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Paddy66@lemmy.mlto
Technology@lemmy.world•UK: Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announcesEnglish
6·2 months ago70% of Australian children get around the ban. And besides: https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/sm-ban-bad-idea/
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•URGENT: UK Gov Social Media Consultation - protest vote with this text!English
2·3 months agoFair. Or just fill it in with full answers - even better!
Either way we need to let them know that there is opposition to a ban. The questions are worded to herd you towards saying yes to age verification for all 🤬
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Crowd-sourcing the best parent tech tips: Rebel Tech AllianceEnglish
2·3 months agothank you for this- we included that front ends link on the page 😁
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Crowd-sourcing the best parent tech tips: Rebel Tech AllianceEnglish
1·3 months agothank you! I like that you suggested irl activities like https://upperstory.com/en/turingtumble/
The point about games is a good one. Free games apps are terrible for collecting location data. Do you (or anyone here) know of a place/collection of open source games? They don’t have to be free (£$ money free) but they would have to be open source to know they’re not data harvesters.
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Resisting Big Tech Empires - event with Cory Doctorow
2·4 months agoI’m not sure - you’d have to ask the organisers 😀
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Resisting Big Tech Empires - event with Cory Doctorow
5·4 months agoIt’s a FREE event!
We (Rebel Tech Alliance) will be there too! https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/
We’ll going through alternatives that people can switch to.
Don’t stop there! Replace all Big Tech apps:
Paddy66@lemmy.mlto
Technology@lemmy.world•"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizensEnglish
1·5 months agoThank you! Any ideas you have about how we can get the word out are very welcome…
Paddy66@lemmy.mlto
Technology@lemmy.world•"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizensEnglish
9·5 months agoI would assume that Anthropic’s stance is mostly performative. But while people are in boycotting mood they could solve the surveillance problem by quitting ALL big tech products. Here’s our site that lists all the ethical, non-spyware alternatives:
https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html
(Please share with your friends and family - we have zero marketing budget - thank you!)
Paddy66@lemmy.mlto
Technology@lemmy.world•A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions— Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump.English
1·5 months agoWhile people are at it they could quit ALL big tech. Here’s our site (that was not AI generated!):
https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html
(Please share with your friends and family - we have zero marketing budget - thank you!)
Thank you! Mystery solved… Is there another container that couples Transmission and Wireguard?
I’ve been using that same container, with Mullvad as the VPN. Fine for many months, then recently Transmission won’t surface on localhost… 🤷♂️
Seems to be something to do with Mullvad (from the logs) but I don’t understand what. I didn’t change anything 😂
Indeed. It’s for sharing with your less advanced friends and family 😁
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Full list of alternatives to Big Tech - Rebel Tech Alliance - please shareEnglish
1·7 months agoThank you!
I love the explanation of how software is written, read and whether we can ‘see into it’ and verify there’s no nasty stuff going on.
For that reason of course we do try to recommend FOSS whereever possible. However, we’re not totally against proprietary software, so long as the build in privacy-by-design features e.g. E2EE.
We actually want to build sofware ourselves, and are looking into how to build it open source. Any advice welcome!
I use them, and recommend them. Full E2EE is my number one requirement - after learning what can be done with just metadata.
Lack of 3rd party clients doesn’t bother me.
That they allow integration with your phone’s contacts app is a big win - Proton don’t allow that.
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Full list of alternatives to Big Tech - Rebel Tech Alliance - please share
1·7 months agoHi everyone, thanks for your comments.
Our main aim is getting large numbers of people away from the main big tech companies. We’re less bothered about precisely which alternatives they choose, just that they do make a move.
For the comments about Vivaldi - their anti-surveillance and anti-AI stance, coupled with their great functionality, makes them a perfect off-ramp from big tech browsers. We’re aware that there are hardened browsers with even more privacy, but they can be restrictive - certain sites not opening - and right there you’ve lost a bunch of people who aren’t ready for that kind of trade off (yet).
Our focus is trying to convince those who really don’t care about privacy, that there is a larger problem created by ad surveillance. It’s a tough sell. Probably I’m too far gone to explain at that level. All suggestions welcome!
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Full list of alternatives to Big Tech - Rebel Tech Alliance - please share
21·7 months agoThat’s a good idea. Fancy helping me word that definition?
Paddy66@lemmy.mlOPto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Full list of alternatives to Big Tech - Rebel Tech Alliance - please share
1·7 months agoBy big tech we mean the big ones: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Apple. But you can widen that as you see fit e.g. the AI companies, Netflix etc
Anyone having any luck running Bazzite for VR gaming?

















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