OVH has acquired Qwant and the company has new ownership.
"Octave Klaba, founder of France-headquartered cloud hosting services business OVHcloud, is set to acquire faltering search engine Qwant. Mr. Klaba has struck an agreement with state lender Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC) to take control of the company, which has struggled to compete with Google despite being backed by the French government.
The deal will see Octave Klaba and his brother Miroslaw own 75% of Synfonium, a new company that will acquire Qwant, with the remaining 25% held by CDC."
Statcounter's tracking script is installed on less than 2 million websites. However, it can be blocked by some browser plugins that block ads and trackers, or even at the browser level, depending on the browser.
Cloudfare's statistics are based on around 25 million websites. They are first-party data, so servers' statistics are not affected by tracker-blockers. This may explain the higher market share of Firefox, as per Cloudfare data.
It's a nice alternative because you can insert a URL from your preferred store. This is also useful if you find a specific item for a lower price elsewhere, so you're not tied to Amazon. However, URL detection may not work in some stores. We tried fnac.com, but it couldn't detect the thumbnail or title.
It's interesting to read about the people behind Wishlephant: two parents who wanted to make things easier for other parents without favoring the biggest online store - it's easier to support smaller and local stores: https://wishlephant.com/page/about
"If we can’t generate enough revenue through privacy-respecting ads and subscriptions to support these costs, we may need to reconsider our approach."
You can start by creating a new email address with another provider.
Then, go to your Gmail settings and set it to redirect all new email that comes into your Gmail mailbox to your new email address.
Gradually, you sign in to your favorite sites and replace your Gmail address with the new one. If you're subscribed to a lot of things, it can be overwhelming to do this all at once. So do it for your most important accounts first, and change the others as you go. :)
Between Proton & kSuite, both are good, you just need to compare prices and features. :)
Both have beautiful and modern interfaces - you can create a free account on both to test.
Both companies offer very different services from each other included in their suite, e.g., Proton has a VPN and Password Manager, while Infomaniak offer video call, transfer of large files, office online etc.
It also depends on whether you read your emails in a mobile app, browser or email client and the importance you attach to E2E encryption.
It's not just fast fashion like H&M, but European luxury brands also outsource their production to Asia. If you go to any department store with premium brands or outlet stores, you'll find that, except for shoes, which are often made in Portugal, Spain or Italy, clothing made in Europe is pretty rare. And when they are made in the EU, there are questions about the human rights conditions too.
When you go to ethical local stores that produce their own textiles, design and production, a simple T-shirt will cost more than €100. That's just out of the reach of most people, especially families. So, to be able to compete and survive, it seems most European clothing brands are "obliged" to produce in Asia, otherwise they can't beat their competitors on price.
4 things you can do before uninstalling #WhatsApp completely:
1- Create a folder for messaging apps on your smartphone and install at least two alternatives to WhatsApp (such as Signal, Threema, Delta, Session, etc., depending on your values, country, and where you're most likely to find your contacts). This way, if you choose Signal and a friend chooses Threema, you'll both have a better chance of finding more friends on the apps you picked based on your preferences.
2- Update your WhatsApp profile photo and status. Create an image showing the logos of the new apps where people can reach you. Write a short status message explaining that you're switching to new apps. If the new app doesn’t use your phone number as an ID, include your new ID in your avatar or status so people can easily find you.
3- Post a story on WhatsApp. Let people know you’re switching because WhatsApp is no longer safe. Invite them to try alternative apps and suggest more than one option. Share invitation links and help spread the word.
4- Turn off WhatsApp notifications and enable notifications for your new apps. Try to avoid opening WhatsApp unless it’s urgent. If you reply late on WhatsApp, let people know you’re using a different app and don't check WhatsApp as often.
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OVH has acquired Qwant and the company has new ownership.
"Octave Klaba, founder of France-headquartered cloud hosting services business OVHcloud, is set to acquire faltering search engine Qwant. Mr. Klaba has struck an agreement with state lender Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC) to take control of the company, which has struggled to compete with Google despite being backed by the French government.
The deal will see Octave Klaba and his brother Miroslaw own 75% of Synfonium, a new company that will acquire Qwant, with the remaining 25% held by CDC."
https://hostingjournalist.com/news/ovhcloud-founder-to-acquire-qwant-forms-european-cloud-services-platform
#qwant
@XM34 @DeathsEmbrace
You're an optimist. The fines were insignificant, and these companies are collecting more data than ever before.
@kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
Cloudfare has different results:
In March 2024, Firefox had 3.97% market share. In March 2025, it has 4.102%.
https://radar.cloudflare.com/reports
Statcounter's tracking script is installed on less than 2 million websites. However, it can be blocked by some browser plugins that block ads and trackers, or even at the browser level, depending on the browser.
Cloudfare's statistics are based on around 25 million websites. They are first-party data, so servers' statistics are not affected by tracker-blockers. This may explain the higher market share of Firefox, as per Cloudfare data.
@SrMono @OmegaMouse
It's a nice alternative because you can insert a URL from your preferred store. This is also useful if you find a specific item for a lower price elsewhere, so you're not tied to Amazon. However, URL detection may not work in some stores. We tried fnac.com, but it couldn't detect the thumbnail or title.
It's interesting to read about the people behind Wishlephant: two parents who wanted to make things easier for other parents without favoring the biggest online store - it's easier to support smaller and local stores: https://wishlephant.com/page/about
@cecilkorik @mannycalavera
As they say:
"If we can’t generate enough revenue through privacy-respecting ads and subscriptions to support these costs, we may need to reconsider our approach."
@winety @cauthon117
You can start by creating a new email address with another provider.
Then, go to your Gmail settings and set it to redirect all new email that comes into your Gmail mailbox to your new email address.
Gradually, you sign in to your favorite sites and replace your Gmail address with the new one. If you're subscribed to a lot of things, it can be overwhelming to do this all at once. So do it for your most important accounts first, and change the others as you go. :)
@LWD @JustOneMoreCat
Digikam?
@VolumetricShitCompressor
Between Proton & kSuite, both are good, you just need to compare prices and features. :)
Both have beautiful and modern interfaces - you can create a free account on both to test.
Both companies offer very different services from each other included in their suite, e.g., Proton has a VPN and Password Manager, while Infomaniak offer video call, transfer of large files, office online etc.
It also depends on whether you read your emails in a mobile app, browser or email client and the importance you attach to E2E encryption.
@VolumetricShitCompressor
Technically speaking, it's good. But 2 questions:
Do you need end-to-end encrypted emails and cloud storage?
If not, you may find cheaper alternatives (if cost is a thing for you). :)
@FallenWalnut
You do a great job! đź‘Ź Thank you!
@huppakee @Madbrad200
It's probably an AI generated website. There are so many errors that we decided to ignore it.
@proto_jefe @Blaze
It's not just fast fashion like H&M, but European luxury brands also outsource their production to Asia. If you go to any department store with premium brands or outlet stores, you'll find that, except for shoes, which are often made in Portugal, Spain or Italy, clothing made in Europe is pretty rare. And when they are made in the EU, there are questions about the human rights conditions too.
When you go to ethical local stores that produce their own textiles, design and production, a simple T-shirt will cost more than €100. That's just out of the reach of most people, especially families. So, to be able to compete and survive, it seems most European clothing brands are "obliged" to produce in Asia, otherwise they can't beat their competitors on price.
@trollercoaster @Blaze
This is one of the most regrettable tales in history. :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBRh2G29NNE
@marcianojones
Who is behind it?
@the_swagmaster @Sunshine
One of us has one and likes it! We wrote about it here:
https://social.vivaldi.net/@ueeu/114122331707730142
@Blaze
4 things you can do before uninstalling #WhatsApp completely:
1- Create a folder for messaging apps on your smartphone and install at least two alternatives to WhatsApp (such as Signal, Threema, Delta, Session, etc., depending on your values, country, and where you're most likely to find your contacts). This way, if you choose Signal and a friend chooses Threema, you'll both have a better chance of finding more friends on the apps you picked based on your preferences.
2- Update your WhatsApp profile photo and status. Create an image showing the logos of the new apps where people can reach you. Write a short status message explaining that you're switching to new apps. If the new app doesn’t use your phone number as an ID, include your new ID in your avatar or status so people can easily find you.
3- Post a story on WhatsApp. Let people know you’re switching because WhatsApp is no longer safe. Invite them to try alternative apps and suggest more than one option. Share invitation links and help spread the word.
4- Turn off WhatsApp notifications and enable notifications for your new apps. Try to avoid opening WhatsApp unless it’s urgent. If you reply late on WhatsApp, let people know you’re using a different app and don't check WhatsApp as often.
@cosmicrookie @BenchpressMuyDebil
Most of the world's manufacturing is in Asia. Not just electronics, but textiles, clothing, shoes, tools, decorations and thousands of other things.
But if we use the same logic, we shouldn't say an iPhone is American since it's made in China.
@Goldholz
Socks made in France:
https://www.marques-de-france.fr/chaussettes-made-in-france/
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