> Another is for Google to become more of a data fiduciary that manages people’s information for them—a bit like a bank does with money.
I'm not sure Google is the right company for this due to people not trusting them, but overall I kind of like that idea. I've self-hosted a lot of my services due to not wanting to give companies too much of my data. But it's a hassle. I noticed that I'm willing to pay money for peopel to take this off my hands, but those need to be people I trust. I think protonmail might become the company of choice for me in these regards. They already have my email, and I wouldn't mind outsourcing my calendar and VPN to them, either.
I'm not sure Google is the right company for this due to people not trusting them, but overall I kind of like that idea. I've self-hosted a lot of my services due to not wanting to give companies too much of my data. But it's a hassle. I noticed that I'm willing to pay money for peopel to take this off my hands, but those need to be people I trust. I think protonmail might become the company of choice for me in these regards. They already have my email, and I wouldn't mind outsourcing my calendar and VPN to them, either.