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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 11 hours ago

There are more options than the two you mentioned. Listing a few as more people should remember them. I did get a bit off topic....

  1. Use huge company to provide service.
  2. Provide service oneself (, likely with Open Source. )
  3. Use small or medium company to provide service (, likely with Open Source. )
  4. Use huge company for things huge company is great with, but keep "crown jewels" of company on internal self provided systems.
  5. Use a small or medium company to provide a service, and another series of small or medium companies to check on the first company.
  6. Use a huge company based in a country that is very serious about laws and putting CEOs in prison for wrongful acts.
  7. Do not do the thing. (Included for completeness.)
  8. Do the thing not on a computer. (Violation of privacy could result in violation of more serious laws.)
  9. Use an older technology on a computer.
  10. Use the huge company to provide service, but ensure the data includes insane things.