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Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 month ago

Ente wants to take on Google Photos with its privacy-first photo storage service

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Ente wants to take on Google Photos with its privacy-first photo storage service

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Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 month ago
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Ente wants to take on Google Photos with its privacy-first photo storage service | TechCrunch
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Despite Google's intentions for its default image viewing and editing app for Android, the Photos app has, over the years, become one of the most popular
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    1. So is Google Photos
    2. Any privacy-focused service will be a paid one - how else will they make money?
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      Self host options exist

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        Of course

        But the article is about a publicly available service

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          Can’t you self host ente? I thought you could

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            Yep you can

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      1. It’s free but you have to pay to get more space
      2. That is justifiable, but posts like these never say it at first.

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