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:hiking_boot: The Noble Eightfold Path

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> The Noble Eightfold Path is an early summary of the path of Buddhist

> practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth.

> [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path)












© Electronic Frontier Foundation




[EFF](https://eff.org) wants [GFAM+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_tech_companies) to

[fix their software to comply with sane security and privacy practices](https://fixitalready.eff.org).

I want to go one step further.



## The Eight Pillars of Enlightenment

> Disclaimer. I still use some of the listed culprits. This list is there to give new ideas.



### *One.* Google

> With Google Ads you will see how many people are shown your ads, visit your

> website, or call your business. You can even reach specific types of people

> if your business is specialized.

> [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com)



  - Google Search `~` [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-search))

  - Goole Drive `~` [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-drive))

  - Google Photos `~` [PhotoPrism](https://photoprism.org), [Lychee](https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-photos))

  - Google Maps `~` [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/about). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-maps))

  - Gmail `~` Use snailmail? ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/gmail))

  - Android `~` [LineageOS](https://lineageos.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/android))

  - Youtube `~` [PeerTube](https://joinpeertube.org/en). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube))

  - Waze `~` Use a paper map and leave on time. ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/waze))

  - Hangouts `~` [Signal](https://signal.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-hangouts))

  - Google Translate `~` ? ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-translate))

  - Google Analytics `~` [Ackee](https://ackee.electerious.com), [Plausible](https://plausible.io), and [Matomo](https://matomo.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-analytics))

  - Google Authenticator `~` [andOTP](https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP#downloads). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/google-authenticator))



### *Two.* Facebook

> Your next customers are here.

> [FaceBook business](https://www.facebook.com/business/ads/ad-targeting)



  - Facebook `~` [Scuttlebut](https://scuttlebutt.nz)/[Manyverse](https://manyver.se), [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/facebook))

  - Whatsapp `~` [Signal](https://signal.org). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/whatsapp))



### *Three.* Twitter

> Reach the right audience by targeting based on interests, geography, gender,

> device, or users similar to your followers. In addition, maximize the

> relevancy of your message by targeting by keywords in people’s Tweets. 

> [Advertise on Twitter](https://ads.twitter.com)



> Twitter’s enterprise API platform delivers real-time and historical social

> data to power your business at scale. 

> [Unleash the power of Twitter data (!)](https://developer.twitter.com/en/enterprise.html)



  - Twitter `~` [Scuttlebut](https://scuttlebutt.nz)/[Manyverse](https://manyver.se), [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter))



### *Four.* Microsoft

> Verizon Media's partnership with Microsoft provides marketers with unrivaled

> access to premium, brand safe inventory with the highest viewability.

> Microsoft is home to solutions ranging from premium native and display to the

> emotion of video and transparent programmatic advertising. The Microsoft

> portfolio gives you power and scale with rich, first-party data from the

> Microsoft ID, Bing search and MSN browsing that makes your advertising even

> more effective.

> [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)



  - Microsoft Windows `~` Any

[distribution](https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity) of

the

[GNU](https://www.gnu.org)/[Linux](https://github.com/torvalds/linux)

operating system:

[Manjaro](https://manjaro.org), [Linux Mint](https://linuxmint.com), [Arch

Linux](https://www.archlinux.org) ... ([other

alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-10))

  - 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))



### *Five.* Dropbox

> In July 2018, researchers at Northwestern University published an article

> in Harvard Business Review on the analysis of the habits of tens of thousands

> of scientists using anonymized data provided by Dropbox. The data used was

> over the period from May 2015 to May 2017 from all scientists using the

> platform across 1000 universities. Personal names attached to the data

> was removed by Dropbox, but according to Casey Fiesler, researcher at

> Colorado University, the folder titles and file structures that were provided

> could be used to identify individuals. Dropbox, later in a blog post,

> said that the reverse identification of the data was impossible. The data was

> provided without the express consent of the 16 thousand people whose

> information was accessed.

> [Criticism of Dropbox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Dropbox)



  - Dropbox `~` [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net). ([other alternatives](https://alternativeto.net/software/dropbox))



### *Six.* Amazon

Do not use Amazon.



### *Seven.* Apple

Do not use Apple products.



### *Eight.* Spotify & Netflix

Buy CD's, DVD's, and BR's?



## Epilogue



[Alternatives to AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/software/alternativeto),

why, indeed,

[privacy does matter](https://www.privacytools.io),

and some

[surveillance self-defense](https://ssd.eff.org/module-categories/tool-guides).