actually I left 2 links in the post, each with the privacy policy for each of their products, I find it hard to believe the page was AI-generated, since it’s apparently been active since 2019

This carries a significant amount of risk; if you lose access to your device containing the files, you lose access to them entirely

The three companies I mentioned are also proprietary, but I get your point. I just don’t understand why I’m getting so many downvotes; my post was a “suggestion” for an extra tool to help us achieve our digital sovereignty. It’s not good to tie ourselves down to such a limited number of companies, especially since the more tools we have, the better. At least that’s my point of view.

I get your point about the VPN, but as for the Drive: not everyone has the know-how, resources, or patience to do things themselves.

there are very few taxis in the places I go to

I can’t really leave WhatsApp at the moment, but some European clients called “Haiket” and “Birdychat” were recommended to me for WhatsApp, so I’m going to try using them.

I can’t use Bolt because I’m not European, but that last suggestion is actually quite interesting.

Look, I used to use Gboard, and Heliboard was the one I liked the most (maybe because it looks like the old keyboard I used to use). Heliboard isn’t perfect out of the box, but if you take a few minutes to set it up, it becomes perfect. For example, when I install it, the first thing I do is increase the font size to 120%, because I think the letters are too small at 100%. I tried using Futo Keyboard but I thought it was awful; maybe it’s partly my fault because I didn’t take the time to configure it properly.

I’ve heard of Bolt, but I can’t use it as an alternative because I’m not European (as ironic as that may be); I’m Latin American. I prefer using services from EU countries because I admire their privacy laws.

I already use Aurora Store; the problem is that without it, some apps that are extremely important to me stop working.

it’s for reasons like this that I put “how can I improve my setup?” at the end of the post; I want suggestions on how to replace the apps that aren’t European

Actually, I’m not European, I’m Latin American, but I like to make sure the services I use daily are from EU countries, since I really admire their privacy laws. As for Uber, there’s not much I can do; I need it to get around in my day-to-day life, and I can’t replace it with other apps.

I didn’t know either of them, I found it interesting, I might try using one of them, thanks for the suggestion.

it’s for reasons like this that I wrote “how can I improve my setup?” at the end of the post, with the intention of having people point out the mistakes and suggest alternatives, not just point out the flaws—that’s only half the job you should be doing, bro!

I really want to stop using Ente and start using Immich (overall, I want to self-host a lot of services with a server in my own home), but right now I’m not in a position to set up that server yet. Do you have any other alternatives to Ente that don’t require self-hosting?

I’m not interested in using my texts to train AI; are there any other options?