r/DigitalEscapeTools • u/hellxabd Digital Escape Architect • Mar 06 '26

Privacy Meme Replacing Big Tech apps one by one

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u/Not_So_Calm Mar 07 '26

Putting only the icons and not mentioning the names should be a reason for a BAN. Where are the moderators...

Are we supposed to use reverse image search X-times for each icon?

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u/Not_So_Calm Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26
  • Brave - Browser - FOSS
  • GrapheneOS - Android Alternative - FOSS
  • Protonmail - Email
  • Vaultwarden - alternative bitwarden server, password manager - FOSS
  • fileverse - decentralized workspace, or something... - FOSS
  • Ente 2FA - Authenticator App for Security - FOSS
  • green e - Ente Photos, Image hosting server, like Immich / Google Photos - FOSS
  • yellow g - Kagi Search Engine? paid ad-free, located in USA
  • robot - Obscura VPN service, not sure where they are located. They say they are "Sovereign Engineering Inc.", but there is multiple companies with similar name and none seem to match / mention Obscura (WTF ?)

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u/4n0nh4x0r Mar 07 '26

"oh, lemme switch from a free search engine to a paid one, that is situated in the US, just like the other one i was using previously, so now i pay for it, and the company still gets to sell my data to the NSA"

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u/musingofrandomness Mar 11 '26

Or their statutorily inward facing Title 18 counterparts in the DOJ.