6 tech companies that aren’t evil

You can (mostly) survive without Google, Facebook, PayPal and the others. Here are the pros and cons of the alternatives.

I’ll just say this up front. If you’re trying to ditch the prevailing technologies in favor of those that are more secure and less exploitative, you’ll have to accept a level of inconvenience. Convenience is a powerful motivator to keep using Google, Facebook, PayPal, etc. But in recent months I’ve decided to start weening myself.