List of free,open source and privacy respecting services and alternatives to privative services.

• Search Engines
• Photo Storage
• Social Networks
  • Instagram
• Instant Messaging

Search Engines

AVOID

• Google Search
• Yahoo Search
• Bing
• Yandex

Instead use:

• Whoogle Search - A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting Google metasearch engine.
• Qwant - A privacy oriented search engine made in France with no tracking.
• SearX - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.

Photo storage

AVOID

• Google Photos
• Amazon Photos

Instead use:

• Stingle Photos - Open source solution that provides strong security, privacy and encryption to backup your photos.
• Crypt.ee - A private and encrypted place for all your photos, documents, notes and more.
• Photoprism - Feature rich server-based application for browsing, organizing and sharing your personal photo collection. The most similar to Google Photos.
• Nextcloud - The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control. It has a Photos plugin to help you organize and visualize your photos.

Google Drive

Google Maps

Youtube

Gmail / Outlook

Android

Android TV

Social Networks

Instagram

Don't use instagram (or at least the official client). Instagram is a very privacy-invasive app with biased results and feeds based on user profiles, it is also used as a manipulation tool and has a lot of censorship going against free speech. Lastly, it has an addictive and toxic ui-design.

Instead Use:

• Pixelfed - Decentralized, federated and Open Source alternative to Instagram with posts, videos, stories, tags, etc.
• Barinsta - The beautiful, open source, and privacy-friendly alternative Instagram client for Android.

Instant Messaging

AVOID:

• Whatsapp
• Instagram DM
• Facebook Messenger
• Skype
• Zoom
• Google Hangouts / Chat

Instead use:

• Signal - Extreme focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect. Strong encryption by design.
• Molly - Signal-compatible fork client with some security enhancements.
• Element - All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends and organisations. Keeps conversations in your control, safe from data-mining and ads. Talk to everyone through the open global Matrix network, protected by proper end-to-end encryption.
• Jabber / XMPP - The universal messaging standard. Tried and tested. Independent. Privacy-focused.
• Conversations - Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smartphones that has been optimized to provide a unique mobile experience
• AstraChat
• Session - Extreme focus on privacy. Blockchain technology.
• Status

Worth mentioning

• Berty - Not released yet.
• Telegram - Not fully open source. No E2E encryption by default on chats.

Facebook

Twitter

Amazon

Microsoft

Reddit