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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I've been wanting to convert my life to "off grid tech". I have a nest camera i bought in 2016. So it's pre Google. Starting about 6 months ago, Google told me unless I allow them full 24/7 access to the cam then I can't use it. A product i bought almost a decade ago is useless unless I let them spy on me. Fuck you Google.

So anyways, off grid tech. Home surveillance on my own local server protected with physical data and VPN. No more streaming, pirate everything with local server. No more Google or Amazon anything. Music? Mp3. Email? No Gmail, maybe Proton or something. I'll do all banking through home desktop through VPN. Etc, etc.

I hope to have all these things achieved by 2030

[–] GhostTheToast@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

For email, I recommend purelymail. It's ran by one guy I believe, but it's a solid cheap service. It's also pretty easy to setup your own email domains. I'm probably just a nerd, but I love custom email domains.

[–] HereIAm@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I would strongly recommend you at least have your own domain if you intend on buying a service from one guy. Everyone can land under a bus one day.

[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

that sure would be a BIG bus!! i didn't know flashmobs went this far...

[–] HereIAm@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

just saying, but the email domain everyoneunderabus.com is still available.......