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I still use some of the listed culprits. This list is there to give new ideas.\n\n### *One.* Google\n\u003e With Google Ads you will see how many people are shown your ads, visit your\n\u003e website, or call your business. You can even reach specific types of people\n\u003e if your business is specialized.\n\u003e [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com)\n\n  - Google Search `~` [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-search))\n  - Goole Drive `~` [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-drive))\n  - Google Photos `~` [PhotoPrism](https://photoprism.org), [Lychee](https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-photos))\n  - Google Maps `~` [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/about). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-maps))\n  - Gmail `~` Use snailmail? ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/gmail))\n  - Android `~` [LineageOS](https://lineageos.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/android))\n  - Youtube `~` [PeerTube](https://joinpeertube.org/en). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube))\n  - Waze `~` Use a paper map and leave on time. ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/waze))\n  - Hangouts `~` [Signal](https://signal.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-hangouts))\n  - Google Translate `~` ? ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-translate))\n  - Google Analytics `~` [Ackee](https://ackee.electerious.com), [Plausible](https://plausible.io), and [Matomo](https://matomo.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-analytics))\n  - Google Authenticator `~` [andOTP](https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP#downloads). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-authenticator))\n\n### *Two.* Facebook\n\u003e Your next customers are here.\n\u003e [FaceBook business](https://www.facebook.com/business/ads/ad-targeting)\n\n  - Facebook `~` [Scuttlebut](https://scuttlebutt.nz)/[Manyverse](https://manyver.se), [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/facebook))\n  - Whatsapp `~` [Signal](https://signal.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/whatsapp))\n\n### *Three.* Twitter\n\u003e Reach the right audience by targeting based on interests, geography, gender,\n\u003e device, or users similar to your followers. In addition, maximize the\n\u003e relevancy of your message by targeting by keywords in people’s Tweets. \n\u003e [Advertise on Twitter](https://ads.twitter.com)\n\n\u003e Twitter’s enterprise API platform delivers real-time and historical social\n\u003e data to power your business at scale. \n\u003e [Unleash the power of Twitter data (!)](https://developer.twitter.com/en/enterprise.html)\n\n  - Twitter `~` [Scuttlebut](https://scuttlebutt.nz)/[Manyverse](https://manyver.se), [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter))\n\n### *Four.* Microsoft\n\u003e Verizon Media's partnership with Microsoft provides marketers with unrivaled\n\u003e access to premium, brand safe inventory with the highest viewability.\n\u003e Microsoft is home to solutions ranging from premium native and display to the\n\u003e emotion of video and transparent programmatic advertising. The Microsoft\n\u003e portfolio gives you power and scale with rich, first-party data from the\n\u003e Microsoft ID, Bing search and MSN browsing that makes your advertising even\n\u003e more effective.\n\u003e [Put the power of the Verizon Media and Microsoft partnership to work for you (!)](https://www.oath.com/insights/put-the-power-of-the-verizon-media-and-microsoft-partnership-to)\n\n  - Microsoft Windows `~` Any\n[distribution](https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity) of\nthe\n[GNU](https://www.gnu.org)/[Linux](https://github.com/torvalds/linux)\noperating system:\n[Manjaro](https://manjaro.org), [Linux Mint](https://linuxmint.com), [Arch\nLinux](https://www.archlinux.org) ... ([other\nalternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-10))\n  - Skype `~` [Signal](https://signal.org), [Meething](https://meething.space), [Jami](https://jami.net), [Jitsi](https://meet.jit.si), and [tox](https://tox.chat). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/skype))\n\n### *Five.* Dropbox\n\u003e In July 2018, researchers at Northwestern University published an article\n\u003e in Harvard Business Review on the analysis of the habits of tens of thousands\n\u003e of scientists using anonymized data provided by Dropbox. The data used was\n\u003e over the period from May 2015 to May 2017 from all scientists using the\n\u003e platform across 1000 universities. Personal names attached to the data\n\u003e was removed by Dropbox, but according to Casey Fiesler, researcher at\n\u003e Colorado University, the folder titles and file structures that were provided\n\u003e could be used to identify individuals. Dropbox, later in a blog post,\n\u003e said that the reverse identification of the data was impossible. The data was\n\u003e provided without the express consent of the 16 thousand people whose\n\u003e information was accessed.\n\u003e [Criticism of Dropbox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Dropbox)\n\n  - Dropbox `~` [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/dropbox))\n\n### *Six.* Amazon\nDo not use Amazon.\n\n### *Seven.* Apple\nDo not use Apple products.\n\n### *Eight.* Spotify \u0026 Netflix\nBuy CD's, DVD's, and BR's?\n\n## Epilogue\n\n[Alternatives to AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/software/alternativeto),\nwhy, indeed,\n[privacy does matter](https://www.privacytools.io),\nand some\n[surveillance self-defense](https://ssd.eff.org/module-categories/tool-guides).\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmake-github-pseudonymous-again%2Feightfold","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmake-github-pseudonymous-again%2Feightfold","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmake-github-pseudonymous-again%2Feightfold/lists"}