That is an entirely valid point - and exactly why I wrote that blog post. To help people to explain to those around them that they also need to do something about their privacy. Otherwise they’re giving you away by association.
Come to think of it, I probably should have mentioned that in the post 🤦🏼♂️
Good points.
Similar to the other reply - I haven’t moved to a privacy OS on Android yet because of money.
My fancy Samsung is not supported by those OSs (yet).
ah damn, I didn’t know that… I really like those dropdowns as they shrink the article a bit. ok will have to consider not using them.
FYI when you get the blog by email they are expanded by default.
Have you tried viewing it in an RSS reader? (Ghost blogs you just append with /rss)
yeah i’m here. You mean without the ?tracker part to the URL…?
It’s a Ghost blog and that gets added automatically - I’d rather it wasn’t there but I don’t know how to stop that, sorry.
Showing that they blocked right wing stuff in the past, and now align with the right wing, demonstrates that big tech doesn’t care about sides - they just want money and power.
Also: if you sign up for the email newsletter you’ll have an easier time as it’s in light mode.
no idea - it’s a Ghost blog so they must have requied that, which is lame…
We will get to that in the Big Tech Walkout 2026 programme. This is for people who have no idea about tech, and struggle to know the difference between a search engine and a browser. Imagine them trying to install Linux 😂
Baby steps
Here are some simple program steps to follow for the #BigTechWalkout2025 https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/collectiveaction.html
Just do those 6 things and you’ll cut your digital footprint dramatically by the end of the year.
Please also share that hashtag on socials and in the link in messages to friends.
Hi there, fair enough that’s true for now, but we tried to future proof it by putting Freemium based on what they say here
https://simplex.chat/faq/#how-are-you-funded
“What will be the business model? We are focusing on product-market fit, and as such the business model is still a work in progress. However, the app will have a freemium model with extra features or capabilities for paid users (taking into consideration a potential formula like 5% paying $5/month is $3/user/year - ~90% gross profit margin).”
Threaten them with having to communicate with you using email - they’ll install Signal 😂
Big tech lobbying is behind all this
Great list - thanks for sharing! I hadn’t heard of Inkscape - that’s a good find.
More alternatives here in the Alternatives menus of this site: https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html
wow! that’s quite a serious undertaking… especially if you need to be able to interact with it e.g. create new tasks, change due dates, mark as done/not done.
you sure?
RSS. And very happy that it is!
As long as software is available in the Software Manager to be installed that way… I don’t care what format it’s in.
But don’t make normies go to the terminal. It’s inhumane, and really does not help the masses get away from big tech - which is a worthier goal than keeping your software terminal-only.
oops. linked now…
It says “Payments are made after exchanging existing money into electronic money with the help of an Exchange service, that is, a payment service provider for Taler.”
Do they say anywhere who that payment service provider is? And are there options for who to use?
What is the relationship of fiat currency to tokens? is it €1:1 token?
This is excellent! Good work!