Nah, self-hosting is still a solution. And when I self-host, I don’t even need an internet connection to access my files, movies, photos, security cameras, etc.
Yes, we can fix privacy laws, and put in a lot of faith that they will be followed or that our data won’t be lost/sold. But I think everyone benefits when they are in control of their own data.
What we need are more accessible self-hosting options so that even computer n00bs can set up and cut ties with these mega corps.
Oh, yeah, don’t get me wrong, Google is highly unethical, and I avoid any and all Google related products whenever possible.
Selling Chrome, however, doesn’t really stop them from doing damage.
The part about not allowing them to bribe pay other companies to use their search is a much better idea.
And regarding their influence over the internet… we need stronger regulation to prevent any company from having that much control over an essential service.
Um, that wouldn’t change if Google “sells Chrome”, though.
Firefox uses Google Search as a default, so does every Samsung phone (and most other Android devices).
Unless the DOJ is telling everyone not to implement a default search engine (and let the user decide upon first opening the browser), then who owns Chrome really doesn’t change much.
Other remedies the government is asking the court to impose include prohibiting Google from offering money or anything of value to third parties — including Apple and other phone-makers — to make Google’s search engine the default,
This is the only thing that makes sense, but “sell Chrome” is a laughable request.
What does Chrome have to do with search? 🤔
Brilliant! That worked!
This was one of the rare times I installed a firmware update without waiting. They even sent an email telling me how urgent it was to get my NAS patched.
To that note, anyone have any idea how to get Hyper Backup to stop telling me that my backups are “partial” because Video Station is no longer found? It’s not even on the list of apps, but tells me that it’s been disabled as an option to back up because it’s not available. Annoying!
Does this new version fix the issue where it ends up capturing “choose your country”, cookie popups, and generally something NOT intended?
I was having problems like that all the time, so I had to uninstall it.
Compared to something like the FF extension “SingleFile”, I wish Linkwarden worked better :(
I’ve been very happy with FreshRSS (docker install) running on my Synology NAS.
You can run this right from Windows: https://jan.ai/
You’ll need a lot of RAM, and processing is decently fast, even on a basic laptop.
edit: holy hell. Grammar.
It makes me wonder how people can travel like one timezone over and not have crippling issues because of it.
It’s likely not the change with the DST that messes people, but the obsession with worrying about it that does.
The number one thing that most of these don’t do well for me is the connection with banks.
A bit of an anecdote, but i was a long-time user of Mint, which integrated with all my banks and credit cards, which was nice.
When I decided to selfhost, I was disappointed that bank syncing wasn’t a thing, or it had these roundabout ways of working, or they simply didn’t support the banks and credit cards i use.
So… I ended up wity Money Manager EX.
Once i did the initial importing of my records, everything since has been manually entered.
Now, this might seem tedious depending on how many transactions and accounts you manage, but it’s really not.
Depending on how often you update your records, you can do an easy export/import of your transactions from your bank (usually a csv export). Doing this once a month isn’t terrible.
I just manually enter all my transactions. Yes, more work, but also less frustration and it makes me feel more in touch with my spending.
Even not having to worry about the hassle of syncing not working, or having to fix things like that is a huge weight off my shoulders.
Anyway, just wanted to share my experience because bank syncing shouldn’t be a make-or-break thing.
Just wait until everyone is forced to wear screens on their faces 24/7, because that’s the way tech companies want us to live. I’m not being sarcastic, either.
There’s a reason why so many people consciously choose to “disconnect” when they want a mental break. If we are no longer able to, how healthy do you think our society will be?
The biggest problem is that most of those rely on older phones or phones that aren’t necessarily top-tier.
At some point, support for all newer phones will likely be very limited, so what’s the community going to do then? Keep using old phones?
I’m realizing that. The enshittifcation of smartphones has been rapidly developing, and there’s no going back to how it used to be. I’ve been a smartphone/PDA user from way back when black and white Palm Pilots were a thing… even before that when you had calculators that basically stored addresses, notes, etc.
Those were truly tools back then. No time wasted on the device, and no distractions when using them.
Now? Companies can give away their phones and still make millions off the data harvesting. The marketing of “AI” just makes it easier for them to get users to share even more data.
Technically, sure. But no warranty, and parts would be a nightmare to get, which would defeat the purpose of a repairable phone. 😮💨
That’s great to know. I’ve used flagship Samsung phones for over a decade, but they are out of my budget these days.
The Oneplus 13 is on my radar, but I’ll need to find out how private I can make the OS before I commit to anything.
Not im Canada, unfortunately. That would have been one of my first choices because of the reparability.
Then look for a phone that supports CalyxOS, DivestOS, iodéOS
Just had a quick look. It seems like none support newer phones. The non-pixel phones listed are things like Fairphone (not available in Canada) or Oneplus 6 (literally 7 generations old).
I used to only flash custom ROMs back in the day, but even then, top-tier Samsung phones could handle them easily.
Don’t forget that every self-driving car is a 360 camera that’s able to capture real-time photo and video for the car’s manufacturer (and whoever they want to sell this data to).
This would include images inside your garage, even when the car is off.
And they have microphones that can record conversations inside the vehicle, too.
These vehicles, in my opinion, are in many cases more privacy invading than phones.
And with Elon in government, with his BFF President at his side, concerns over deregulation and weaponizing these of moving spy devices seems like a future reality.