Mark Heftler<p>2025 kicks off with A Modest Divestment, a deliberate effort to reduce my reliance on US-based big tech. Canceling 365, switching to <a href="https://esq.social/tags/Startmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Startmail</span></a> & <a href="https://esq.social/tags/Internxt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internxt</span></a>, and exploring <a href="https://esq.social/tags/OnlyOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlyOffice</span></a>. Saying goodbye to <a href="https://esq.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> and tightening up <a href="https://esq.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> protections. Here's to a secure, private, and independent year ahead.</p><p><a href="https://copingalgorithms.com/posts/a-modest-divestment" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copingalgorithms.com/posts/a-m</span><span class="invisible">odest-divestment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://esq.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/protonmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protonmail</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>