’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech.
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Before I could pick my 2026 goal for #DanmarkSkifter, I did a digital status. I was mildly surprised when I saw my 2025 digital changes together. I looked at the list and thought: ’Tell me you hang out in the Fediverse without telling me you hang out in the Fediverse.’
From Outlook to Tuta
From Office to Libre
From MS Authenticator to Ente Authenticator
From Google Play to F-Droid
From Spotify to AntennaPod
From Firefox to Vivaldi
From DuckDuckGo to NoAIDuckDuckGo
And I bought a back-up drive.@CiaraNi lol, we are all heading that way.
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Why is no one asking these questions:
Why are the wealthiest corporations shoving AI so hard?
Why are billionaires so keen on this dubious product?
Why are billions of investment dollars being wasted on this white elephant?
Why are politicians running away from AI issues?
I've seen these questions arise but no real satisfactory answers. Just $$$$$$
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’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech. March 20th is Big Switch Day. I’ve named my goal now. I’m already almost deMicrosofted, except for my photo archive. I moved to Libre & Tuta mail and have been purging photos as I await the release of Tuta drive. Now I’m committing myself to just get the photos off OneDrive and on to my computer, that I own, in my house, by March 20th. Then I’ll delete Microsoft. Then I’ll boast about it on the Fediverse.
@CiaraNi I've tried tuta's free tier and would be curious if anyone could suggest alternatives with better usability. Thanks!
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@CiaraNi I've tried tuta's free tier and would be curious if anyone could suggest alternatives with better usability. Thanks!
@mapto I've shared it, maybe someone can suggest something better for your needs.
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@gambolputte @CiaraNi @Tutanota indeed, I am thinking of making an account for my wife as well to start with, and start sharing between the two of us. Tuta to Tuta. It's slightly expensive to have two, and maybe later even more accounts, but it is such a relief to f. ex. finally feel safe to build a contact list to name just one thing.
@Orewoet @gambolputte @CiaraNi Shared calendars is only possible if both use Tuta - because of the encryption. You can ask support to enable the family option for you so you can add users.
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’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech. March 20th is Big Switch Day. I’ve named my goal now. I’m already almost deMicrosofted, except for my photo archive. I moved to Libre & Tuta mail and have been purging photos as I await the release of Tuta drive. Now I’m committing myself to just get the photos off OneDrive and on to my computer, that I own, in my house, by March 20th. Then I’ll delete Microsoft. Then I’ll boast about it on the Fediverse.
@CiaraNi Very good move. Just last week I found a completely unused #Microsoft One app on my computer and deleted it. For those still on #Windows, there's a nifty tool I have seen on social media a week ago to** remove all the intrusive eeew yuck of AI from the computer** (usual warning about running scripts from the internet unchecked apply) https://github.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI I am not affiliated or otherwise in contact with the developer, other than bowing in awe
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@Orewoet @gambolputte @CiaraNi Shared calendars is only possible if both use Tuta - because of the encryption. You can ask support to enable the family option for you so you can add users.
@Tutanota @gambolputte @CiaraNi
I admit that I don't really understand the Family option. I guess that the family option gives the possibility to add a family member to a subscription, so there is one "admin" for two (or more) persons.
But it costs the same as two separate subscriptions, so I personally don't really see the point.
It sounds good though, so is there perhaps another difference I am missing?Edit: I found out that it gives a shared storage and a shared email possibility. Hmm...
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”42% of Danes want to try alternatives to Big Tech. 68% would like to reduce their screen time. But far fewer act on it.
Habits hold us back. Network effects bind us to the same platforms as everyone else. This only changes if we shift collectively. When we shift together, new habits become easier to maintain.
When enough of us shift simultaneously, alternative platforms gain the critical mass they need. When we act collectively, change is possible.”
@CiaraNi #danmarkskifter is a fantastic idea, but isn't it contradictory that their website, directly or indirectly, has trackers? Two (2) found by Privacy Badger and Ublock Origin.
Tracking is bad. If they want us to leave big tech, a natural first step would be sanitizing their own website. If they don't it's a bit like claiming to be vegetarian and eating fish, or claiming to care for the environment while smoking.
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@rakoo @sebastian @Flatus Great information, thank you. I saw something somewhere about the Memories app but couldn't figure out if it fit into the NextCloud world. That sounds like a good solution, both as regards storage and synching images. Thank you for the recommendation and tips.
@CiaraNi @sebastian @Flatus
I use Les Pas on Android to automatically sync, it's smarter than a naive send because it knows what is remote and when I delete a photo it asks me if I want to delete on the phone, on the server of both. It also allows me to do albums by actual folders and not some proprietary thing again, and albums can be shared with nextcloud so others can see and maybe even add photos, etc -
@Su_G @CiaraNi @Pepijn in some degoogle thread in Spanish someone recently suggested this tysk/finsk server based cloud.1 Tb costs less than 4 €/month & it can even be shared. I use syncthing to sync different folders between mobile, laptop, personal and work computers. Unison for manual sync among pcs and rsync (ssh based) for backing up staff. If/when i try this storage I can describe it as ex.in case someone finds it useful to remove google one or Ms subscriptions...
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@jakobtougaard Jeg var ikke på Facebook, som giver udfordringer i dagligdagen (man er udelukket fra så meget) men til gengæld så slipper jeg for at skifte fra den. Twitter droppede jeg for Mastodon i 2022. Men WhatsApp, yikes - det er problembarnet. Jeg er på Signal men det er familien og de fleste venner ikke. Jeg kan derfor ikke slette WhatsApp endnu af samme årsag som du nævner. Jeg håber meget at der er en Tipping Point på vej også for WhastApp.
@CiaraNi Fik anbefalet #friendica, er der nogen, der har erfaringer, gode og dårlige?
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@CiaraNi Fik anbefalet #friendica, er der nogen, der har erfaringer, gode og dårlige?
@jeppe har lavet Friendica.dk, og det ser ud til at gå rigtig godt med det. Der er åbent for tilmeldinger hvis du har lyst til at prøve det af.
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@CiaraNi #danmarkskifter is a fantastic idea, but isn't it contradictory that their website, directly or indirectly, has trackers? Two (2) found by Privacy Badger and Ublock Origin.
Tracking is bad. If they want us to leave big tech, a natural first step would be sanitizing their own website. If they don't it's a bit like claiming to be vegetarian and eating fish, or claiming to care for the environment while smoking.
@arosano @CiaraNi Hey there. The only tracker being employed is https://usefathom.com/. What would you prefer in terms of web analytics?
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@jeppe har lavet Friendica.dk, og det ser ud til at gå rigtig godt med det. Der er åbent for tilmeldinger hvis du har lyst til at prøve det af.
@benjaminlj @CiaraNi @jeppe tak, det vil jeg prøve!
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’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech. March 20th is Big Switch Day. I’ve named my goal now. I’m already almost deMicrosofted, except for my photo archive. I moved to Libre & Tuta mail and have been purging photos as I await the release of Tuta drive. Now I’m committing myself to just get the photos off OneDrive and on to my computer, that I own, in my house, by March 20th. Then I’ll delete Microsoft. Then I’ll boast about it on the Fediverse.
@CiaraNi I did exactly this not long ago, I had already migrated to proton mail and all my photos are stored in a repurposed dell PC turned into a server, 6 TB of storage is more than enough for a family of 3, the only thing i need to do is delete my Microsoft account, once i have updated my online accounts to my proton email address is bye bye MSfT , my google account has a fake name so i dont care about that one, no contacts on google, no photos on google photos. All in my private server now.
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”42% of Danes want to try alternatives to Big Tech. 68% would like to reduce their screen time. But far fewer act on it.
Habits hold us back. Network effects bind us to the same platforms as everyone else. This only changes if we shift collectively. When we shift together, new habits become easier to maintain.
When enough of us shift simultaneously, alternative platforms gain the critical mass they need. When we act collectively, change is possible.”
@CiaraNi Cool! Here in Germany a similar campaign started recently. Focusing on every first Sunday and suggestions framed as recipes. https://di.day/category/rezepte/ (in german, but foran impression). It would be interesting to compare the developments.
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@lari @sebastian @Flatus Thank you for the recommendation. That sounds worth a look.
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@arosano @CiaraNi Hey there. The only tracker being employed is https://usefathom.com/. What would you prefer in terms of web analytics?
@joshbuddy @CiaraNi usefathom was not mentioned by Privacy Badger.
I don't prefer any analytics. Let them work with focus groups while in development, and when in production.
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@joshbuddy @CiaraNi usefathom was not mentioned by Privacy Badger.
I don't prefer any analytics. Let them work with focus groups while in development, and when in production.
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@CiaraNi
Yes! It makes me feel good to see what a start I’ve already made!! Your list so useful, so helpful for that!
@Su_G Agreed. It's encouraging to see that even carefully paced, separate little steps are definitely leading somewhere. We're getting there, all of us, all in this together!
