I send people here when a project already does the kind of work I want more of. The list is for inspiration and for my own tracking. These are personal nods. They are not partnerships, reviews, or a complete map of good technology.
keep the data
Signal — private messages without an advertising business attached.
Proton — mail and accounts that treat privacy as the product.
Immich — a photo library that can live on hardware you control.
Jellyfin — a library of films and music that can live on hardware you control.
Bluesky — public conversation with an account you can take with you.
Mastodon — a social network you can leave without leaving the people on it.
keep the device
Framework — a laptop designed to be opened, repaired, and kept.
Fairphone — a phone built to be repaired and kept longer.
keep the notebook
Bullet Journal — a method for keeping a journal.
keep the record
Consumer Rights Wiki — a repository of information on anti-consumer practices.
Local-First Conf — a gathering for software that keeps data with the person using it.
Opt Out Project — a personal record of living without the usual trackers.
keep the system
Linux — the shared system underneath so much of the work you trust.
GrapheneOS — an Android you can treat as yours.