During the 2025 election campaign, prime minister Mark Carney made a striking admission about Canada’s dependence on U.S. tech companies. The Canadian government was in the process of choosing a partner for a 25-year cloud computing contract for the federal government. The contract’s length should have set off red flags of its own, but the…
I mean that’s good and all and I am sure those companies are way better than those big American tech companies but my point was about not having to depend on another company. Because you have to trust them with your information and just because it’s Canadian doesn’t mean they are good automatically. Another advantage of self hosting is if for any reason you lose internet access you still have access to your local network and all your files and passwords when you need them. This is also why it’s important to not create a dependence on any online services. Like if this site were to shut down I wouldn’t lose much, I would just lose my posts which to me aren’t that important as people have read them already.
I mean that’s good and all and I am sure those companies are way better than those big American tech companies but my point was about not having to depend on another company. Because you have to trust them with your information and just because it’s Canadian doesn’t mean they are good automatically. Another advantage of self hosting is if for any reason you lose internet access you still have access to your local network and all your files and passwords when you need them. This is also why it’s important to not create a dependence on any online services. Like if this site were to shut down I wouldn’t lose much, I would just lose my posts which to me aren’t that important as people have read them already.