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You have two choices: 1. Trust one of the Big-Tech platforms. Use all the conveniences that it provides, such as Cloud storage, integration between devices, et
by bni 5y ago
You have two choices:
1. Trust one of the Big-Tech platforms. Use all the conveniences that it provides, such as Cloud storage, integration between devices, etc. Trust them with not leaking/selling your data (or maybe you are ok with this?). You can be damn sure they will analyze your data, for yours and theirs benefit.
OR:
2. Local computing with Debian (or preferred alternative). Participate in reviewing the source code that runs on your machine. Store data locally in your computer or NAS at home network. Do the boring work yourself.
You cant really have "no surveillance" and cloud services at the same time.
- silicon2401 5y agowhat about encrypting your data before backing it up to a cloud service?
- bni 5y agoSure, but I would categorize that as under option 2.
- gaius_baltar 5y agoThat's my approach: cloud is just a dumb storage for backups, these services should not have access to the plaintext data.
- xanaxagoras 5y agoshout out to duplicati, makes this super easy
- koheripbal 5y agoThat's really just #2 because you are not really taking advantage of any of the cloud services besides storage - which is the cheapest and least innovative cloud service.
- helen___keller 5y agoAgreed, I chose (1) because after introspection I genuinely prefer the convenience given the tradeoffs. But I have the knowledge to pursue (2) at any point (right now my home linux server just acts as a pi-hole -- but it can do so much more if ever needed). Unfortunately, most people aren't aware they even have a choice, or what the tradeoffs are. I would love to see option (2) more accessible to the average Joe, but I know better than to expect that will ever happen.
- fsflover 5y agoDon't forget to also use Mobian on a smartphone: https://mobian-project.org https://mobian-project.org.