I'm just more concerned that the app actually sends data out to a 3rd party and uses it for marketing and targeted ads.

You are right though no subscription, but that means the company makes money on the metadata collected as well as the hardware sales.

I have been looking for something that's more privacy oriented and self-hosted in that data is only stored locally on the home network or phone.

Is anyone in the community aware of any local, offline, or self-hosted alternatives to products like these?

I was reading the privacy agreements on both and both collect and sell data. Inito seems better but it still says it will use collected metadata to sell targeted personalized ads.

I was actually just trying to ask the community here if anyone knows of any totally local offline alternatives to products like these.

Reading the privacy policy it seems the Inito is a little better, but it still says it will use your collected metadata for targeted marketing.

Immich as recommended by a few others, and there's also Nextcloud, but keep in mind Nextcloud is a little "heavier" in that it has more functions and features.

For example it can be used as a drive, calendar, contacts, notes, and photo alternative. Look into a addin for Nextcloud called memories that I personally like better than the native photo app.

I run both immich and Nextcloud, as well as a bunch of other alternatives to Google's services.

Skynet forgot to push that OTA update before sending the robot

Looks like the US actually needs Canadian products after all?

Trump says Americans ‘don’t need’ Canadian products, calls CUSMA ‘irrelevant’

Sony uses a VPN to spoof its location outside of the geoIP blocking area, and then is surprised it can access a blocked site? WTF

Judge somehow does not see the distinction, or understand location spoofing at all.

Fundamentally even with TLS enabled and encrypting your DNS queries your ISP can still see what websites you are going to. Not what your doing on those sites, but they can see a visit to those sites.

Here's a video that shows what your ISP can still see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNdeOpu9BoE

One item in addition to be aware of is something called browser fingerprinting.

https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-stop-browser-fingerprinting

Its not really a straight path, but a representation of a path that is connected and direct with no gaps or barriers.

Think kind of like taking a walk through a field, but then one day a fence appears, then the next day a road appears, and then another day a highway appears and blocks you off completely.

FMD - Google's Findmy Alternative

• https://fmd-foss.org/

Colota - Google Timeline Alternative

• https://github.com/dietrichmax/colota

Dwarach - Google Timeline Alternative

• https://github.com/Freika/dawarich

I use Colota on my phone to track my location, then upload all my location data end of day to my self-hosted Dawarich instance.

Audible - music identification

• https://github.com/AudileTeam/Audile

Quilpad - Google Keep nore alternative

• https://github.com/quillpad/quillpad

All my notes from Quilpad sync to my self-hosted Nextcloud instance.

Obtainium - "app store" alternative

• https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

Aegis - 2FA

• https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis

I have no netbird experience, but if it's just like wireguard can you split tunnel instead of full tunnel to your friends network?

I think with a split tunnel you should still be able to access his network and resources?

People in public services need to be held to a higher standard! Their actions are an example to everyone else.

Dougy is funneling 48 million to his developer friends and using the Toronto Police to do it!

How can the length of two intersections of painted lines costs 48 million? And how can the city allow critical infrastructure be removed without city approvals?!

Not to mention this a lose-lose for everyone.

1. Business lose all day dedicated parking.
2. Drivers lose dedicated left and right turn lanes.
3. Pedestrian lose wider protected sidewalks and safer streets.
4. Bikers or all ages lose safe separation from heavy motor vehicles.

Now instead we get two lanes, and vehicles will need to keep weaving between the left and right lane like maniacs to dodge people making right /left turns, just to get to the next red light a few seconds quicker. Not to mention, during street parking windows parked cars will constantly be blocking the "second lane" causing people in vehicles to keep weaving.

Overall this makes the street more stressful for everyone. Not to mention the stress of a person on a bicycle now constantly needing to feel like ther life is at risk, because the only place they can cycle is in the center of open lane (which they have full legal right to do so, they pay taxes same as anyone else).

Not mentioning a cyclist (even on a pedel assist electric bicycle) can only get to a maximum of just under 25km/h, and that's only if they are really "pushing" hard. Most times I know I just want to go on a relaxed cycle and can only get somewjere between 15-20km/h.

These are great for wildlife as they provide a safe crossing over high-speed highways. They are usually design to be in already existing migration paths where moving a proposed highway may not work and not disrupting migration paths is of importance.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

Google says "power users" can "still install" unverified apps. Here's what that actually looks like:

Delve into System Settings, find About Phone

Tap the build number seven times to enable Developer Mode

Dismiss scare screens about coercion

Enter your PIN

Restart the device

Wait 24 hours

Come back, dismiss more scare screens

Pick "allow temporarily" (7 days) or "allow indefinitely"

Confirm, again, that you understand "the risks"

Nine steps. A mandatory 24-hour cooling-off period. For installing software on a device you own.

Worse: this flow runs entirely through Google Play Services, not the Android OS. Google can change it, tighten it, or kill it at any time, with no OS update required and no consent needed.

Lots of disappearing of legal "things" in the US of A

The question is do they have a Copilot?

I have been trying to get fiber for a while now. The internet company tells me it's impossible. /s