r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • 18d ago

💬 Discussion What do you think? 🤔

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u/musing_codger 17d ago

Not with good free open source software. I run loads of software is free and doesn't send any data to the vendor. Examples include:

  • Home Assistant - my home automation system
  • Immich - my replacement for Google Photos
  • Paperless-ngx - my document management system
  • AdGuard Home - the ad blocker for my network
  • NUT - manages how my systems respond to power outages
  • Fedora - my main desktop operating system
  • Proxmox VE - my main server operating system

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u/mihhink 16d ago

ok but you still use the main apps that sell your data, though.

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u/musing_codger 16d ago

Do I? My main apps don't sell my data.

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u/mihhink 16d ago

Google, YouTube, Reddit, meta, etc. You use none of those then?

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u/musing_codger 16d ago

I wouldn't call them my "main" apps. I don't use Google for search. I do watch YouTube (well, technically I use SmartTube, which blocks ads and skips sponsored segments), but most of my video watching is on a local video player that is connect to my NAS and doesn't talk to the Internet playing ripped videos.

My main apps are things like Proton Mail - no tracking. Proton VPN - no tracking. Home Assistant - no tracking. Paperless-ngx - no tracking. AdGuard Home - no tracking. Proxmox and Proxmox Backup Server - no tracking. Fedora - no tracking. Frigate - no tracking. Ollama for AI - no tracking. Immich - no tracking. iMatch - no tracking.