# Google is a Hostile Actor

URL: /show/self-hosted/79/
> We've made some changes since the last episode, and share why we have doubled down on Self-Hosting as much as possible.

- Show: [Self-Hosted](/show/self-hosted/)
- Episode: 79
- Date: 2022-09-09
- Hosts: alex, chris
- Duration: 01:01:00
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7296e34a-2697-479a-adfb-ad32329dd0b0/d9c142a0-da5b-46e1-8ede-a8ec931e67f5.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [Upcoming Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/ "Upcoming Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups") — We've always got something planned. Check out our meetup page.
  * [Meetup Space on Matrix](https://bit.ly/meetupmatrix "Meetup Space on Matrix") — A directory of our various meetup rooms on Matrix.
  * [A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html "A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.") — Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.
  * [After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel. The oligopoly has won.](https://cfenollosa.com/blog/after-self-hosting-my-email-for-twenty-three-years-i-have-thrown-in-the-towel-the-oligopoly-has-won.html "After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel. The oligopoly has won.") — Email is now an oligopoly, a service gatekept by a few big companies which does not follow the principles of net neutrality.
  * [Carlos Fenollosa on Twitter](https://twitter.com/cfenollosa/status/1566484145446027265?t=sokDrW006I20Pkq6-RTIag&s=09 "Carlos Fenollosa on Twitter") — Email is now an oligopoly, a service gatekept by a few big companies which does not follow the principles of net neutrality.
  * [Immich](https://github.com/immich-app/immich "Immich") — High performance self-hosted photo and video backup solution. 
  * [Here is another Immich's progress update](https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/x7fnzg/here_is_another_immichs_progress_update_and/ "Here is another Immich's progress update") — I apologize for the late update. August had been a very productive month for the project and the team. I hope you all had a great one as well.
  * [2022.9: Home Assistant Birthday Release!](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2022/09/07/release-20229/ "2022.9: Home Assistant Birthday Release!") — On September 17th, 2013 Paulus Schoutsen made the first commit for Home Assistant
  * [Android IP Webcam - Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/android_ip_webcam "Android IP Webcam - Home Assistant") — The Android IP Webcam integration connects with Android IP Webcam to turn any Android phone or tablet into a network camera with multiple viewing options.
  * [Fully Kiosk Browser - Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/fully_kiosk "Fully Kiosk Browser - Home Assistant") — Fully Kiosk Browser is a powerful kiosk browser for Android devices. It provides a number of features for monitoring and controlling your Android device. This integration gives you access to control your device and view the status in Home Assistant.
  * [Tailscale - Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tailscale/ "Tailscale - Home Assistant") — This integration DOES NOT make your Home Assistant accessible via Tailscale VPN remotely!
  * [hassio-addons/addon-tailscale: Tailscale - Home Assistant Community Add-ons](https://github.com/hassio-addons/addon-tailscale "hassio-addons/addon-tailscale: Tailscale - Home Assistant Community Add-ons") — Tailscale is a zero config VPN, which installs on any device in minutes, including your Home Assistant instance.
  * [Supported SSO identity providers by Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/kb/1013/sso-providers/ "Supported SSO identity providers by Tailscale") — Tailscale works on top of the SSO/IDP/IAM identity provider you or your company already use.
  * [Jellyamp](https://github.com/m0ngr31/jellyamp "Jellyamp") — A stylish, cross-platform desktop client for listening to music from a Jellyfin server. Inspired by Plexamp.
  * [Jellyfin-audio-player](https://github.com/leinelissen/jellyfin-audio-player "Jellyfin-audio-player") — This is a React Native-based audio streaming app for Jellyfin. 
  * [Podverse.fm](https://podverse.fm/about "Podverse.fm") — The GPL Podcasting 2.0 Client.
  * [Find ChrisLAS on Fountain.FM](https://fountain.fm/refer/chrislas-e72160c3c5 "Find ChrisLAS on Fountain.FM") — Fountain Streams you sats while you listen and has a great clips ecosystem for discovering new Podcasts.



