FreeTech Project @freetechproject@mastodon.online
Non-profit organisation promoting social and digital inclusion and sustainable community building – using primarily #FOSS to provide personalised learning 🐧 Based in South Yorkshire, UK. https://www.freetechproject.com/
Joined Jul 2020
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Even if you've asked Facebook not to track you in your iPhone privacy settings, "FB is using the accelerometer on your iPhone to track a constant stream of your movements," says @UKZak.
#DeleteFacebook to stop their sneaky data harvesting.
Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1461707590866542592
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After Facebook and Google, it's now Amazon's turn to show us how to NOT handle private data: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-failed-to-protect-your-data-investigation/
Make sure to at least protect your emails! https://tutanota.com/
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qutebrowser because it is free as in freedom
How some of the earliest #Linux distributions evolved and came into being as we know them today: https://itsfoss.com/earliest-linux-distros/
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@freetechproject Vivaldi because it is highly customizable, have good privacy features and it works on most operating systems
Which web browser do you use? Explain why in the comments (especially if none of these!)
The 4 Invaluable Benefits of Switching to Linux https://www.makeuseof.com/invaluable-benefits-switching-to-linux/
How to Check Which Desktop Environment You’re Using on Linux https://www.makeuseof.com/check-which-desktop-environment-you-are-using-linux/
We welcome you to join us to share YOUR thoughts and ideas on free, ethical, open source software, re-use, and protecting privacy! The weekly workshops are available to join at any stage, for free, for adults in South Yorkshire, UK, so if you know anyone in the area who may want to drop in, let them know! https://www.freetechproject.com/exploring-liberational-technology-free-your-tech/
Of course we'll talk about #RaspberryPi and all the things you can do with it! Used it already? Tell us how in the workshops. We want to hear it!
Yes, privacy and security are issues close to our heart! So we'll look at VPNs such as #NordVPN (hey, they have links with our city of Sheffield now thanks to United!) as well as a range of steps you can take to protect yourself online. (Wednesday fans equally welcome!)
We'll look at the creative and interactive web, with talk of #WordPress
in addition to #Diaspora, #Mastodon, #PeerTube, #PixelFed, the #fediverse in general, as well as messengers from #Signal to #Telegram and others.
Broader than that, we'll examine the pros and cons of browsers such as #Firefox, #Brave, #Tor, and more, as well as the nifty http://xbrowsersync.org.
We'll look at, compare, and contrast, alternatives to Google services such as #DuckDuckGo, #Mojeek, #Startpage, #MetaGer, #Swisscows, #Ecosia, #ProtonCalendar, #Riseup, #DeepL, #OpenStreetMap, #Tutanota, #Protonmail, and loads more.
If you're tired of the mobile duopoly, the aforementioned @e_mydata is amazing (we can confirm!) but you can also use @fdroidorg on your Android phone. Wanting to #deGoogle more? We have pointers on that as well...
We'll also look at #Fairphone and #eOS and others as ways to save mobile waste!
Of course we're going to address alternatives to Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac, discussing the benefits of using #Linux including the ability to use it on older hardware.
Were less than ONE WEEK away from these workshops - the first of their kind for us! Still places left. Here are just a few things we'll be discussing...
Non-profit organisation promoting social and digital inclusion and sustainable community building – using primarily #FOSS to provide personalised learning 🐧 Based in South Yorkshire, UK. https://www.freetechproject.com/
Joined Jul 2020
This is a brand new server run by the main developers of the project as a spin-off of mastodon.social 
It is not focused on any particular niche interest - everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct!