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In this case, the app itself is in fact open source. The problem is that it relies on a non-free Google/Apple service for detecting contacts. However, I agree: Even such a dependen…

A "bourgeois pastoral fantasy"? Can you expand on that? Shouldn't engineers who design social media algorithms have some basic knowledge of social dynamics and psychology?

You seem to be thinking of gender studies? I don't know much about that, especially in the US. It may be right to criticize that field and its methodology. Social science, however,…

I'd like to add that, when building an atom bomb, you are well aware of what you're doing - why you're still doing it is an entirely different topic (an interesting one which, in f…

> not in small part thanks to social science. I'm genuinely curious what you are referring to here?

I agree that the market economy is the underlying problem of it all. However, I wouldn't completely dismiss computer scientists' lack of knowledge in social science as part of the …

Digital platforms? They haven't, that's the point. Outside of that... I would say it's pretty clear that society benefits from research in law, psychology or history, for example.

I agree that the unfortunate title of the publication makes this unclear, but that's pretty consistent with what the article says: > Despite the title of this essay, I'm not actual…

Don't you think connecting the field more closely with computer science would help it mature, though? Both sides could benefit from this: Both get methods, challenges and insight f…

Don't you think that, even from a strictly scientific perspective, more exchange of knowledge between computer science and social sciences would be good? Isn't it a shame that, for…

I think that's not in opposition to what the article says. The main point is that computer science largely dismisses social sciences, hitting realizations and creating problems whi…

The Fairphone seems to offer the option to buy it with an open Android OS and no Google apps preinstalled. It also has the added benefit of trying not to kill people in its product…

The app NewPipe and its web version https://invidio.us/ were recommended in the comments here. They allow you to use YouTube quite well without an account and without the official …

Absolutely, microG is a great project, especially when you need to use proprietary apps which rely on Google APIs. However, with the goal of also generally moving towards free soft…

It's true that Google plays a big role in Android development, but that doesn't mean there's something inherently wrong with Android. It's a good operating system, it's free and op…

Are you referring to a specific recommendation? I'll gladly change or remove it if I included something with worse privacy or security unknowingly. Overall though, Linus' law ("giv…

Omni Notes is the best Google Keep replacement I've found yet. You're right though, it's surprising how hard it is to find a note taking app that's just simple and intuitive.

Yeah, ads are a terrible and unsustainable business model anyways. I think it's much better (both for the creator and for the business and community in general) to support YouTuber…

SkyTube is another free YouTube client which works really well. One feature I am very fond of (not sure if NewPipe has that as well?) is 'subscribing' to channels through a local d…

I was surprised as well, I do believe that default GPS should work regardless. However, I tried 3 different spots and could not get a single location after minutes of trying. I'm n…

Sorry! I just set up my blog and only tested it on my phone, where it worked well. I can see why fonts could be small, the default stylesheet is using absolute values. Should've ch…

OsmAnd includes Mapillary, a crowdsourced Google Street View alternative! The idea is that over time, a collaborative database will become even more extensive than the one of a sin…