Oh, the joy of trying endless apps just because they can swap data like a middle school dance! Let's all cheer for #interoperability, aka the blandest tech buzzword of the century. Honestly, why own your data when you can just play pass-the-parcel with it?
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/love-for-interoperability/ #dataownership #techbuzzwords #appdevelopment #userexperience #HackerNews #ngated

No login. No cloud. No tracking.
121Drop is a backup app that works offline—no internet, no subscriptions, no strings.

You control the process, the storage, and your data.

Private by default.
Join the waitlist if you’re ready for real control: https://is.gd/W9NUK9
#121Drop #NoCloud #PrivacyFirst #DataOwnership #OfflineApps

Selhosted P2P E2EE File Transfer & Messaging PWA

* #OpenSource
* #CrossPlatform
* #PWA
* #iOS, #Android, #Desktop (self compile)
* App store, Play store (coming soon)
* Desktop
* #Windows, #MacOS, #Linux (self compile)
* run `index.html` on any modern #browser
* #Decentralized
* #Secure
* #NoCookies
* #P2P #encrypted
* No registration
* No installing
* #Messaging
* Group Messaging (coming soon)
* Text Messaging
* #Multimedia Messaging
* #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
* Offline Messaging (in #research phase)
* #FileTransfer
* #VideoCalls
* #DataOwnership
* #SelfHosted
* GitHub pages Hosting
* #LocalOnly storage

Check it out!

https://positive-intentions.com

(Degoogled links to the apps)
- Chat: https://chat.positive-intentions.com
- File: https://file.positive-intentions.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions

Ah yes, because who needs cloud calendars when you can dive into the abyss of self-hosting chaos? Welcome to part 1 of "How to Make Your Life More Complicated," where we pretend owning our data is just a simple Python script away.
https://emilygorcenski.com/post/owning-my-own-data-part-1-integrating-a-self-hosted-calendar-solution/ #selfhosting #chaos #cloudcalendars #dataownership #pythonhumor #techirony #HackerNews #ngated

I think it's better that we sell the data we want to sell. You create data, and then you sell it. We need to improve our data compilation and creation skills. We are tired; our data has always had to be mined and collected, but we can't gain anything from it. We also become products because the company collects our data, which we agreed to blindly, and the company makes money from advertisers in exchange for our data for targeted advertising. #DataOwnership #DigitalRights #SellYourData #PrivacyMatters #WeAreNotProducts #DataEmpowerment

Tips: kaebecomyn.rad

I've build a stack for an open productive environment

- Core (MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Adminer und Traefik)
- Website: Drupal
- Version control: Gitlab
- Mail: Mailcow
- Drive: Nextcloud
- Office: OnlyOffice
- Project management: OpenProject
- Notes: Hedgedoc

It needs 6cores-16GB-RAM-something to run

If this works out: good bye github, google, onedrive, msoffice!

https://gitlab.nasarek.dev/rnsrk/open-productive-stack

What if I change my online presence from "my data is to be mined and I and my data are the product" to something more like: "the data that I choose to sell is for sale," along with the price I agreed to, driven by the market? #DataOwnership #DigitalFreedom #OnlineIdentity #TechEthics #PersonalData #DataSovereignty

Discover how data governance shapes business success. Real stories, best practices, and debate on data quality and security. #DataGovernance #DataQuality #DataSecurity #DataStewardship #DataManagementBestPractices #DataCompliance #DataOwnership #DataLineage #DataCulture #DataDrivenDecisions #DataAudit #DataTrust #DataProtection #DataStewardshipTeam #DataDictionary
https://medium.com/@sanjay.mohindroo66/data-governance-best-practices-ensuring-data-quality-and-security-62cc1aae0f1f

This morning, I was on the phone with a potential client, and I suggested they migrate to a NextCloud solution instead of their current cloud provider. When I explained that one of the main reasons, in my opinion, is to remain the owner of their own data, they reacted ironically, saying that at that point, people like me would have access to all their data. They seemed less worried about a large cloud provider than about a company "closer" to them.

I explained that they could encrypt everything, but they weren’t entirely convinced.

We parted ways on good terms, but with little hope.

Two hours later, they called me back. They did some research and asked a few colleagues. They’re now considering the idea and even apologized for the joke.

There was nothing to apologize for; it's just that some dynamics can be unclear (especially since we're so used to the promises of salespeople, often far from reality).

The Cloud: The Big Lie We’re All Buying Into https://tomsitcafe.com/2025/03/25/the-cloud-the-big-lie-were-all-buying-into/ #cloudsecurity #dataprivacy #cybersecurity #infosec #cloudrisks #databreaches #DeadSwitch #dataownership #cloudillusion #techillusion

Pasar de usar los producto de #meta y #google a #redesFederadas o alternativas es una decisión que me hace sentir bien pero a la vez custa mucho, porque despues de mas de 20 años uno depende muchisimo de esos servicios.

Desprenderse de cosas es un proceso lento y a veces doloroso y creo que habrá cosas que siga necesitando bastante tiempo pero creo que después me va haciendo feliz.

One of the things I've been advocating for years - and where I want to raise my voice even louder - is the importance of owning your data. #OwnYourData

Over the past few days, I’ve come across two examples of how misinformation is causing immense damage, leading people to believe that there's no alternative but to hand over their data to big corporations, putting themselves entirely in their hands.

- A well-known lawyer, just before a meeting, warned about using Teams and its new "virtual assistant," which joins conferences before anyone else and transcribes everything. When I pointed out that it would be wise to use alternative tools (like Jitsi, for example, but there are others), he abruptly ended the conversation, saying, "We've lost this war. There's no alternative anymore."
That wasn’t the right moment for a detailed discussion, so I just noted that alternatives do exist - but if no one starts using them, and if we passively accept certain behaviors from certain companies, things will never improve for us.

- Just now, I received another one of those emails that hurt more in the heart than in the wallet: "Our e-commerce is taking off, so we’re moving it to Shopify to better manage our growth."
I replied, trying to explain that handing over a growing e-commerce business to a third-party company (right now, they have full access to their own server - meaning all their databases, data, etc., are under their control) means losing ownership of it. Prices could change at any moment, contract terms could shift negatively, and, worst case scenario, if Shopify itself faced issues (which seems impossible today, but think of giants like Kodak), they could lose everything. Of course, they’ll do what they think is best, but I feel obligated to warn them.

Luckily, others are making the opposite choice. But I keep wondering: since these big platforms aren’t exactly cheap, rather than "selling themselves" to them just for (potentially) fewer headaches, wouldn’t it be worth paying someone (not me, of course, but someone working exclusively for them) to handle these things - ensuring they retain full ownership of their business and their data?

Should be a law: if you run a web app that stores user data behind a login, you are required either to allow users to scrape their data (no anti-scraping tech blocking authenticated users) or to provide an API they can use to access it at no additional charge.
It should literally be illegal to lock users data into your site and prevent them from implementing their own automation to access it.
#tech #web #dataOwnership #dataRights

"…social networking through protocols like ActivityPub, which powers platforms like Mastodon and Pixelfed. These federated systems demonstrate how decentralized networks can achieve global scale while preserving local autonomy, an alternative to centralized social media, where users can choose their communities, set their rules, and maintain ownership of their digital presence."

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-revolution-will-be-decentralized/

im aiming to create an #encrypted #secure and #private #filetransfer and #messaging app. (because thats the only type worth working on)

I've highlighted some features below:

- #Decentralized
- No #cookies
- #P2P #encrypted
- No #registration
- No #installing
- #GroupMessaging (coming soon)
- #TextMessaging
- #MultimediaMessaging
- #OfflineMessaging (in #research phase)
- #FileTransfer
- #VideoCalls
- #DataOwnership
- Optional #SelfHosting
- #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
- #OpenSource

Check it out!
#Blog: https://positive-intentions.com/blog/introducing-decentralized-chat
#GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat
#Demo: https://chat.positive-intentions.com