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• How to add new pages and menu items to Piwik – Introducing the Piwik Platform

  11 septembre 2014, par Thomas Steur — Development

  This is the next post of our blog series where we introduce the capabilities of the Piwik platform (our previous post was How to create a widget). This time you’ll learn how to extend Piwik by adding new pages and menu items. For this tutorial you will need to have basic knowledge of PHP and optionally of Twig which is the template engine we use.

  What can be displayed in a page ?

  To make it short : You can display any corporate related content, key metrics, news, help pages, custom reports, contact details, information about your server, forms to manage any data and anything else.

  Getting started

  In this series of posts, we assume that you have already set up your development environment. If not, visit the Piwik Developer Zone where you’ll find the tutorial Setting up Piwik.

  To summarize the things you have to do to get setup :

  • Install Piwik (for instance via git).
  • Activate the developer mode : ./console development:enable --full.
  • Generate a plugin : ./console generate:plugin --name="MyControllerPlugin". There should now be a folder plugins/MyControllerPlugin.
  • And activate the created plugin under Settings => Plugins.

  Let’s start creating a page

  We start by using the Piwik Console to create a new page :

  ./console generate:controller

  The command will ask you to enter the name of the plugin the controller should belong to. I will simply use the above chosen plugin name “MyControllerPlugin”. There should now be two files plugins/MyControllerPlugin/Controller.php and plugins/MyControllerPlugin/templates/index.twig which both already contain an example to get you started easily :

  Controller.php

  class Controller extends \Piwik\Plugin\Controller
  {
      public function index()
      {
          return $this->renderTemplate('index', array(
               'answerToLife' => 42
          ));
      }
  }
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  and templates/index.twig

  {% extends 'dashboard.twig' %}
   
  {% block content %}
      <strong>Hello world!</strong>
      <br/>
   
      The answer to life is {{ answerToLife }}
  {% endblock %}
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  Note : If you are generating the Controller before Piwik 2.7.0 the example will look slightly different.

  The controller action index assigns the view variable answerToLife to the view and renders the Twig template templates/index.twig. Any variable assigned this way can then be used in the view using for example {{ answerToLife }}.

  Using a Twig template to generate the content of your page is actually optional : instead feel free to generate any content as desired and return a string in your controller action.

  As the above template index.twig is extending the dashboard template the Logo as well as the top menu will automatically appear on top of your content which is defined within the block content.

  

  How to display the page within the admin

  If you would like to add the admin menu on the left you have to modify the following parts :

  • Extend \Piwik\Plugin\ControllerAdmin instead of \Piwik\Plugin\Controller in the file Controller.php. In a future version of Piwik this step will be no longer neccessary, see #6151
  • Extend the template admin.twig instead of dashboard.twig
  • Define a headline using an H2-element

  {% extends 'admin.twig' %}
   
  {% block content %}
      <h2>Hello world!</h2>
      <br/>
   
      The answer to life is {{ answerToLife }}
  {% endblock %}
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  Note : Often one needs to add a page to the admin to make a plugin configurable. We have a unified solution for this using the Settings API.

  

  How to display a blank page

  If you would like to generate a blank page that shows only your content the template should contain only your markup as follows :

  <strong>Hello world!</strong>
  <br/>
   
  The answer to life is {{ answerToLife }}
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  Predefined variables, UI components, security and accessing query parameters

  In this blog post we only cover the basics to get you started. We highly recommend to read the MVC guide on our developer pages which covers some of those advanced topics. For instance you might be wondering how to securely access $_GET or $_POST parameters, you might want to restrict the content of your page depending on a user role, and much more.

  If you would like to know how to make use of JavaScript, CSS and Less have a look at our Working with Piwik’s UI guide.

  Note : How to include existing UI components such as a site selector or a date selector will be covered in a future blog post. Also, there are default variables assigned to the view depending on the context. A list of those variables that may or may not be defined is unfortunately not available yet but we will catch up on this.

  Let’s add a menu item to make the page accessible

  So far you have created a page but you can still not access it. Therefore we need to add a menu item to one of the Piwik menus. We start by using the Piwik Console to create a menu template :

  ./console generate:menu

  The command will ask you to enter the name of the plugin the menu should belong to. I will use again the above chosen plugin name “MyControllerPlugin”. There should now be a file plugins/MyControllerPlugin/Menu.php which contains an example to get you started easily :

  Menu.php

  class Menu extends \Piwik\Plugin\Menu
  {
      public function configureUserMenu(MenuUser $menu)
      {
          // reuse an existing category. 
          $menu->addManageItem('My User Item', $this->urlForAction('showList'));
   
          // or create a custom category
          $menu->addItem('My Custom Category', 'My User Item', $this->urlForDefaultAction());
      }
  }
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  This is only a part of the generated template since all the examples of the different menus are similar. You can add items to four menus :

  • configureReportingMenu To add a new item to the reporting menu which includes all the reports like “Actions” and “Visitors”.
  • configureAdminMenu To add a new item to the admin menu which includes items like “User settings” and “Websites”.
  • configureTopMenu To add a new item to the top menu which includes items like “All Websites” and “Logout”.
  • configureUserMenu To add a new item to the user menu which is accessible when clicking on the username on the top right.

  In this blog post we will add a new item to the user menu and to do so we adjust the generated template like this :

  class Menu extends \Piwik\Plugin\Menu
  {
      public function configureUserMenu(MenuUser $menu)
      {
          $menu->addManageItem('My User Item', $this->urlForAction($method = 'index'), $orderId = 30);
      }
  }
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  That’s it. This will add a menu item named “My User Item” to the “Manage” section of the user menu. When a user chooses the menu item, the “index” method of your controller will be executed and your previously created page will be first rendered and then displayed. Optionally, you can define an order to influence the position of the menu item within the manage section. Following this example you can add an item to any menu for any action. I think you get the point !

  

  Note : In Piwik 2.6.0 and before the above example would look like this :

  class Menu extends \Piwik\Plugin\Menu
  {
      public function configureUserMenu(MenuUser $menu)
      {
          $menu->addManageItem('My User Item', array($module = 'MyControllerPlugin', $action = 'index'), $orderId = 30);
      }
  }
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  How to test a page

  After you have created your page you are surely wondering how to test it. A controller should be usually very simple as it is only the connector between model and view. Therefore, we do usually not create unit or integration test for controllers and for the view less than ever. Instead we would create a UI test that takes a screenshot of your page and compares it with an expected screenshot. Luckily, there is already a section UI tests in our Automated tests guide.

  Publishing your Plugin on the Marketplace

  In case you want to share your page with other Piwik users you can do this by pushing your plugin to a public GitHub repository and creating a tag. Easy as that. Read more about how to distribute a plugin.

  Advanced features

  Isn’t it easy to create a page ? We never even created a file ! Of course, based on our API design principle “The complexity of our API should never exceed the complexity of your use case.” you can accomplish more if you want : You can make use of Vanilla JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, Less and CSS, you can reuse UI components, you can access query parameters and much more.

  Would you like to know more about this ? Go to our MVC (Model-View-Controller) and Working with Piwik’s UI guides in the Piwik Developer Zone.

  If you have any feedback regarding our APIs or our guides in the Developer Zone feel free to send it to us.

• A pragmatic strategy to merge multiple video files

  19 juin 2021, par saurav

  I currently am working on recording a multiparty video conference which supports up to 6 participants. I am recording the conference using a media server and storing audio/video streams individually for every participant.

  


  Next, I need to merge those individual recordings into a single video file and upload it to a cloud storage like aws s3. For this I am considering 2 options, either Gstreamer or FFMPEG. I am leaning towards FFMPEG as I have used FFMPEG previously. I currently am playing with FFMPEG things like the hstack and vstack filters etc.

  


  Here is the FFMPEG command I recently used to join 2 webm videos of 2 mins 40sec and 1min 40sec to create a mp4 video file for upload. Both the videos are 1280x720 in this case but I have included the scale part because in real life scenario different participants joining with different cameras produces video files of different resolution which is a problem for the hstack/vstack filter. Therefore, to make the video resolutions of all participant consistent, I have included the scale property.

  


  ffmpeg -i 1.webm -i 2.webm -filter_complex "[0:v]scale=1280:720,setsar=1[l];[1:v]scale=1280:720,setsar=1[r];[l][r]hstack;[0][1]amix" output-1280x720.mp4


  


  Currently I am facing 2 issues with this command.

  


  


  1. The output mp4 file is very big, in this case 140Mb (approx) for a less than 3 minutes video.

     


  


  2. How do I add delay to any video before starting to merge ?
     
Currently the videos are going out of sync if all the participants don't join at the same time which is highly unlikely to happen in a real world scenario.

     


  


  


  Any pointer in the right direction will be highly appreciated.

  


  Here is a log sample from FFmpeg (or see the full log link) :

  


  ffmpeg version 4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 9 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=1ubuntu0.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-nvenc --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
  libavutil      56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100
  libavcodec     58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100
  libavformat    58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
  libavdevice    58.  8.100 / 58.  8.100
  libavfilter     7. 57.100 /  7. 57.100
  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
  libswscale      5.  5.100 /  5.  5.100
  libswresample   3.  5.100 /  3.  5.100
  libpostproc    55.  5.100 / 55.  5.100
Input #0, matroska,webm, from '3.webm':
  Metadata:
    title           : FFmpeg
    ENCODER         : Lavf58.29.100
  Duration: 00:01:39.63, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 707 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: vp8, yuv420p(tv, bt470bg/unknown/unknown, progressive), 1280x720, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 1k tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      DURATION        : 00:01:39.618000000
    Stream #0:1: Audio: opus, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
    Metadata:
      DURATION        : 00:01:39.629000000
Input #1, matroska,webm, from '4.webm':
  Metadata:
    title           : FFmpeg
    ENCODER         : Lavf58.29.100
  Duration: 00:02:39.07, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 708 kb/s
    Stream #1:0: Video: vp8, yuv420p(tv, bt470bg/unknown/unknown, progressive), 1280x720, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 1k tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      DURATION        : 00:02:39.050000000
    Stream #1:1: Audio: opus, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
    Metadata:
      DURATION        : 00:02:39.068000000
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 (vp8) -> scale
  Stream #0:1 (opus) -> amix:input0
  Stream #1:0 (vp8) -> scale
  Stream #1:1 (opus) -> amix:input1
  hstack -> Stream #0:0 (libx264)
  amix -> Stream #0:1 (aac)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] using SAR=1/1
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] profile High, level 6.1
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] 264 - core 155 r2917 0a84d98 - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2018 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=18 lookahead_threads=3 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf mbtree=1 crf=23.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00
Output #0, mp4, to 'output-new.mp4':
  Metadata:
    title           : FFmpeg
    encoder         : Lavf58.29.100
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (libx264) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(progressive), 2560x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 32:9], q=-1--1, 1k fps, 16k tbn, 1k tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavc58.54.100 libx264
    Side data:
      cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: -1
    Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 128 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavc58.54.100 aac

frame=  129 fps=0.0 q=33.0 size=       0kB time=00:00:00.23 bitrate=   1.6kbits/s dup=123 drop=0 speed=0.44x    
frame=  257 fps=228 q=33.0 size=       0kB time=00:00:00.51 bitrate=   0.8kbits/s dup=243 drop=0 speed=0.455x    
frame=  379 fps=224 q=33.0 size=     256kB time=00:00:00.73 bitrate=2855.1kbits/s dup=358 drop=0 speed=0.434x    
frame=  497 fps=222 q=33.0 size=     256kB time=00:00:00.86 bitrate=2431.5kbits/s dup=469 drop=0 speed=0.386x    
 
...
More than 1000 frames duplicated
...
  
frame=158751 fps=196 q=33.0 size=  134656kB time=00:02:39.00 bitrate=6937.4kbits/s dup=151385 drop=0 speed=0.196x    
frame=158851 fps=196 q=33.0 size=  134912kB time=00:02:39.00 bitrate=6950.6kbits/s dup=151482 drop=0 speed=0.196x    
frame=158983 fps=196 q=33.0 size=  134912kB time=00:02:39.00 bitrate=6950.6kbits/s dup=151610 drop=0 speed=0.196x    
frame=159081 fps=196 q=-1.0 Lsize=  137197kB time=00:02:39.07 bitrate=7065.2kbits/s dup=151706 drop=0 speed=0.196x    

video:132693kB audio:2494kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 1.486001%

[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] frame I:637   Avg QP:17.73  size:123895
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] frame P:40088 Avg QP:19.73  size:  1134
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] frame B:118356 Avg QP:27.54  size:    97
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] consecutive B-frames:  0.8%  0.0%  0.0% 99.2%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] mb I  I16..4: 11.1% 67.3% 21.6%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] mb P  I16..4:  0.1%  0.1%  0.0%  P16..4:  2.6%  0.4%  0.3%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:96.5%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] mb B  I16..4:  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  B16..8:  0.7%  0.0%  0.0%  direct: 0.0%  skip:99.3%  L0:38.7% L1:61.3% BI: 0.0%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] 8x8 transform intra:66.8% inter:71.4%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 81.8% 89.5% 72.3% inter: 0.2% 0.4% 0.0%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] i16 v,h,dc,p: 25% 21% 17% 37%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 33% 22% 12%  4%  5%  6%  6%  6%  6%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 42% 24%  6%  4%  5%  5%  6%  4%  4%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] i8c dc,h,v,p: 42% 24% 26%  9%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] Weighted P-Frames: Y:0.0% UV:0.0%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] ref P L0: 82.4% 11.5%  5.3%  0.8%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] ref B L0: 83.0% 16.9%  0.1%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] ref B L1: 94.9%  5.1%
[libx264 @ 0x562b4842a500] kb/s:6833.11
[aac @ 0x562b4842b540] Qavg: 239.393


  


• The Ultimate List of Alternatives to Google Products

  2 août 2022, par Erin — Privacy

  For many businesses, Google products can play an integral part in the productivity, function and even success of the company. This is because Google has designed their digital ecosystem to infiltrate every aspect of your work and personal life at low-to-no cost.

  On the surface, this seems like a no-brainer. Why not have a cost-effective and seamlessly connected tech stack ? It’s the complete package. 

  From Gmail to Google Analytics, it becomes hard to untangle yourself from this intricate web Google has managed to spin. But like a web, you know there’s also a catch.

  This leads us to the big question… Why stop ?

  In this blog, we’ll cover :

  Why de-Google ?

  Google products are convenient and seemingly free. However, in recent years, Google’s name has become synonymous with privacy breaches, data leaks and illegal under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

  As their track record shows a glaring disregard for data protection, a growing list of EU member countries like Austria, France, Denmark and Italy have banned Google products, such as Google Analytics, Google Workspace and Google Chromebook.

  Google offers free products and services, but not out of altruism. There’s a trade-off. By using Google’s “free” products, your customers’ and your own online activity becomes a commodity that can be sold to advertisers.

  When the risks of using Google products are considered, it becomes clear the need to plot a pathway to de-Google your business. If you’re wondering how in the world to uncoil from this web, fortunately, there are plenty of privacy-friendly, secure alternatives to Google products that you can choose.

  Disclaimer : Below, we’ve tried our best to provide a comprehensive list of alternatives to Google products for businesses, but because you know your business best, we’d also encourage you to do your own research to ensure the tool will suit your unique needs.

  Best Google alternative tools for business

  Overall business tools

  Google Workspace alternatives

  Google Workspace isn’t GDPR compliant by default, so businesses are at risk of fines and reputational damage. More EU countries are reaching the same conclusion that Google products are violating EU law. Data Protection Authorities from Norway and Denmark have deemed Google Workspace illegal in accordance with the GDPR. 

  Nextcloud

  Nextcloud is an open-source and self-hosted productivity platform that offers a suite of services to replace the major features found in Google Workspace, such as Google Drive, Calendar, Docs, Forms and Tasks. 

  You can share files and collaborate without worrying about data being shared with unauthorised individuals or companies. As a self-hosted suite, you’re in full control of where your data is, who has access to it and can comply with the strictest of data protection legislations.

  

  Zoho

  Zoho is a Google Workspace alternative built on the same principles as Google’s productivity suite. It offers a suite of online office tools, including email, calendar and task management, but with an emphasis on privacy protection. Zoho doesn’t rely on advertising revenue to support their business which means your personal data will never be sold or used for targeted ads. 

  With over 75 million users globally, Zoho offers data encryption at rest and at transit, multi-factor authentication and complies with strict security standards set by HIPAA, the Cloud Security Alliance and the GDPR.

  

  Gmail alternatives

  Google only encrypts emails via STARTTLS. In other words, your data isn’t end-to-end encrypted and can be decrypted by them at any time. Gmail also has a history of allowing third-party app developers that work with Gmail to access private and personal Gmail messages for their own market research purposes.

  ProtonMail

  ProtonMail is a secure, open-source email service that provides end-to-end encryption, so only the sender and receiver can access the messages. Proton deliberately doesn’t possess the key needed to decrypt any part of the message, so you know your sensitive business information is always private. 

  To protect users from digital surveillance, they also provide enhanced tracking protections and don’t rely on ads, so your data isn’t mined for advertising purposes. Not only that, you can also sync ProtonMail with a host of other Google alternative products, such as Proton Calendar and Proton Drive.

  

  Mailfence

  Mailfence is a highly secure communications and planning platform that offers a complete email suite, as well as, Documents, a Calendar and Groups. It provides end-to-end encryption and comes with a built-in data loss prevention system that prevents unauthorised access to your sensitive information. 

  Mailfence is completely ad-free and promises to never commercialise its databases or share data with third parties for targeted ads.

  

  Tutanota

  Tutanota is an open-source email service known as one of the first to offer end-to-end encryption. It boasts a user-friendly interface and offers a fast, simple and secure email service that works on web and mobile platforms. Stringent security, in addition to TOTP and U2F for two-factor authentication means you control who has access to your email and messages. 

  It requires no phone number or personal information to register for a free account. In addition, Tutanota doesn’t earn money through ads, its servers are based in Europe and it is fully GDPR compliant.

  

  Google Calendar alternatives

  Calendars can contain a lot of personal information (who you are meeting, location, contact info, etc.), which is well worth keeping private. 

  Proton Calendar

  With Proton Calendar all event details – participants, locations, event names, descriptions and notes are end-to-end encrypted. It has a clean and easy-to-use interface, and you get a full set of advanced features to replace Google Calendar, such as the ability to create events and reminders, add multiple calendars and set up repeating events. You can easily sync all your calendars between mobile and desktop apps.

  

  Mailfence Calendar

  Mailfence Calendar lets you manage, schedule and track your events and meetings. Similar to Google Calendar, you can invite people to events using their Mailfence email IDs, but it doesn’t track your location or email address.

  

  Tutanota Calendar

  Tutanota Calendar offers built-in encryption, so no one else can decrypt and read your information.

  You can keep track of your appointments and meetings in a secure environment that only you have access to. You get features, such as day/week/month view, all-day events, recurring events, upcoming events view and shared calendars. You can also sync it with other apps such as Outlook.

  

  Nextcloud Calendar app

  Nextcloud also offers a Calendar app which easily syncs events from different devices with your Nextcloud account. You can integrate it with other Nextcloud apps like Contacts, Talk and Tasks.

  

  Google Drive alternatives

  The GDPR emphasises end-to-end encryption as a safeguard against data leaks, but Google Drive isn’t end-to-end encrypted, so Google has access to the data on its servers. 

  In their privacy policy, they also state that this data can be analysed for advertising purposes, so although you’re using “free” Cloud storage, users need to be aware that they’re paying for this by giving Google access to any and all data stored in Google Drive.

  Proton Drive

  Proton Drive is a secure and private Cloud storage service that provides you with an easy-to-use, customisable and secure file management system.

  It uses end-to-end encryption to secure your data and keep it safe from prying eyes. As you have full control over your data, you can decide how long it’s stored and who has access to it. You can also choose how much of your information is shared with other users.

  

  Nextcloud

  Nextcloud works on your own server, so you can access and share your data wherever you are. It’s a file hosting service that lets you store files, sync them across your devices and collaborate with others on projects. 

  It also provides encryption for all the files that you store on its servers, so you can rest assured that no one can see your information without your permission.

  

  Syncthing

  Syncthing is a free, open-source file synchronisation program that allows you to store and access your files wherever you are. It’s designed to be fast, secure and easy to use, making it a great alternative to Google Drive. 

  With Syncthing, you can sync files across multiple computers and mobile devices at once. So if you create, delete or modify files on one machine, they will automatically be replicated on other devices. Data is saved directly to a location you choose, so you can securely backup your data without needing a third-party cloud service.

  Google Docs alternatives

  Google states they can “collect information” from Google-hosted content such as Docs by means of automated scanning. 

  Not only does this stoke spying fears, it also raises concerns over who holds power over your content. If they look through your docs and decide that you’ve violated their terms of service, you can get locked out of your Google Docs – as was the case when a National Geographic crime reporter had her story “frozen” by Google.

  LibreOffice

  LibreOffice is a free, open-source office suite with all the features you need to create and edit documents, presentations and spreadsheets. It’s compatible with many different languages and all Microsoft Office file formats. 

  Unlike Google Docs, LibreOffice doesn’t store your documents on the Cloud. As it runs on your own computer, you maintain complete control and the data is kept as private and as secure as you wish. LibreOffice also has an online version that works with most web browsers and can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. 

  The open-source nature ensures security as the code is constantly improved and scouted for vulnerabilities.

  

  Nextcloud Office

  Like Google Docs, Nextcloud Office lets you create new documents and spreadsheets and collaborate with teammates or colleagues. But unlike Google Docs, Nextcloud doesn’t collect any data on who is using its platform, or what they’re doing on it. You can even encrypt the files you store in Nextcloud, so no one else can see them unless you give them access to your account.

  

  Google Keep alternative

  Standard Notes

  Standard Notes is an open-source online notebook app that offers a variety of useful features, such as tasks, to-dos and spreadsheets. 

  Unlike Google Keep, which has access to your notes, Standard Notes is end-to-end encrypted, which protects all your information and keeps it securely synced across all your devices. Standard Notes supports text, images and audio notes. As open-source software, they value transparency and trust and don’t rely on tracking or intrusive ads.

  

  Google Chrome alternatives

  Google Chrome is notorious for stalking users and collecting information for their own gains. Their browser fuels their data gathering infrastructure by being able to collect info about your search history, location, personal data and product interaction data for “personalisation” purposes – essentially to build a profile of you to sell to advertisers.

  Firefox

  Firefox is one of the most secure browsers for privacy and is trusted by 220 million users. It easily compares with Chrome in terms of ease of use and performance. 

  On top of that it offers enhanced privacy protections, so you get a browser that doesn’t stalk you and isn’t riddled with ads.