Escaping US Tech Giants Leads European YouTuber to Open Source
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Summary
TechAltar has posted a video blog of using only European online services for a month, instead of US big tech such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple.
The YouTuber focuses on open-source (OS) services, which are the predominant offerings in this space, given the focus on privacy.
The blogger encountered various issues, including not being able to use a bank’s two-factor authentication (2FA) with the bank’s authenticator app because it wasn’t available on the EU app stores.
However, the blogger says this is an excellent development, and the increased uptake of OS services, even if originally initiated by US big tech backlash, will increase the ecosystem and general uptake.
Have you been using more OS software or hardware of late, and do you think the current geopolitical climate will lead to more openness and uptake of decentralised services?
