De-Googled. Encrypted. Self-hosted. Open-source.
My
#privacy stack, tool by tool:
1/ CachyOS (
@CachyOS) - my desktop OS.
Arch-based, tuned for speed with optimized packages a custom kernel that genuinely feels snappier than any other OS.
Replaced: Windows.
2/ GrapheneOS (
@GrapheneOS) - the de-Googled heart of my Pixel phone.
Hardened Android on a Pixel, with sandboxed Google Play and per-app network sensor permissions.
Replaced: stock Android.
3/ Anyone Protocol (
@AnyoneFDN) - the network privacy layer.
A decentralized privacy network that routes traffic through independent, community-run relays instead of trusting one centralized company.
Replaced: traditional VPNs.
4/ Brave (
@brave) - my daily-driver browser.
Blocks ads and trackers by default. No extensions to wire up. YouTube premium killer.
Replaced: Chrome.
5/ Tuta (
@TutaPrivacy) - encrypted email.
End-to-end encrypted, including subject lines and your contacts - which most "secure" mail quietly skips.
Replaced: Gmail.
6/ Nextcloud - my own cloud.
Files, calendar, contacts, photos - all self-hosted, so I'm the only company with access.
Replaced: Google Drive.
7/ Vaultwarden - passwords manager on my own server.
Lightweight Rust build of Bitwarden. Same apps & extensions, but the vault lives on my hardware.
Replaced: passwords.txt on a USB drive
8/ Notesnook (
@notesnook) - encrypted notes.
Everything's end-to-end encrypted, even from Notesnook themselves, and it's fully open source.
Replaced: Google Keep.
Result:
Less tracking. More ownership. More control.
None of it happened overnight. Replace one tool at a time.
Owning your data is a habit, not a purchase.
$ANYONE #VPN #opensource #linux #selfhosting #digitalsovereignty