<![CDATA[I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping:]]>I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping:

Gmail: Tuta and Proton

Google Calendar: Fossify

Google Maps: Organic Maps

Twitter: Mastodon

Facebook, Instagram: Pixelfed

WhatsApp, Telegram: Signal

Android: GrapheneOS

Windows: Linux Mint

It was overwhelming, it took time and research. But I can tell you that another digital experience is possible.

Now I'm thrilled to have devices that belong to ME, like in the old days.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fdc18f12-aa3b-4ee0-a912-81ac24c8ac48/i-m-very-happy-to-see-how-my-3-year-journey-replacing-big-tech-with-privacy-oriented-humane-platforms-is-shapingRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:46:01 GMTMon, 11 May 2026 17:12:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:43:00 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign I have nextCloud instance, no regrets

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.lv/users/peteriskrisjanis/statuses/116557884949920263https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.lv/users/peteriskrisjanis/statuses/116557884949920263Mon, 11 May 2026 20:43:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:38:36 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign

Shots out to for us .xyz degenerates too.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Walruths/statuses/116557867665482440https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Walruths/statuses/116557867665482440Mon, 11 May 2026 20:38:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:38:12 GMT]]>@jinglepostman

Firefox and Vanadium.
Happy to hear recommendations if anyone has them. ☺️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557866121036324https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557866121036324Mon, 11 May 2026 20:38:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:36:28 GMT]]>@aburka

None of their calendars convinced me, and in the spirit of diversifying, I didn't want to have my emails and appointments in the same place.

Fossify was easy to set up on a server and comnect via DAVx5.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557859317838198https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557859317838198Mon, 11 May 2026 20:36:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:34:27 GMT]]>@aburka

Tuta was the first switch I made, it ticked all boxes for my primary email accounts whereas Proton didn't. Later on I created a few Proton accounts (one for online payments, one to drop when an email was address required, etc). It was also a conscious decision to diversify and not have all the information in one place.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557851351271260https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557851351271260Mon, 11 May 2026 20:34:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:26:52 GMT]]>@droidboy

Gerne ☺️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557821558675282https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557821558675282Mon, 11 May 2026 20:26:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:26:31 GMT]]>@a40yostudent

I don't drive, so it has fulfilled my purpose up until now. 🤷🏻‍♀️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557820140164184https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557820140164184Mon, 11 May 2026 20:26:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:25:42 GMT]]>@bash2

Thanks for the tip!
Checking it out now 🧐

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557816947048552https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linguistgoneforeign/statuses/116557816947048552Mon, 11 May 2026 20:25:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:16:43 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign that's why I am on Mastodon

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.meowing.zip/ap/users/116553240143515978/statuses/116557781608708316https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.meowing.zip/ap/users/116553240143515978/statuses/116557781608708316Mon, 11 May 2026 20:16:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 20:16:27 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign Replace 'old' Organic Maps with the new kid on the block: @CoMaps

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://momou.social/users/bash2/statuses/116557780594687997https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://momou.social/users/bash2/statuses/116557780594687997Mon, 11 May 2026 20:16:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 19:36:34 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign how organic maps can be a choice, without real time traffic?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://iosdev.space/users/a40yostudent/statuses/116557623755525233https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://iosdev.space/users/a40yostudent/statuses/116557623755525233Mon, 11 May 2026 19:36:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 19:22:27 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign Boah, über deine Liste habe ich gerade Tuta entdeckt. Sexy!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.cologne/users/droidboy/statuses/116557568268492481https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.cologne/users/droidboy/statuses/116557568268492481Mon, 11 May 2026 19:22:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 19:16:53 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign I'm interested in your choice of Tuta *and* Proton, why and what's the division of labor? Also what makes Fossify better than either of their calendars, if you feel like expounding

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116557546370657624https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116557546370657624Mon, 11 May 2026 19:16:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm very happy to see how my 3-year journey replacing big tech with privacy-oriented, humane platforms is shaping: on Mon, 11 May 2026 17:39:37 GMT]]>@linguistgoneforeign 👍

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/salixsericea/statuses/116557163862449308https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/salixsericea/statuses/116557163862449308Mon, 11 May 2026 17:39:37 GMT