10 points

Good Todolist app like MS Todo, but better and privacy friendly and open source

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Joplin?

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Have you tried Quillpad?

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1 point

they arent good tbh

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SimpleTask? This one is hard only because there are a million todo task apps.

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Orgzly Revived

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85 points

An open source and private chat app that everybody wants to use

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We got reasonably close with signal, but I know what you mean. I’ve had friends think I was some sort of escaped convict just because I’d rather use Matrix to chat instead of FB.

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8 points

https://signal.org/ ?

I love it and have gotten everyone to want to use it?

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14 points

Lucky you

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44 points

Signal works. The adoption is fairly slow, but I’ve had friends slowly begin to use it.

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-11 points

They are currently in bit trouble as their funds are gone

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I don’t think they’re in trouble, they’re just talking about long term funding because it’s relevant. Can’t expand and get more funding without mentioning that you need it

Of the articles I saw about funding

  • one was by Signal, estimating future costs
  • one was by that Grayzone guy, misrepresenting where funds were from (said it was CIA lol), how much was being changed (title implied it was entirely CIA funded but it was a past, publicly documented investment by a government program)
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Source?

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Signal gets some things right, but others wrong, such as phone numbers and centralized architecture. As such, it doesn’t fit the β€œeverybody wants to use” part.

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6 points

WhatsApp uses phone numbers and a centralized architecture. Remind me how many people use it?

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5 points

Plus the arbitrary requirement of a mobile device as a primary, so it would be either inconvenient Signal-cli or something like Waydroid.

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I’ve been using Signal since like 2016 and have not seen any appreciable adoption rate whatsoever within my social network.

I used to actively try to get people to use it but I got enough ambivalent or negative responses that I just stopped asking.

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My problem is that it does not work on multiple devices at the same time, so I have personally given up on it. Maybe it has changed, did not check for a long time.

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It works everywhere except Android tablets, and you can just use Molly for that.

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My biggest problem with Signal is how much battery it uses when you don’t have Google services on your phone.

It easily uses 30-40% of my battery compared to the rest.

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Signal is great. I miss when it worked with SMS. There are 2 E2EE SMS apps that I’m aware of, bit one is not well supported and the other needs quite a bit of UI work before it’s usable by the general public. Also, neither can be used as the default SMS app on Apple phones,but that’s not the app’s fault.

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Signal feels the closest, it’s basically equivalent to other messaging apps. Somewhat cleaner and easier to use IMO

The only downside is chat backups for people coming from Messenger, in particular those on iOS devices. Streamlining that process might get me to go β€œcontact me on signal, I don’t check messenger often”, but right now I get why there’s a last bit of friction with my friends

WhatsApp has a similar limitation but they walk you through the backups process. Even then, they limit backups to google drive iirc. Signal could do something similar, but much better by explaining the process and opening up backup locations

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Some of the hurtles I’ve encountered using privacy focused chat apps with friends and family is the lack of smooth group chats and adding people remotely.

Some apps have a QR code feature but also allow you to enter a code. It can be a challenge to setup with older family members.

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boomers will always complain and cry.

in their minds, they should be able to buy a device and when they open it up, it should already come pre-installed with their granddaughter’s name and contact ready to go through a mind reading technology that knows that knows who bought the device and knows who exactly they want to talk to and when.

Star Trek on steroids or something idk.

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Session is coming along nicely, and has true anonymous accounts. But that β€œeveryone wants to use” requirenent is a killer.

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The problem here is that a really private application would be p2p over i2p/TOR, but with people behind CG-NAT that is becoming quite troublesome

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Havent tried every app but If I had to think of some:

  • an offline foss calendar that can import ics files (simple calendar is the only option soon fossify)
  • an app that can display Checksums for files
  • a dark privacy overlay for phones that can’t use privacy screen protectors, like newer gen pixels

Edit: Second an offline fitness tracker where a person can manually input info. Been using an ods file for a couple of years but its a pain to use collabora on android

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  • an offline foss calendar that can import ics files (simple calendar is the only option soon fossify)

khal, for Linux. For mobile there’s an ICS adaptor for use with your offline foss calendar app - there are several in fdroid.

  • an app that can display Checksums for files

DeadHash calculates and validates a half dozen different hash sums for files.

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Damn I appreciate you. Thank you

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You’re welcome, citizen.

fwoosh

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27 points

Do services count? Because in that case, ride-hailing. A replacement for services like Uber and Lyft.

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A private ride hailing app sounds like a safety nightmare. It’s one of those things you want blazingly documented and auditable

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I agree that data collection is a good security measure in this case. But privacy friendly does not necessarily mean there is no data collected. Important is that nothing is shared with 3rd parties and all data is well protected.

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Safety features nessaseraly demand open and auditable by third parties.

We need to be able to ensure that abusers aren’t hopping around companies abusing passengers or drivers, for example. It’s hard to do that with complete privacy.

It’s one of the cases where strong regulations so third parties can’t do things with your data is important, but also sharing that data to protect yourself and others more vulnerable than you is important.

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Something that’s communtiy based and doesn’t fleece the drivers and riders so some asshole can have another yacht

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So true! In Germany we have Blablacar and Flixbus / Flixtrain, which have soo much better services to travel cheaply. But its proprietary β€œinstall our app” garbage

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What’s wrong with taxi services?
From a client perspective Uber and Lyft don’t solve any issue that taxi services don’t. They may be more convenient/accessible by providing an app, but that’s not an unsolvable issue.
But from a privacy perspective taxis clearly have a leg up since you’re an anonymous customer.

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Off the top of my head, taxi services lack:

  • Convenient hailing. A phone call works okay if you’re home, where there isn’t much noise and you speak the local language, but a web form is often much easier and less error-prone in other situations.
  • Efficient coverage. Many areas either have sparse taxi coverage, or multiple taxi companies competing in an area, and if the one you call doesn’t have enough drivers available and nearby, you’re stuck waiting unreasonably long even if there are other ride options with better availability.
  • Up-front journey-specific prices. We now have the technology to see what the total cost will be before we commit to a ride. We should be using it.
  • A single point of hailing, where I can submit my location and destination, and be presented with my ride options from all the available providers.
  • Accurate pick-up and drop-off time estimates. Even better with real-time taxi location.
  • Quick arrival.
  • Automated ride-sharing coordination among strangers.
  • Fuel efficiency incentives. Most taxis I’ve taken have been heavy vehicles that guzzle petrol, passing the expense on to the environment and the customer.

I think most (maybe all) of this could be solved by something like a clearinghouse for taxi rides, effectively federating the various taxi services in an area, with a web app available for hailing.

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126 points

Open source cars…

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I feel like this would be more helpful than a lot of things

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Might be easier to start with something β€œsimpler” like the ECU or infotainment unit.

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They already do this with farming equipment.

They have blueprints to build your own tractor with DIY materials from the hardware store.

Although open source cars might lead to tons of safety issues…

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Fully DIY stuff is usually a bad idea. Production lines have a purpose. Also when a component goes out of stock it usually becomes a hassle.

Repairability and spare parts are way more important

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Although open source cars might lead to tons of safety issues…

They said open source, not DIY.

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Nah man you’re compiling it yourself

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