I host everything privacy related on a server in the basement. Email, XMPP, mumble, calendar etc. I mostly use OpenBSD these days, but any security is a bonus.

I host everything privacy related on a server in the basement. Email, XMPP, mumble, calendar etc. I mostly use OpenBSD these days, but any security is a bonus. I mostly do it for the minimalism. The pledge and unveil stuff built into the browsers is nice. I have at this point dumped pretty much everything but self curated Reddit and HN, not just for privacy but for general sanity as well... That is also mostly the reason that I keep my phone (which is dumb anyway) turned off unless I need to use it.