Theme night: De-Google your life
We are inviting to yet another theme theme night! This time around, it's going to be all about freeing ourselves from the tentacles of Google and other data hungry internet giants.
- Date: Thursday, 27th of March 2025
- Zeit: Beginn um 19:30 Uhr, Türöffnung um 19 Uhr
- Ort: Bei uns im Hackerspace an der Zwyssigstrasse 45 in 3007 Bern
After a brief introduction to the topic, there will be some Lightning Talks. These are short presentations with a maximum duration of 5 minutes. After a break, we want to approach the topic further in a discussion round.
The theme nights are an open format to which everyone is invited.
On the subject
Large, US-American technology companies, so-called hyper-scalers, are ubiquitous. Google Search, Gmail, Office 365, WhatsApp - such products are inexpensive, often even gratis, modern, and easy to use. And yet we pay for it, not with money but instead with our privacy and independence.
But what if you don't want that? What alternatives are there at all, and how hard is it to switch away? We want to discuss these questions at the theme evening.
By using open-source alternatives, paid services, and self-hosted solutions, surprisingly many needs can be met. We will share our experiences, where we are stuck, and what ideas still exist.
Call for Participation
If you also want to give a Lightning Talk, you don't need to do anything except prepare your slides/documents. Registration is not required. However, we ask you to keep the presentation short (about 5 minutes).