@chris ROFL OMG this is crazy, I can't begin to imagine the shitstorm that is happening within Google right now due to this bold ass employee going rogue. It's a reminder to keep Google out of our personal lives by not having an account with them if possible or use their search engine.
If you are trying to #degoogle your life, be aware that one of the unpleasant side effects is that a shit ton of people will not be able to receive #email from you. I've been on an email address handled by my shared server provider for like 15 years now, and I can attest that #google and #yahoo are both pretty bad for blocking anything from a #domain outside the big providers.
@max Good question. I've been using this hosting place since college. I didn't even touch a setting until recently to activate one of those disguised as some kind of domain validation.
I freely admit that I know fuck all about email.
But I don't think it should really be that hard. The "big guys" should be able to detect good mail. And the "small guys" should be able to accept email not originating from the "big guys". Security through whitelist, I guess lol. :big_brain:
@Gert Lo uso io su un telefono di backup, mai avuto problemi, ha sempre funzionato bene, se posso però azzardare un consiglio prenditi un telefono compatibile con l'easy installer (https://doc.e.foundation/easy-installer), meno sbattimenti, io avevo un oneplus nord ma trovi anche gli altri modelli sull'usato, e qualcosa anche sul nuovo, a prezzi interessanti, almeno se proprio non va torni ad android
@maccath@dmakovec We also provide an official Proton Mail onion site for use with the Tor network for those seeking anonymity.
It’s also important to differentiate that VPN is not classified as a communication tool in Switzerland — Proton VPN does not log IPs and there are no existing Swiss laws that can compel us to do so.
I am nearly ready to delete my Google Account. The 1 thing taking forever is changing my e-mail address on all my many accounts.
Google's new Terms of Service, you agree Google AI may access all your content (email, photos, etc.). While they do not claim ownership of your content, you agree they can use it.
@Linux Which email service(s) can you recommend, that don't result in messages finding their way into spam, because they don't have secret 'trust only gmail' flag?
@Linux curious, what are you using for videos by creators? Peertube only? I want to degoogle one day too but, that one makes it hard since peertube claims to not be a replacement. Plus my tiny following would be gone 😪
@RPBook@elmussol@worriernun
I somewhat recently started using OsmAnd - for me the useful features were GPX recording + built-in uploading to OSM, and displaying addr:flats.
The #deGoogle project continues. This week I want to get off #GooglePhotos. Looking for a secure photo storage service with Android support that won't sell my data to an AI.
I tried out #grapheneos for a week on a Pixel 4 I got for a few burritos from some guy down the corner. I was delighted by it. I have now switched wholeheartedly to this operating system. Unfortunately, that means I had to buy a G--gle Pixel phone, and that I did. I flashed Graphene first thing and am content.
After working through the last few Apple hurdles today (cancelled my Apple Card, and reassociated the HomePods to my spouses iOS device), I finally wiped my old iPhone clean. Apple made it SOO difficult. Thus its very cathartic!
Migrating to GrapheneOS has been an incredible experience. A few hurdles sure, but nothing that couldn't be worked out.
Been a long, steady project but after two years I've finally de-appled myself to go open source.
So Google paid 60M/year to use your Reddit posts to train its AI. If you don't want that, you can use this PowerDeleteSuite bookmarklet to mass-delete all your Reddit posts and comments anonymously. It's easy (and it still works):
My new years resolution is to finally #degoogle my life.
I've already replaced a lot of Google products. Some are trickier to extricate myself from (e.g. I've had the same Gmail address for nearly 20 years). Others I just use out of inertia.
There are very few that I'm genuinely struggling to replace. Like Scholar Alerts for finding out about new papers - what can I use instead of that? I know about Semantic Scholar.
@Tutanota thanks for response! so I've whitelisted "reddit.com", "redditmail.com", and "reddit@reddit.com". After several requests for verification emails (in the reddit app), I got nothing... You're my last hope!
@cunyxa Please contact tech support at hello@tutao.de - also try to contact Reddit, they might have stopped sending to your address due to too many attempts.
In trying to #deGoogle, I want to move my calendar stuff. Having trouble finding any Android app that doesn't just continue to store its stuff with Google. I don't want my calendar data with them.
When buying my Pixel 8 a $200 pair of ear buds was added as a bonus. What a nice thing to have. These however was not included, you had to redeem them from a Google webpage. And you guessed it, it was a trap. Google requested not only receipt, name, and address, but also phone number and the phone's IMEI (with a photo proof)! So keep your earbuds Google and I keep my personal info. #degoogle
And no I'm not running stock os with Google Play Services.
