Changelog Master Feed Stop uploading your data to Google (Changelog News #149)
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Jun 16, 2025 The risks of relying on cloud services are highlighted, particularly after a recent Google Cloud outage. There's a call to stop uploading personal data to big tech. Language detection flaws are addressed, favoring more accurate methods over geolocation. Exciting advancements in AI are discussed, including its impact on software development and observability. Finally, the potential of agentic AI in diagnosing database issues and the innovative hiring for enhancing Postgres with Vitess are explored.
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Lukas Mathis' Google Data Risk
- Lukas Mathis shared a personal story about risking devastating data loss by relying heavily on his Google account. - His experience prompted him to stop uploading data to Google and rethink service dependencies.
Avoid Google Uploads, Self-Host
- Stop uploading data to Google unless essential and self-host services where possible. - Use end-to-end encrypted services and single-purpose tools to minimize risk if disabled.
Use Accept-Language Header
- Avoid using IP geolocation to guess user language because it's often inaccurate. - Instead, rely on the accept-language HTTP header, which explicitly communicates user language preferences.