finally, something I can bookmark without a #dystopia tag.
Maple Linux, #madeincanada for #cdndid day. #buyCanadian, also when it' free. 😁
Thanks, @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty
Last post for today because I got #EasterEggs in the wild just screaming at me to be found.
I don't know much about #Linux, but on #CDNdid it's appropriate to highlight a Canadian version with a great Canadian name - Maple Linux. Sweet...
#FOSS #OpenSource #MastodonCanada
https://fossforce.com/2026/04/proudly-canadian-maple-linux-1-4-who-knew-tux-could-be-so-polite/
In February I personally started transitioning away from my decades old GMail account. It's still a work in progress as I underestimated just how embedded Google is in my everyday online transactions. My family members still use Google apps so I'll always have some level of data security to deal with. But I'm working on it.
This past month I dumped Chrome and moved to a new private alternative - #Vivaldi and so far I'm happy with the choice.
It's the 1st Sunday of the month and so we celebrate #DigitalIndependance Day in Canada. What have you done this past month to secure your personal data? Did you exit X or flee Facebook? Did you #DeGoogle or switch to an #OpenSource software alternative?
Tell us what you accomplished and encourage others to take action. Start small and regain control over your data a little bit at a time.
Our next Digital Independence Day is fast approaching - April 5th. We have added a new email template and encouraging #MastodonCanada to use it and reach out to your elected representative. It can be a useful email that you can send monthly, perhaps 2 weeks before each 1st Sunday of the month.
Just follow the link below and scroll to the bottom of the page to access all email templates, including this newest one.
#CDNdid #DID #DigitalSoverignity
https://elbowsupdigital.ca/resources/email-templates/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116217146358807272
Just another example of why #DigitalIndependance is so important, and why GMail Gemini shenanigans drove me to Proton Mail. The tech bros don't take no for an answer. You are getting #AI and you will love it.
@Rickd6
Asking for assistance is a great first step. My request for email alternatives last month gave me 2 or 3 recommendations and, after some research, GMail is now only for SPAM filtering.
I've quote-boosted your request so hopefully you'll get some responses.
Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦
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