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Tommaso Gagliardoni

You have probably seen this #viral #infographic on #eu #digitalsovereignty by #reddit user u/lukakopajtic. It was viral but not very accurate 😅 recommending #bluesky and #firefox as "EU alternatives"? How? Anyway, he just updated the infographic, and it's much, much better! Most issues have been corrected. I think there is still a couple of issues I disagree with: 1) recommending #matrix instead of #jabber #xmpp 2) recommending #lineageos instead of #grapheneos (but OK, I can understand this if the focus is on self-sovereignty only), 3) recommending #droidify instead of #accrescent (but, even here, I can understand if the goal is to replace #playstore ), and 4) recommending #thunderbird as a comparison to #gmail (nothing wrong with Thunderbird, but that's an email client, not a Gmail-like suite provider, I would have rather recommended #mailfence or #mailbox ). Kudos for the initiative though, the intentions are good!

reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comment

A table of recommendations on EU or federated services and products in tech that replace US-based ones.
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pospi

I really want to keep using & supporting #gecko but #Mozilla is going down the toilet- what to do?

#Firefox desktop -> #LibreWolf (that was easy, simply copied my profile and it all came back exactly as before)

#Firefox mobile -> #IronFox (also easy on #GrapheneOS via #Accrescent store)

I can still use #FirefoxSync on both which is nice 'cos I am not quite ready to leave that convenience yet.

Now it's mostly just a matter of replacing my dependency on #Pocket (compiled out of LibreWolf), but that was on my list of services to deprecate anyway...

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MarkusWET :fednet:

Installing FOSS apps on your phone sometimes certainly feels like an eternal XKCD 927 purgatory.

- Apps by GrapheneOS for some GrapheneOS apps (and assorted ✨other✨ apps).
- Obtainium for installing apps directly from source/repos.
- Neo Store for installing apps who cannot be arsed to have .apk files in their repos (#AntennaPod), yet without dealing with the typical F-Droid shenanigans.
- Accrescent, because hell, why not! The more, the merrier!
- And, of course, Google Play Store for the corporate goblins.

#FOSS #GrapheneOS #Obtainium #NeoStore #FDroid #Accrescent #GooglePlayStore #XKCD #XKCD927

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J. R. DePriest :verified_trans: :donor: :Moopsy: :EA DATA. SF:

@librewolf is on the Fediverse, y'all.
I haven't switched out my laptop yet but I'm now running IronFox on my phone. That led me to a new supposedly privacy focused Android store app, Accrescent to use instead of F-Droid.

The most secure way to install IronFox is from Accrescent - and this is the installation method we recommend most users use. Accrescent is a new and upcoming, free and open source Android app store - with a focus on privacy & security (See here for a list of some of Accrescent's key features). It's currently used by other privacy and security-focused projects, such as Molly, and recommended for use by GrapheneOS, among other privacy and security-focused projects and researchers.

I can still synch to my Firefox profile with IronFox and it had all the mobile extensions (in their own repository) I expected.

#FireFox#FireFoxAlternatives#ByeByeFireFox
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Accrescent

With the Amazon Appstore shutting down, it's becoming even more important to invest in sustainable alternative stores you can trust.

See how you can invest in Accrescent's future! A little help goes a long way:

accrescent.app/faq#contributing

More information on the Amazon Appstore discontinuation on Android:

amazon.com/appstoreonandroidFAQ

AccrescentAccrescent Frequently Asked QuestionsAnswers to frequently asked questions about Accrescent.
#privacy#security#appstore
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drwx

@m2m I'd love to get a Fairphone. At the moment I have a Galaxy S24 from my employer which is fine.. I've replaced all the default apps/keyboard with FOSS/offline alternatives and use both #Accrescent and #Obtanium for APK installations.

I'm hoping alternate firmware will be available to this phone sooner than later.

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CryptGoat

@GrapheneOS While I appreciate bringing up the security concerns the existence of alternatives to #FDroid I do not think we have those when it comes to pure FOSS apps without the usual big corporate trackers/libs. #Accrescent lists a few apps and fails to provide relevant information about them (such as requested permissions). E.g. #Qlango includes multiple tracking libraries by #Meta / #Facebook and doesn't look like it is FOSS to any degree. Even while the #FDroid repo is not carefully curated I don't run into traps like these. 🤷

There is a need for a curated and maintained FOSS app repo and currently there is nobody but @fdroidorg providing it. #Obtainium, #Accrescent are mostly option for expert users who exactly know who to trust and what they are looking for. @Kulei @newhinton

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Perivi Yohanesburgo 🍐

Recordemos que #Telegram no es una app de mensajería ni segura ni privada aunque se nos haya vendido como tal, y en verdad se acerca más a una red social comercial y centralizada, aunque sea de lejos mejor que las otras (al menos por el momento).

Para comunicaciones privadas la recomendación suele ser #Signal (disponible en las stores de Apple y Google) y tiene un fork compatible con #OpenStreetMap y #UnifiedPush llamado #Molly (disponible en #Accrescent y en su repositorio de #FDroid).

Mención especial a #Briar para mensajería local a través de Bluetooth y #SimpleX para comunicación sin identificadores, que suelen ser otras recomendaciones aunque personalmente no he tenido oportunidad aún de probarlas.

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