Get the latest tech news

These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance


Not every app or service wants to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps.

As ownership and governance of apps and online services consolidate, it’s understandable if you want to consider your options when it comes to where you store your private data and records of your everyday activities. Cloud storage is often secure and private in some ways, but the companies that run them are beholden to law enforcement and may also invisibly scan your files (for good reason, but still) that can get you suddenly and permanently banned from your online accounts. Bitwarden is a popular open source password manager that helps you log in quickly to your favorite sites and auto-fills your credit card details when you want to pay for something, and more.

Get the Android app

Or read this on TechCrunch

Read more on:

Photo of surveillance

surveillance

Photo of alternatives

alternatives

Photo of billionaires

billionaires

Related news:

News photo

DHS Scraps Ban on Surveillance Based on Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation

News photo

DHS Scraps Ban on Prohibiting Surveillance Based on Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation

News photo

The Murky Ad-Tech World Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel