cloudless

Proton Drive

End-to-end encryption ensures that no one, not even us, can access your files. Files, file names, and folder names and more, are all fully encrypted at rest and in transit to your secure cloud.

Proton is based in Switzerland, which means your files are protected by some of the strictest privacy laws in the world. Proton Drive is a neutral and stable digital vault for your files.

Proton Drive is open source, so anyone can verify that our encrypted cloud storage works as described. Proton Drive is also routinely audited for privacy and security by independent third-party experts.

Sync

All Sync plans include strong encryption which helps protect your data from unauthorized access in the cloud.

Sync doesn't collect, sell or share your personal data or app usage information to advertisers or third-parties, and we do not claim ownership of your data.

Sync is safe to use, no matter where your business operates, with USA, EU / UK GDPR, and Canadian compliance built-in, including data residency.

Nextcloud

If you are interested in hosting your own file storage, you can consider Nextcloud (open source)

Nextcloud Files is a cloud storage and file sharing software that provides easy access to sharing and collaboration from anywhere, anytime. All that without any data leaks to third parties and with full control over the data.

Switch to Linux if you can. But if you are stuck with Windows for whatever reason, you can install Windows 11 and use a local account, by creating a Windows installation media using Rufus. You can also bypass the requirements for TPM 2.0, and skip privacy questions.

If you already have Windows 11 installed, you can switch from online account to local account:

1. Go to the Settings app,
2. Proceed to Accounts > Your info,
3. And select "Sign in with a local account instead".

Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company's plans.

In addition to the solutions mentioned in the linked post, my personal suggestions:

FOSS alternatives to Adobe Lightroom:

darktable - darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.

RawTherapee - RawTherapee is a powerful, cross-platform raw photo processing system, released as Free Software (GPLv3). It is designed for developing raw files from a broad range of digital cameras and targeted at users ranging from enthusiast newcomers who wish to broaden their understanding of how digital imaging works to professional photographers.

Not FOSS but a free image editing application that is easy to use (Windows only):

Paint.NET - Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.

My favourites:

Augmented Steam - Augmented Steam is a browser extension by IsThereAnyDeal that improves your experience on the Steam platform by providing helpful information and tons of customization options.

Bitwarden Password Manager - At home, at work, or on the go, Bitwarden easily secures all your passwords, passkeys, and sensitive information.

ClearURLs - Removes tracking elements from URLs

Dictionary Anywhere - View definitions easily as you browse the web. Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble. It also supports Spanish, German, French language alongside English. Enjoy Reading Uninterrupted!!!

Don't track me Google - Removes the annoying link-conversion at Google Search / maps / ...

Facebook Container - Prevent Facebook from tracking you around the web. The Facebook Container extension for Firefox helps you take control and isolate your web activity from Facebook.

Google Container - Prevent Google from tracking you around the web. The Google Container extension helps you take control and isolate your web activity from Google.

LibRedirect - Redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends.

Sidebery - Vertical tabs tree and bookmarks in sidebar with advanced containers configuration, grouping and many other features.

Startpage - This search engine extension protects users from being tracked while allowing them to search the web in complete privacy. Startpage is a private search engine with no tracking, storing, or selling users’ search history.

Undo Close Tab - Allows you to restore the tab you just closed with a single click—plus it can offer a list of recently closed tabs within a convenient context menu.

uBlock Origin - Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.