Avoid Youtube

We have become increasingly reliant on Youtube to watch online videos, but other more privacy-respecting platforms now exist to do that. Discover unique content or watch Youtube videos anonymously using these alternative platforms...

Avoid Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat...

Social networks have become an integral part of our digital lives, but they have also become extremely thirsty of user data. With very bad privacy practices, regular hacks and data leaks, and an annoying ability to lock us down on their platforms, most major social networks should be replaced by free and open-source alternatives.

Avoid Messenger, Hangouts, Skype...

Online chat platforms are really useful, but their (bad) privacy and security practices shouldn't be ignored. Use one of these alternatives for private and more secure conversations.

Avoid Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge...

Web browers are the portal that we use to connect to the web. ...

Avoid Gmail, Outlook

In order to fuel "smart" functionnalities in mail clients, big corporations collect unreasonable amounts of data about their users and private communications. Choosing a more privacy-respecting mail client is key to your digital freedom.

Avoid G-Suite, Microsoft Office

Nowadays, the main office suites have become very closed and incompatible with their competitors, and some of them even come with a fairly high price tag. However, many open-source equivalents are available, offering great stability, standard file formats, and a great compatibility with other office suites.

Avoid Windows, Mac, Android

Text

Avoid Gmail

Nowadays, free mail prividers like Gmail actively scan emails to offer you relevant ads, and internet proividers can't all be trusted with private communications. If you need a truly secure email adress, try one of the services below.

Caution Github

Since Github has been bought by Microsoft, many have bacome wary of this service. While Githib is still running and improving over time, a few cases of arbitrary project closures related to Microsoft guidelines have happened in the past. Moreover, Github itself isn't completely open-source.

Text

Avoid Dropbox, Google Drive, Onedrive...

While they are very convenient, cloud providers like Dropbox and Google Drive have very bad privacy policies that enable them to possibly see the files you upload there, and aren't very secure. The following replacements offer better security and strong privacy practices.

Some 3D modeling programs, like Autodesk software, are very costly. Luckily, some excellent free and open-source alternatives exist for these purposes. Whether you're an amateur or professional, this software will help you accomplish what you want.