"In the end, that might be Big Tech’s greatest strength: Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft have accumulated so much power that it’s inconvenient to even consider alternatives."

https://thehustle.co/originals/i-tried-a-big-tech-diet-it-didnt-go-well

#digitalvegan

I tried a Big Tech diet. It didn’t go well

One man’s journey into a lonely, lonely world without Big Tech

HubSpot
Automakers Are Sharing Driver Data with Insurers without Consent - Schneier on Security

#Fediverse users are the digital equivalent to vegans.

You make some sacrifices for what you think is a better, healthier, ethical way.

And it wouldn't even be a sacrifice if everybody around you was actually interested instead of constantly asking you to eat meat / use instagram.

#vegan #digitalvegan

«Cult of the Dead Cow [..] giving people the ability to #OptOut of the #DataEconomy [..] a THING that will once again change the world, with the style and chaos that only the herd can bring» https://gizmodo.com/cult-of-the-dead-cow-launches-veilid-encryption-project-1850699803 #DigitalVegan
Cult of the Dead Cow Wants to Save Internet Privacy with a New Encryption Protocol

At a time when threats to digital privacy are at an all-time high, one of the web's most formidable hacktivist groups may offer a solution with "Veilid."

Gizmodo
Protect yourself from online tracking | Privacy International

Online tracking is a widespread practice with questionnable ethics and legal backing. Learn how to limit your data from being collected unwillingly and disrupt the tracking industry!

We have nothing to hide, only everything to protect — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software

«#DigitalVegan's are deliberative about the hardware and software they use and the data they consume and share [..] an ethical computing environment helping its users #avoid the tech giants [..] proof of their monopolistic information power»
[ReT 🤹 10 Aug 2020]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/technology/blocking-the-tech-giants.html
I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible.

As lawmakers debate whether Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are monopolies, a reporter recalls her attempt to avoid interacting with the companies.

The New York Times

Mein aktuellstes digitale Bild von mir ist über 5 Jahre alt. (Ge)Wissen ändert das Verhalten.

#DigitalVegan

Ein bewusster Schritt auf dem Weg #DigitalVegan zu werden.

https://todon.nl/@schratze/105486849950431625

dark schrat (@[email protected])

Installing an adblocker is the gateway drug into anti-consumerism, which is in turn the gateway drug into anti-capitalism. Tell all your friends how to install adblockers.

Todon.nl

J'aime bien le concept de #DigitalVegan... à développer pour faire comprendre aux gens, les choix éthiques que l'on fait pour notre vie numérique !

"Kashmir Hill concludes her series on ditching the #BigFive with a Purism Librem laptop and a little help from her friends 🤓 "https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-life-it-was-hel-1831304194

via @Purism

I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell

Week 6: Blocking them all A couple of months ago, I set out to answer the question of whether it’s possible to avoid the tech giants. Over the course of

Gizmodo