From m3shrom at riseup.net Wed Feb 25 09:14:57 2026 From: m3shrom at riseup.net (m3shrom) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:14:57 +0000 Subject: [HacktionLab] Alternatives to big tech for personal use? In-Reply-To: <1c6100f6-4641-4f02-9a49-0af76e8fe437@riseup.net> References: <608001101.260646.1766771899633.JavaMail.zimbra@puscii.nl> <5087087b-600c-473c-b78d-3856ffbc72d6@riseup.net> <1c6100f6-4641-4f02-9a49-0af76e8fe437@riseup.net> Message-ID: <2b03ac97-0d71-4ed9-bcb9-1085e8ed8e16@riseup.net> On 03/01/2026 10:52, brentc wrote: > > Having had a bit more of a look at Proton Mail, I think my impression > of their politics was off- they seem ok and the recent headlines > probably overblown. Is this about right as a summary? So it seems like this is a really easy and free option? with Proton Mail's google docs equivalent which seems really easy to get started with. A harder / hardest option is doing a self hosted Next Cloud or similar services. Are there any middle options that are vaguely ethical that people would suggest? Like a hosted/managed Next Cloud as part of a package? Having hosted email lists would also be good. Nice one Mick From mike at mbharris.co.uk Thu Feb 26 00:00:12 2026 From: mike at mbharris.co.uk (Mike Harris) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Subject: [HacktionLab] Alternatives to big tech for personal use? In-Reply-To: <2b03ac97-0d71-4ed9-bcb9-1085e8ed8e16@riseup.net> References: <608001101.260646.1766771899633.JavaMail.zimbra@puscii.nl> <5087087b-600c-473c-b78d-3856ffbc72d6@riseup.net> <1c6100f6-4641-4f02-9a49-0af76e8fe437@riseup.net> <2b03ac97-0d71-4ed9-bcb9-1085e8ed8e16@riseup.net> Message-ID: <63c723f6-fbd3-4c79-a116-c71138c78a5c@mbharris.co.uk> On 25/02/2026 09:14, m3shrom wrote: > > On 03/01/2026 10:52, brentc wrote: >> >> Having had a bit more of a look at Proton Mail, I think my impression >> of their politics was off- they seem ok and the recent headlines >> probably overblown. > > Is this about right as a summary? > > So it seems like this is a really easy and free option? with Proton > Mail's google docs equivalent which seems really easy to get started > with. > > A harder / hardest option is doing a self hosted Next Cloud or similar > services. > > Are there any middle options that are vaguely ethical that people > would suggest? Like a hosted/managed Next Cloud as part of a package? > Having hosted email lists would also be good. https://nexcloud.xtreamlab.net - let me know if you'd like a login to take a look Mick or anyone. > > Nice one > Mick > > > _______________________________________________ > HacktionLab mailing list > HacktionLab at lists.aktivix.org > https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab -- Mike Harris +44 07811 671 893 https://mbharris.co.uk - https://hacktionlab.org - https://xtreamlab.net