Firebase Google And Privacy — Jeffrey Peterson who made his fortune in tech in the oughts has a warning about the ubiquity of mobile apps created with Firebase.
Firebase was a startup acquired by Google in 2014. It gave developers a faster way to make mobile and web-based apps that stay in synch with each other.
Firebase dramatically simplifies connecting to the server-side cutting development time from two months to two weeks.
There is a cost, though, in that developers lose control over important parts of their projects.
Their programs synch with other programs in ways the creators might not have intended. It’s almost like Skynet.
OK, it may not become self-aware but it certainly lets others become aware of what you do, which is the issue.
Jeff advocates patronizing independent app stores and using them for software downloads rather than Google Play or Mac’s App Store, or downloading apps directly from the developer’s website.
You can watch his three minute video here: https://t.me/jeffrey_peterson/7373
He also has a Telegram channel for newbies interesting in learning the free Linux operating system which can be found here. Even grandmothers have posted saying they are now Linux converts.
Linux is a great way of achieving independence from Big Tech and bringing back to life that Windows machine that slowed to a stall, even if it should be a decade old.
