Google product alternatives

in #privacy7 years ago

This is going to be a popular subject once the Facebook issue passes over.
Google maps is the big one along with waze which Google also own.
The alternatives are:
Here maps (owned by car makers)
Openstreet map
This one needs a lot of work to be usable long term. It needs a bigger community and a cash injection to get big enough.

Drive:
Next cloud if you host yoursely
Spideroak
Dropbox
Bear in mind the American companies will soon have to search through your files because of a little law that was added to a budget.
Next cloud being self hosted or hosted on a droplet is completely private to you but costs some money.

Docs:
Calligra self hosted

Libreoffice offline

Cryptpad

Wps online

Zoho writer free for personal

Quip commercial not used before

Search:
Duck duck go
start page
Both privacy centric
Whaleslide- new and unknown what the back end is using

Not exhaustive at all and will be updated with more sections but these are some examples of providers who are not archiving every move you make.