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What are your favorite privacy-focused alternatives to standard apps? (lemmy.world)

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Especially for those of us with no coding background, who can't just build/edit an app.

For example, I like using Gadgetbridge to replace my fitness tracker app: https://gadgetbridge.org/

It's not nearly as full-featured as a regular fitness app, but it literally can't connect to the internet so there's no way anyone can get my health info.

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[-] themadcodger@kbin.earth 1 points 2 months ago

How do you feel about using Syncthing? I use it to sync my notes and files between myself, but it could work in a family setting.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Does it work between two cell phones? I thought it required a server.

[-] themadcodger@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago

It does! And there's no server, it's all sync'd locally or encrypted over the internet. You just need to install it on both devices and point them at each other. I don't believe it works on iphones though. Or at least without jumping through a lot of hoops.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Very cool! I'm going to check it out

[-] themadcodger@kbin.earth 1 points 2 months ago

One word of caution, the folder ID (xxxxx-xxxxx) has to be the same for each folder you want to sync.

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