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Two Swissinfo journalists explore the challenges and freedoms of living without major tech companies.

Send us Fan Mail Switzerland wants greater digital sovereignty. But how easy is it to break free from Google, Apple and Microsoft? Two Swissinfo journalists attempted to replace Big Tech services with Swiss and other European alternatives. Their experiment revealed the hidden dependencies, frustrations and surprising freedoms of life without the tech giants. Journalists: Sara Ibrahim, Kristian Foss Brandt Host: Jo Fahy Audio editor: Michele Andina Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang SWI swi...

People in this episode

Host: Jo Fahy

Guests: Sara Ibrahim, Kristian Foss Brandt

Topics covered

• digital sovereignty
• Big Tech alternatives
• Swiss experiment
• technology dependency
• freedom from tech giants

Keywords

• digital sovereignty
• Big Tech
• Swiss alternatives
• Google
• Apple
• Microsoft
• technology
• experiment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SWI swissinfo.ch, Google, Apple, Microsoft

Places: Switzerland

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