I shared a version of this guide earlier this year, but felt a website was needed to unpack the different options fully. So after an unreasonable number of hours, I put together the necessary data and website.

I hope this is digestible enough for the average person to help those looking to take that first step, or for people who are equally passionate and want to get their friends or family involved.

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Every time I post these guides, there is always feedback on things that can improve, or I got wrong. Please do share, as it is the best way for these to evolve!

    • FallenWalnut@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      Privacyguides is an excellent resource, and in fact, it is often linked on the website. You might be interested in https://privacy.purchasewithpurpose.io/, which prioritises tools validated by them.

      However, it isn’t meant to serve the same audience. PurchaseWithPurpose is there to make moving more digestible for the average user, while educating them on more advanced topics.

  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I think a lot of these guides could use more in-depth companion guides to go along with it. Changing your email provider for one is not a simple thing and there are concerns like loss of functionality (Gmail is a good product run by a shit company) and also how to make the process less overwhelming. Some services will give you the option to migrate all your emails from Gmail but maybe you want to start fresh, etc. Then there’s going to all of your providers and updating your contact email. Again, not as simple as signing up for another service.

      • SterlingArgent@piefed.socialEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Thanks for making these! The mix of thorough structured data and qualitative disclaimers is so useful.

        I’ve been curious about Infomaniak because I haven’t seen much about it until recently. Is “Open Source” the main reason Tuta and Proton are on the infographic instead?

        • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works
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          2 months ago

          I use Infomaniak for my email and cloud storage.

          They’re great, but lately their Linux app has had problems.

          When I reported it, they were really efficient and friendly.

          Also their data centers are heating buildings where I live.

          I would always recommand them as they offer really good prices too.

        • FallenWalnut@lemmy.worldOP
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          2 months ago

          I tried to limit it to 3-4 per section, and the email category was already so full - no specific reason. That said, I’ve since learned that Tuta’s free tier is a bit limited, so I might actually switch to Infomaniak Mail instead.

  • Blizzard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Nice guide! Lemmy is missing though 🐭. Also, what’s the point of moving from Twitter to BlueSky? They are no different. Mastodon is a great option.

    • FallenWalnut@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      I haven’t been too focused on Social Media given that it is less about features and more about community. But will look at adding a Reddit replacement.

  • human@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    Thanks for putting this together. Stuff like this is good for making it more approachable. I definitely have relatives that would benefit from this.

    One note though, it would be good if the key included all of the icons and not just the three causes.

    As the other commented pointed out, it would also be good to differentiate decentralized services, for example in the category with Mastodon and Bluesky.

    • FallenWalnut@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      Agreed, I’ll look to update the main guide infographic with all the causes. The website itself has these listed, though, if you prefer to share that.

  • Gloomy@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    This is me, but i did it in reverse. Once windows was behind me it kind of opened up the door to more change. Took me less than a year to arrive at not using my google account at all.

  • whome@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    What stumped me is that YouTube music and apple music are the starting point, and not Spotify.

    Also isn’t using your own Mailserver with your own domain on any webhoster plus Thunderbird a viable alternative? I’ve been doing this for like 20 years. That’s the beauty of email imo

  • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Great guide! Very useful for people discovering a world outside of the GAFAM’s.

    I’ve done everything, but leaving Whatsapp is the most difficult one. I use Threema and Signal with my close friends, but I can’t get rid of Whatsapp because of many groups I have to follow but I’m not close enough to people to ask them to switch.

    I’d love it if these two chat services proposed a separate app which would be interoperable with Whatsapp.

    Yes Meta would still get some of my data, but less than if I had Whatsapp directly.

    Also getting Whatsapp business and setting an automatic answer asking people to contact me through mail, sms or other chats is useful.

    Leaving youtube is also difficult as Peertube is lacking non tech content like basketball…