Thanks! Will take all this feedback on board. Can see how some of the wording is confusing. I am looking at slowly introducing more information on each tool (screenshots included). For now, I try to link people as to where they can get this e.g. privacyguides
I also didn’t know about the privacytools situation. Will absolutely look more into that.
Yup, an excellent option and it is listed on the site. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/office-suite/
It is worth noting the potential ties to Russia as that has been a deal breaker for some.
Brave certainly doesn’t come recommended. They are shown as they are a well-known option, but a big disclaimer is included to educate people on why not to use them: https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/software/3vx2w2oHoySUVasOnOa3aV/
People are all copying what they are familiar with, and that is Google. I list the providers that have AI Summaries as part of their offering; you can find one that doesn’t. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/search-engine/
Tidal
It is hard for me to be the arbiter of what tools are ethical enough, so I try to make these facts as easy as possible to find for people. In the end, it educates and ultimately most decide against using such tools (for example, Spotify). There is a note on Tidal’s profile about Jack Dorsey’s and Jay-Z’s involvement. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/software/34R8h9DOVPhaJ7CZMmKW48/
Oracle definitely fits under the tech giants to boycott… and also fuck Larry Ellison. Will keep this in mind for future tools, but feel free to post this on https://lemmy.world/c/PurchaseWithPurpose in the meantime.
They are on the website :) Just too many options to include them all on the infographic. https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/search-engine/
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.
On the list, will get there maybe in 2-3 weeks time! But if you want something sooner, maybe post on the community https://lemmy.world/c/PurchaseWithPurpose
Glad to hear you came right! Most new email providers have an onboarding process to help with this. Feel free to post on https://lemmy.world/c/PurchaseWithPurpose if you ever get stuck.
marginalia
Hadn’t heard of Marginalia search. Will look to include that on the website :)
It technically isn’t. There are better browsers for that. That said, the ultimate goal of these guides is to move away from big tech, so it won’t help going from one to the other.
If that isn’t a concern of yours, then no need to more.
That’s how aliases work. Pretty much all of the services listed here - https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/email/ - have them. You can have multiple email addresses, but yet they all go to the same inbox.
As a strategy to minimize your effort in the migration, start by forwarding all your Gmail accounts to the corresponding inbox and/or alias. You can then start using the new service right away and take as long as you need to migrate your accounts across.
how do
Not entirely sure of your situation. So you have 6+ Gmail accounts and want a service that can import them into a single account?
2c
Personally, I agree and have in the past put it in the left column. Right now I have settled for having a disclaimer against its name and might make that more prominent in the overview pages as well. https://purchasewithpurpose.eu/software/D5JUoM1dZysf7JJgTAWXy/
It is supposed to represent a European company. But will update it as it is confusing.
The guide has had many iterations, and you are right that at one point, they were entirely removed. I’ve ended up informing rather than hiding, as most of these names are already known, whereas not many people are aware of Spotify’s actions (for example). Proton is a little more complicated - I personally won’t use them, but I can see the nuance where some people might.
I don’t get any funding. I am a developer myself, so I do 80% of the work. The rest is self-funded and will continue for the foreseeable future.
Absolutely, please go for it. Just include the links so people can find the resources easily - thanks!
And your thoughts on Qobuz?
No, but involved different communities when creating it and some people made the move only to be told about Brave’s CEO history, then regretted it. Added the note so people can be informed one way or the other. Also, the thread linked gives an excellent opportunity for someone to get both sides of some of their controversies that have been shared with Brendan directly addressing each one in the comments.