What do you think of these alternatives?

Fox · 2022-04-23T11:04:03+00:00

On the one hand, an "alternative" web browser could be LibreWolf, a fork of FireFox with improved features regarding security and privacy. Two alternative...

What do you think of these alternatives?

Fox

On the one hand, an "alternative" web browser could be LibreWolf, a fork of FireFox with improved features regarding security and privacy.
Two alternative social networks: Minds and Vero, the first would be an alternative to Twitter, and the second would be an alternative to Instagram, and from what I understand (I have not investigated enough) that both social networks are somewhat more committed to user privacy than the average social network.
An alternative to Google's Drive could be ProtonDrive, which is still in beta, but hey, let's let it develop. I would also like to know what you think of Infomaniak, which offers a complete suite alternative to Google, although I am not very clear how great is the commitment of this company with privacy.
Finally, as DNS I propose BlahDNS, which offer different servers with different services (adblock, anti-google filter...) and locations (Switzerland, Finland...)

Fox

Fox 00atGGcrab I found a encrypted cloud storage service alternative, but I am lazy to create a new discourse to show it, and although I have not found any mention of it I think some already knew it. It's called Tresorit, it's a bit expensive, but it's based in Switzerland and it doesn't look bad (it seems to be serious about privacy, I mean). It has also been mentioned once by Brave Software. What do you think?

Fox

Links:

LibreWolf: https://librewolf.net/
Vero: https://vero.co/
Minds: https://www.minds.com/
ProtonDrive: It is included with the ProtonMail account.
Infomaniak: https://www.infomaniak.com/en/hosting/service-mail/ecosystem
BlahDNS: https://blahdns.com/

OpSec

Fox

Infomaniak was from my list of ios apps lol. You never even heard of used it. Stop recommending shit without testing it first. and minds needs verification by real phone number etc

00atGGcrab

hi, fox.
all of these alternatives have already been suggested (except vero)
Minds
ProtonDrive
BlahDNS
Librewolf
Infomaniak

As for Vero, it looks great. Thanks for sharing.

OpSec

Fox

Closed source, stop recommending closed source shit.

Already gave people the best open source zero knowledge end to end encrypted cloud storage providers.

mega.nz
filen.io
internxt
proton drive

Fox

OpSec Hello xbdm, and thank you for your comment. I have a number of objections to what you have said:

I personally believe that your vocabulary is, as much as you eat, improvable, and that it leaves much to be desired for a forum that I consider "serious".
I understand the criticism regarding closed code, but I also don't think it's fair to label all closed source services and software as undesirable, not recommended, or "shit." There are many companies and developers committed to their work who decide not to publish their code, and it is not uncommon to see in this forum. For example, much of the code in Cryptee and Startpage (Startmail) have part of or are closed source software and are still recommended in PrivacyTools. If you do not like the closed code it is a licit and personal opinion that I respect, but do not apply or try to force your personal rules to the recommendations that we can and we want to give in a forum where there are many people apart from you, with personal opinions about the closed code as licit as yours.
Both Infomaniak and Minds and Tresorit publish part of their code, so the criticism of "It's that it's closed code" is not correct on your part.
I have tried Infomaniak before, and my experience has been quite pleasant. It is true that it can be improved in some situations, but in general they offer a good service and a good suite (born of collaborating with OnlyOffice, another software recommended in PrivacyTools), in addition to the fact that in legislative terms it is based in Switzerland, one of the countries most committed to privacy on the Internet in the whole world and one of the preferred countries to establish services dedicated to privacy, such as ProtonVPN&Mail, Swisscows and Quad9, which are alternatives also recommended in PrivacyTools, because this site is not dedicated to open source, but to software and alternatives dedicated and committed to user privacy, regardless of whether your code is more or less closed.
I hope I am not offended or annoyed with my answer, and if I have done so I apologize to you, I am just one more user of this forum who wants to share alternatives and improve in the company of the rest of users this forum and PrivacyTools.

OpSec

Fox

Startpage & Startmail is different lol. They been around for years. Minds, Infomaniak, & Tresorit is not on privacytools for a reason. Swisscows is a roundcube fork xd

Fox

OpSec I think you use a fairly unfair double standard with Startpage and Startmail compared to the rest of the alternatives I propose, plus you contradict yourself and your principles in the process, but as I say, it's your opinion versus mine, and I don't plan to argue about a childish one like this.

Fox

OpSec By the way, I was curious and saw your profile. I am personally honored that my description, "Fight for privacy and die for freedom," inspired you so much as to copy it. As a curiosity, that phrase was born from mixing a phrase I heard once, "Fight for what you want and die for what you love," and my love for privacy and freedom that characterize me as a liberal-libertarian. But hey, anyway, I'm glad you liked it. Greetings.

Fox

OpSec Hey, have you taken it off lol, so much have you been bothered by my comments? I am sorry.

PrivacyTools

Hi guys, thanks for opening up this discussion. Proton Drive was added now to: https://www.privacytools.io/#cloud