privacy and their servers run on 100% #renewableenergy- pretty greatpic.twitter.com/3jXU1doET1
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So I've just switched my browser from Chrome to
@brave and already love it
Instantly transferred all my bookmarks and definitely feels quicker, achieved by preventing unwanted tracking and ads- you even get your stats when you open a new tab
Will also try on my phonepic.twitter.com/FCD2CqTRDD
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I've opened a
@ProtonMail account as an alternative to Gmail
They're super secure and I like the menus+ themes, but you get very little storage before having to pay.
Does anyone out there have any other email account alternatives they would recommend?? #TuesdayThoughtspic.twitter.com/X3beF0AYb8
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Ah this is great! Thanks for sharing
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