Logan Grendel (they/them/she)

Google is the feds, and the feds are fash. Things will disappear at best, and you may be in trouble for content in your Drive at worst. The best time to move your content is right tf now, darlings. Cryptpad.fr is a great alternative.

Getting off Google is literally imperative rn, for writers and artists but ESPECIALLY organizers.

Folks, we are in a time where feds are disappearing people from the street and posting supremacist content on official accounts. It's NOT a time to "wait and see" or recommend calm. Move now.

Organizers, PLEASE get your info off of Google right now. The safety of your communities may be at risk v soon. You can call it fear mongering if you want, but we're well past "wait and see" with this admin. Do not fafo with the safety of your folks. Cryptpad is right there. #deletegoogle

Jul 27, 2025 at 4:53pmWeb
Show thread𝓐𝓷𝓭𝔂𝓣𝓲𝓮𝓭𝔂𝓮 𓀤Jul 27, 2025

I personally have moved to a #cloud provider in the #EU. The #GDPR is your friend. I am using #Nextcloud, which gives one a wide choice of ISPs in different countries, or one can self-host, as it is all open-source.

I have also downloaded "Organic Maps" which works offline and doesn't track you.

@focusedoninfinity

Show threadSkypLabsAug 2, 2025

@andytiedye @focusedoninfinity FYI regarding Organic Maps:

"Community contributors to Organic Maps have expressed serious concerns about the project's governance, transparency, and the potential for shareholder profit at the expense of the community. They are calling for a shift to a nonprofit structure, greater inclusivity in decision-making, and financial transparency, and are considering starting a new project if these issues are not addressed."

https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-04-16/1/

Open Letter to Organic Maps Shareholders

Show threadMiakoda Jul 28, 2025
@focusedoninfinity I got off Google a few years ago, when I caught them reading my email. Glad I did. My Google account now ONLY gets used for YouTube - to watch, and post some pretty benign gaming videos. But, your post is a good reminder I should poke around and make sure I got everything.
Show threadMiakoda Jul 28, 2025

@focusedoninfinity

Where to go?

Google's password storage -> KeePassXC if you're a tiny bit saavy, Bitwarden if you're not.

Maps - PureMaps, or even HereWeGo

Calendar, Contacts, Files - NextCloud. Make your own server, or even an easy to deply VPS.

Docs - Sync files on NC, use LibreOffice

Nest, Google Home -> Home Assistant
Dear GOD get off Google's smarthome shit!

Show threadgunstickJul 28, 2025
@focusedoninfinity is it possible to mount cryptpad on linux as filesystem? Similar to gdrive and nextcloud.
Show threadDeterioratedStuccoJul 28, 2025
@focusedoninfinity
Unwise to simply remove yourself from it; sudden absence is a tell. Maintain your day-to-day existence, instead.