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=== Existing Resources and Guides ===
[https://padrestoreprivacy.okfn.orgcom/pgoogle-alternatives/google_alternatives "Alternatives to Google Products – the Complete List"] (20172018)- Most exhaustive and accurate
[https://wwwswitching.kuketz-blog.de/dassocial "Switching Social"] (2018) -krankeEthical, easy-wwwto-stopuse and privacy-using-google-web-services/ (2017)conscious alternatives
[https://raventoolsdegooglisons-internet.comorg/blogen/list "De-google-alternativesify Internet - List of services"] A list of free/ (2015)libre alternative services to centralized platforms, hosted by French non-profit Framasoft
[https://impossiblehqprism-break.comorg/complete-en/ "Prism Break" an exhaustive guide-leaving-google/ (2014)]
[https://wwwpad.theguardianokfn.comorg/technologyp/2013/may/02/how-stop-using-google-search-google_alternatives "Alternatives to Google services "] (20132017)
[https://www.kuketz-blog.de/das-kranke-www-stop-using-google-web-services/ "Stop using Google Web-Services"] (2017) [https://raventools.com/blog/google-alternatives/ "The Best Google Alternatives For Email, Search, Docs and Everything Else"] (2015) [https://impossiblehq.com/complete-guide-leaving-google/ "How To De-Google-ify Your Life: The Complete Guide To Leaving Google"] (2014) [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/02/how-stop-using-google-search-services "How to stop using Google - for search, email, video, maps and more"] (2013) [https://lifehacker.com/5876794/going-google-free-the-best-alternatives-to-google-services-on-the-web "Going Google-Free: The Best Alternatives to Google Services on the Web"] (2012)
A more generic guide about privacy and tools: https://www.privacytools.io/
==Search Engines==
https://searx.info (meta-search engine, free/libre software. just one instance of many: https://searx.dk https://search.disroot.org etc. full list of instances on http://stats.searx.oe5tpo.com/)
===[https://searx.info searx]=== Meta-search engine, free/libre software. Just one instance of many: https://search.fuckoffgoogle.net (also https://searx.dk https://search.disroot.org etc.) Full list of instances: https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Searx-instances ===[https://www.duckduckgofindx.com findx]=== An open source web and enterprise search engine and spider/crawler. This is a fork of Gigablast with news features and a powerful interface.(centralized, US companyand very strange, irrelevant results...) ===[https://www.gigablast.com Gigablast]=== An open source web and enterprise search engine and spider/crawler. ===[https://www.duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo]===
Centralized, US company. ===[https://www.metager.de (open MetaGer]=== Open source, privacy-focused search run by a non-profit NGO).
==Email Providers==
===[https://posteo.deposteo.de]===
Very good email provider. 1 Euro per month, no spam, no bullshit, just email. Posteo is based in Berlin and has a political agenda in regards to privacy protection. So they have encrypted servers and so on.
Also see: ===[https://posteomailbox.de/en/site/features=== org mailbox.org]===
Very good email provider. 1 Euro per month, no spam, no bullshit, just email. Mailbox is based in Germany and has a political agenda in regards to privacy protection. So they have encrypted servers and so on.
Also see: ===[https://mailboxprotonmail.org/sichere-email/===com protonmail.com]===
End-to-end encrypted email based in Switzerland. No logging. Complete anonymity. Open source and funded by the community, not ads. The free account offers 500MB storage and 150 emails per day. Paid plans are also available.
Also ===[https://riseup.net/en/email riseup.net]===Full disk encryption, personally encrypted email storage and many more fantastic features. Donate as you seefit for usage and apply for an account. High quality provider.===[https://www.thexyz.com thexyz.com]===Accounts come with secure, encrypted cloud storage as well as contacts, calendars, and team collaboration tools. All emails are stored encrypted at rest using AES 256-bit encryption, with double geo-location redundancy. ==Mobile Operating Systems== <b>Wichever OS you choose to install, don't install GAPPS!</b>------------------------------------===[https://lineageos.org/ LineageOS]===The most popular community distribution of Google's Android operating system. Using Lineage, it is possible to have a fully-functional android phone without all of the integration with google services that android ordinarily entails. Many LineageOS users choose to install things that will interact with Google services, but it is not necessary to do so. ===[https: //replicant.us Replicant]===Android without any proprietary crap. Replicant is similar to Lineage in that it is a distribution of Android, but has a much stronger dedication to the principles of free (libre) software. In practice, this means that it doesn't work on nearly as many device models and that some drivers are missing (GPU, Wifi, Bluetooth, etc.). It is an interesting project to help demonstrate how much Android relies on proprietary software to function, to debunk Google's myth that "Android is Free/libre software". '''Please note, you can order Replicant ready phones, shipped to anywhere, from the brilliant [https://protonmailresist.berlin/ Resist.comBerlin].''' ===[https://sailfishos.org/Sailfish OS]===Partially open source, developed by Finnish company Jolla and the Sailfish OS community. Licensed devices come with a (proprietary) Android compatibility layer as a stop-gap solution to the relatively small amount of native apps. Though it contains many proprietary parts, the community has ported the OS to a variety of existing devices beyond those sold by Jolla.
===riseupGApps alternative / [https://github.netcom/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki MicroG] ===Full disk encryption, personally encrypted email storage microG GmsCore is a free and many more fantastic featuresopen implementation of the Google Play Services Framework. Check out https://riseup.net/en/email for moreIt allows applications calling proprietary Google APIs to run on AOSP-based ROMs like Replicant and LineageOS. Donate Acting as you see fit a replacement for usage and apply for an account. High quality providerthe closed-source Google Apps (GAPPS), it is a powerful tool to reclaim your privacy while enjoying Android core features.
=== Near-future developments ===
[https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ PureOS] — Privacy-focused operating system and mobile phone currently in development. Several choices for UI and software. Phone will have a CPU that is separated from the baseband processor, and will have hardware kill switches for radios, microphone, camera, etc. [https://www.postmarketos.org/ postmarketOS] (pmOS), is a touch-optimized, pre-configured Alpine Linux that can be installed on smartphones and other mobile devices. The project is at very early stages of development and is not usable for most people yet, but it does have initial support for many different devices and seems to have considerable development momentum. They are "aiming for a 10 year life-cycle for smartphones". ==Mobile Operating SystemsApps ==
=== [https://sailfishosf-droid.org/ Sailfish OSF-droid] — Based on open source, developed by Finnish company Jolla ===F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Sailfish OS communityAndroid platform. Licensed devices come with a (proprietary) Android compatibility layer as a stop-gap solution The client makes it easy to the relatively small amount browse, install, and keep track of native appsupdates on your device.It can be used to replace Google Play store.
=== [https://puriosmand.smnet/shop/librem-5/ PureOSdownloads OsmAnd~] — Privacy-focused operating system ===Better Alternative to google maps. Global Mobile Map Viewing and mobile phone. Several choices Navigation for UI Online and software. Phone has CPU separate from baseband processor and hardware kill switches.Offline OSM Maps
=== [https://replicantwww.us Replicant] — AndroidOS without all the proprietary crap. Means it works only on some rather ancient devices and that some drivers are missing (GPU, Wifi, Bluetooth, etcdavdroid.). Interesting project to help demonstrate how much Android relies on proprietary software to function, to debunk Google's myth that "Android is Freecom/libre software". '''Please noteDAVdroid] ===Sync your contacts, you can order Replicant ready phones, post to anywhere, from the brilliant [https://autotelic.berlin/ Autotelic].'''calendars and tasks
==Maps and Navigation==
'''OpenStreetmap'''! - ===[https://www.openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap]===It's just so much better than google mapsGoogle Maps! You can edit the map yourself and add roads, houses or stores. Whatever you find relevant. Have a look at:
The OpenStreetMap is entirely non-profit and contributive. With it people can (re)appropriate the map itself: https://wwwand the territory, and invent new uses for it (like disaster recovery in Haïti that abundantly used OSM). Inhabitants of small, isolated places can together get to much better cartography than what is of Google's financial interests.openstreetmapData from OSM can be reused in each and every possible way, with no licensing conditions subjected to further changes.org
For comparison to Google mapsMaps: http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/
For routing: https://graphhopper.com/maps/
Download OpenStreetmapOpenStreetMap-Data: http://download.geofabrik.de/ Integrate OpenStreetMap in your website (Wordpress): https://wordpress.org/plugins/osm/ ===[https://www.digital-democracy.org/mapeo/ Mapeo]===
Integrate OpenStreetmap Open source map software. Primarily designed for offline editing for indigenous territory mapping and environmental monitoring in your website (wordpress): https://wordpressremote environments focusing on p2p data.org/plugins/osm/
===Arguments===
Giving Google a list of all the places you go not only help them profile your income and your habits, but it also enables them to target advertisement to you (according to where you may go) or predict your next moves. These data are invaluable for instance for insurance or transport companies to whom google may sell them. Geolocation data stored in Google servers, could potentially be used to incriminate people (you *were* at this protest, weren't you? You were not sick at home that day? etc.)
OpenStreetMap is entirely non-profit and contributive==Sync & Share Files with the Cloud== ===[https://owncloud.org ownCloud]===Replaces GoogleDrive. With You can host it people can (re)appropriate the map and yourself or trust one of the territory, and invent new uses for it (like disaster recovery in Haïti that abundantly used OSM)[https://owncloud. Inhabitants of small, isolated places can together get to much better cartography than what is of Google's financial interestsorg/hosting-partners community providers]. Data from OSM You can be reused in each use it on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, and every possible way, with no licensing conditions subjected to further changesiOS.
It is mainly for sharing and syncing files, but can do more. There are many apps to extend it, e.g. collaborative writing with [https://wiki.fuckoffgoogle.de/index.php?title=GoogleAlternatives#Collabora_Online Collabora].
==Docs and Sheets==
-'''===[https://etherpad.org Etherpad''' ]===For collaborative text editing.
-'''Mailbox Office''' If you have your email account at mailbox you also have a browser based office suite included: ===[https://mailboxcryptpad.org/ihr-officefr/Cryptpad]===Zero knowledge collaborative editing.
-'''LibreOffice Online''' Use libreoffice on the website directly:===[https://wwwmailbox.rollapporg/ihr-office/ Mailbox Office]===If you have your email account at mailbox, you also have a browser based office suite included.com/libreoffice
-'''LibreOffice (offline)''' The installed program libreoffice can open and save documents directly from servers (ssh, ftp), WebDAV ans so onAlso see: ===[https://helpwww.rollapp.com/libreofficeLibreOffice Online]===Use LibreOffice on the website directly.org/Common/Using_Remote_Files_1/pl
-'''===[https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Using_Remote_Files_1/pl LibreOffice (offline)]===The installed program LibreOffice can open and save documents directly from servers (ssh, ftp), WebDAV and so on. ===[https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ Collabora Online''' ]===Run an online office suite on your own serverAlso see: . Can be used within an [https://wwwwiki.collaboraofficefuckoffgoogle.com/codede/index.php?title=GoogleAlternatives#ownCloud ownCloud].
===Arguments===
Using googleGoogle's sheets and docs for your organizing is literally storing all your data with them complete with edit history of all collaborators.
==Browser==
Use Firefox, for example, to avoid worst Google-Spying on you. The Chrome Browser has several tracking functionalities that spy on user browsing behaviour:===[https://enwww.wikipediamozilla.org/wikien-US/Google_Chrome#User_tracking Google also connects data generated from the Google browser with other personal data it has gathered with other Google services.firefox/ Firefox]===
===Helpful Browser-Plugins for Firefox===
-'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/ Privacy Badger]''':
It prevents cookies and trackers that spy on your browsing behaviour. You can choose which trackers are allowed to track you and which ones are not. For example, it is recommended to deactivate all Trackers by Google (e.G. Google Analytics) and by Facebook (share buttons and so on)
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/
- '''HTTPS Everywhere''':[https://www.eff.org/https-everywhereHTTPS Everywhere]''':
- '''uBlock Origin''':[https://www.ublock.org/uBlock Origin]''':
-'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher/ User Agent Switcher]''':
This Addon will fake your browser randomly. So after a few minutes it switches browser and operating system. At least it seams like that for websites you are presently surfing on. This makes it very hard for websites to track you according the information you give them in connection to your browser and your operating system.
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher/
===Arguments===
Google's business model is based on selling YOUR personal and private data. It's called data mining and is a malicious business model!
 
The Chrome Browser has several tracking functionalities that spy on user browsing behaviour:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#User_tracking
 
Google also connects data generated from the Google browser with other personal data it has gathered with other Google services.
Yet, Firefox is *far* from being perfect: Firefox without extensions is as vulnerable to data-harvesting as any other browser. Management of cookies is really cumbersome, and they are accepted by default. Also by default are accepted ads, cross-site scripting and all these features of "modern" web that makes tracking easy. + Mozilla boasts about defending people's privacy when in reality they didn't do much to change anything about this (Isn't Google even still their default search engine, after years of collecting their money?), as for their implicit acceptance of DRM in HTML5...
==News==
 
===[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events Wikipedia Current Events]===
Displays the day's headlines and gives both source links and Wikipedia articles for context. It is hand-curated rather than automatic, which means it's quite low volume.
 
===[https://newstral.com/ Newstral]===
Very similar to Google News. It is a news search engine with a homepage that displays the most viewed content by topic and person mentioned. You can pin searches to the top of your dashboard without needing to sign up for an account. Available in German, Spanish, Dutch, and English.
 
===[http://www.freshnews.org/ Freshnews]===
A customizable dashboard of tech news headlines, organized by outlet. With an account, you can choose which sources are omitted from the dashboard, and blacklist keywords.
 
===[https://legiblenews.com/ Legible News]===
Scrapes the Wikipedia current events portal for new links, and displays them on the site.
 
===[https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/news Nextcloud]===
Has news RSS app you can self-host to build your own Google News alternative.
 
==Alerts==
 
===[https://github.com/huginn/huginn Huginn]===
A hackable version of Zapier/IFTTT that can be connected to APIs like DuckDuckGo and Twitter to listen for a keyword and send you alerts when that keyword is mentioned on the platform. [Here https://blog.andrewcantino.com/blog/2014/03/17/know-when-the-world-changes-with-huginn/] is a guide on setting up a self-hosted alert monitor with the tool.
 
===[https://www.talkwalker.com/alerts Talkwalker Alerts]===
A free alternative to Google Alerts which tracks mentions of a keyword across news sites, blogs, and social media, and sends you an email digest of the mentions. Good for passively tracking a company's activity, like Google! The [https://www.talkwalker.com/privacy-policy privacy policy] shows that your data could be shared with third parties if you connect external services to the platform, but this only applies to other Talkwalker products; Talkwalker Alerts is a standalone service. The ethics of the company aren't ideal, but it is at least not Google. You can feed the alerts into your RSS reader rather than email, too.
 
===[https://tt-rss.org/ Tiny Tiny RSS]===
A self-hosted feed aggregator which is [https://tt-rss.org/oldforum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2892 theoretically extensible] to listen for keywords within your added feeds. Possible to hack together your own version of Google Alerts by adding a lot of active feeds and writing your own plugin. Will take work, not ideal.
==Translation==
===[https://deepl.com/translator Deepl translator] ===Works MUCH better than Google Translate, and is accessible via torTor.
==Google Earth==
===[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_(software) Marble - It's a ]===A globe like Google Earth but with multiple maps you can choose from. For example historic maps, OpenStreetmapOpenStreetMap. You can even change the globe to moon or Venus or other planets. Great piece of software!Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_(software)
===Arguments===
-Google Earth is a closed source software -Google Earth collects data about what people search and combines this information with the general personal-data-database
Google+ is a social network by Google. It is a competitor to Facebook or LinkedIn. All of these services make money from personal user data.
===[https://podupti.me/ Diaspora]===
A decentralized social network. Open Source. Works perfectly. Compatible with Friendica.
 
===[https://dir.friendica.social/servers Friendica]===
A decentralized social network. Open Source. Works perfectly. Compatible with Diaspora.
 
===[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Social Gnu-Social]===
A decentralized social network. Open Source. Works perfectly.
-'''Diaspora''' ===[https://joinmastodon.org Mastodon]===A decentralized social networkwith an active user base spread out over many instances. Open Source. Works perfectly. Compatible with Friendica. Find servers you can sign on:https://podupti.me/
=== [https://project.hubzilla.org/page/hubzilla/hubzilla-'''Friendica''' A project Hubzilla] ===Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected websites featuring a decentralized social networkidentity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Open Source. Works perfectly. Compatible <br>It federates with Mastodon, Diaspora. Find servers you can sign on:https://dir., Gnu Social and friendica.social/servers
-'''Gnu-Social''' A decentralized social network. Open Source. Works perfectly.Also see: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Social==Google Analytics==
-'''Mastodon''' A decentralized social network with an active user base spread out over many instances. Open Source. Works perfectly.Also see: ===[https://joinmastodonmatomo.orgMatomo (formerly Piwik)]===License: * GNU GPLv3
https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo/blob/3.x-dev/LICENSE<br>
Alternatives to Google+ (and Facebook)Requirements:* PHP* MySQL/MariaDB
https://matomo.org/docs/requirements/ ===Arguments[https://github.com/countly/countly-server Countly]===License:  *AGPL v3 with modified Section 7.  https://github.com/Countly/countly-server/blob/master/LICENSE<br> Requirements:* a "linux" server https://resources.count.ly/v1.0/docs/system-requirements ===[http://www.awstats.org/ awstats]===License:* GNU GPL v3+  https://github.com/eldy/awstats Requirements:* Your server must log web access in a log file you can read.* To run awstats, from command line, your operating system must be able to run perl scripts ( .pl files ).* Perl module "Encode" must be available. https://github.com/eldy/awstats
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