leaving google

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨doggoloko@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨privacyguides@lemmy.one⁩

By reading about the new inclementations on Google I decided to leave from Google services entirely, already stoping using Windows for 6 month and Chrome, but sttil dont sure about a gmail(Some important things are signed in gmail accont) and some services like Youtube and some android telemetry(already rooted)

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yote_zip@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
IMO switch away from services as fast as you’re comfortable with - it’s not all or nothing. Switch the easy ones now, and build escape plans for the rest. Small steppy is better than no steppy.

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- kurzon@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Totally agree with this. I started with Gmail and calendar and then gradually continued with Gdrive and Gphotos. My browser has always been Firefox, so no problem there. My next step is owning a Google-free phone (keeping an eye on tuxphones.com). The only thing that I can not get rid of is Google Maps. It works so damn good!
  
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  - merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    replaced it years ago with Organic Maps. The few things googleMaps does better are not worth the huge hole it digs in your privacy
    
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  - dot20@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    What do you use for a GDrive alternative?
    
    And for a better GMaps alternative, try OpenStreetMap
    
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  - stallmer@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Hadn’t heard of Tux Phones before. Any other resources like that?
    
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pipariturbiini@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
For email, I recommend purchasing your own domain name and finding a provider that allows the use own your own domain (like Proton or Tutanota). A catch-all function is also good for making unique addresses per service, so you’re mostly protected from data leaks and spam. Like lemmy@yourdomain.tld or clothingstore1@yourdomain.tld

Will make switching email providers much easier when you don’t have to update your address to tens or hundreds of services you’ve registered on.

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- bron@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Good advice! I would argue the only downside is having to maintain your own email server. But that comes with the territory I guess. Any low-cost server hosting to consider?
  
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  - guckfoogle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I don’t think it gets any cheaper than aws ec2 instances, but I use lightsail because it’s super easy to set up and you get the first three months free. EC2 has a free tier also.
    
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to_urcite_ty_kokos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
What are you not sure about the Android telemetry? Or what problems in this field do you expect without a Google account?

And also courious, what type of signing does Gmail provide that others don’t? You mean PGP or S/MIME?

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- doggoloko@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I dont know what I can do about android without break and about gmail its signed in everywhere that I used like steam, and every other important app that you can think, and tutanota is good but mostly paid(I think so)
  
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  - glacier@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Skiff is another option to replace Gmail, it has 10 Gb free storage.
    
    For Android check out this website: www.privacyguides.org/en/android/#operating-syste…
    
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  - merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    phase out Google account sign-in slowly by signing in to those accounts with an email address instead. It takes weeks maybe, but then you’re free. A password manager like keepass helps
    
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  - MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I’m still on gmail. It’s one of the few services I genuinely think google is still doing correctly.
    
    A good way to switch, though, would be to get another email address, then link it to gmail, or gnail to it (via smpt and pop3/imap) and slowly start swithing all your stuff while using both for while.
    
    I still have two pre-gmail inboxes routes ilto my gmail this way, they never get mail anymore, but you don’t need to entirely cut those inboxes off.
    
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