Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    13 days ago

    This is a weird line in the sand. Instead of focusing on where something is build, shouldnywe focus on technical details and software licenses?

    For example, Signal is based in the US, but the app is structured in such a way that they have minimal information: just the creation time and last login, associated with a phone number. That has even been tried in court, and that’s literally all they could provide. Telegram is worse technically speaking, but it’s headquartered outside the US.

    Don’t evaluate software based on where it’s developed, evaluate it based on what is does and can do in the future.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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      15 days ago

      Not all online services are streaming media services. There are lots of other US services to get away from.

      • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
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        15 days ago

        For example?
        Other than apple google and facebook

        Edit: Smooth, no examples. Stay classy.

        • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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          15 days ago

          You want me to list every US tech company that provides an online service? That’s absurd. Am I supposed to be proving that there are more than three companies in the USA that do this?

    • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 days ago

      Xi isn’t going to take me away to special education camps. They can have my data.

      • Goretantath@lemm.eeEnglish
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        14 days ago

        Pretty sure they already have detention centers wjere they send their “unwanted”.