For those who want to cut Google but still have to use AdWords (you advertise your product), AdSense/AdMob (you earn from ads), Play (you publish Android apps), and Contacts (integrated with your Android phone) -- what's your setup?
Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
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Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#482I dropped all google services and it wasn’t that hard. The most tedious part is moving accounts from your gmail to your new email (I switched to using my own domain backed by fastmail). Even with a password manager and a list of all my accounts this took me an entire day. You also learn how terrible most non-software company account management is. On a lot of sites changing email is impossible. On some it lets you do…
Kudos absolutely great to see you do this I moved off Google after they started doing some strange things with our adwords accounts Anyways Agree with you on this -> The only google service that is really relevant and hard to replace is YouTube. Google's earnings from ads went down last quarter. First quarter that has ever happened They are definitely at risk of becoming Yahoo 2.0. The only thing is the immense amoun…
> Trying to find an alternative to Android.
For privacy and security oriented folks, there’s Puri.sm Librem 5 phone that looks interesting. I wouldn’t mind buying one if the reviews are good.
I am particularly excited about the removable battery! Anyone has any hands on experience with the phone? Links/resources would be highly appreciated!
Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#483Just in case, there are other projects creating lists like these:
- https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/alternatives
- https://www.privacytools.io/
At least prism-break and privacytools have a community-process for suggestions and evaluations. I don't know how this project does it.
Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#484Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's really sad how much this misinformation gets spread... Don't be evil is literally the last line of their code of conduct: https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/
Yes, but it is no longer their "motto" (the guiding principle for the company). So, it appearing in the CoC does not mean that it's the guiding principle. But I think you are raising a good point. Why is this piece of "misinformation" being spread so much? What do you think? I think it is because it corresponds to people's experience with Google: "an entity once liked by the users and did good deeds has quit doing th…
No longer their motto? Can you please provide a source?
"Why is this piece of "misinformation" being spread so much? What do you think?"
Because of multiple articles spreading this misinformation a few years back, for example:
"Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct" - https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do...
Then the article literally mentions at the end that it's still in the code of conduct...terrible reporting from multiple outlets.
Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#485I dropped all google services and it wasn’t that hard. The most tedious part is moving accounts from your gmail to your new email (I switched to using my own domain backed by fastmail). Even with a password manager and a list of all my accounts this took me an entire day. You also learn how terrible most non-software company account management is. On a lot of sites changing email is impossible. On some it lets you do…
Two years ago i created a gmail account without providing mobile number and was using it on youtube for commenting on political videos. In the past few months i noticed my comments were getting upvoted frequently and then last week gmail is forcing me to provide mobile number for verification to login to my account. If google wants to have mobile number for creating accounts that fine but why force after 2 years. That feels cheating. The whole point is i don't want retaliation from political parties for commenting on the internet and don't want to be tied to my real identity with my mobile number. Sadly there is no competitor for youtube.
Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#486Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, but it is no longer their "motto" (the guiding principle for the company). So, it appearing in the CoC does not mean that it's the guiding principle. But I think you are raising a good point. Why is this piece of "misinformation" being spread so much? What do you think? I think it is because it corresponds to people's experience with Google: "an entity once liked by the users and did good deeds has quit doing th…
No longer their motto? Can you please provide a source? "Why is this piece of "misinformation" being spread so much? What do you think?" Because of multiple articles spreading this misinformation a few years back, for example: "Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct" - https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do... Then the article literally mentions at the end that it's still…
What sort of a source do you need? Is Google's current slogan/motto still "Don't be evil"?
Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#487I dropped all google services and it wasn’t that hard. The most tedious part is moving accounts from your gmail to your new email (I switched to using my own domain backed by fastmail). Even with a password manager and a list of all my accounts this took me an entire day. You also learn how terrible most non-software company account management is. On a lot of sites changing email is impossible. On some it lets you do…
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Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#488Earlier quoted context omitted.
No longer their motto? Can you please provide a source? "Why is this piece of "misinformation" being spread so much? What do you think?" Because of multiple articles spreading this misinformation a few years back, for example: "Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct" - https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do... Then the article literally mentions at the end that it's still…
What sort of a source do you need? Is Google's current slogan/motto still "Don't be evil"?
You said in your last comment:
"Yes, but it is no longer their "motto" (the guiding principle for the company)."
Where exactly did you read that?
Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#489I dropped all google services and it wasn’t that hard. The most tedious part is moving accounts from your gmail to your new email (I switched to using my own domain backed by fastmail). Even with a password manager and a list of all my accounts this took me an entire day. You also learn how terrible most non-software company account management is. On a lot of sites changing email is impossible. On some it lets you do…
Kudos absolutely great to see you do this I moved off Google after they started doing some strange things with our adwords accounts Anyways Agree with you on this -> The only google service that is really relevant and hard to replace is YouTube. Google's earnings from ads went down last quarter. First quarter that has ever happened They are definitely at risk of becoming Yahoo 2.0. The only thing is the immense amoun…
I can agree with Bing but DDG is plain horrible for searches. It's basically just Google page 2+ results on Page 1.
Outlook decided it would be a nice idea to change my "Thank you" signature to an emoji in a business casual email.
For mobile, I use an Android for all the apps I can't avoid not having, but otherwise I resort to Blackberry like the old coot I am. My Q10 is still reliable af.
Re: Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
#490Earlier quoted context omitted.
Kudos absolutely great to see you do this I moved off Google after they started doing some strange things with our adwords accounts Anyways Agree with you on this -> The only google service that is really relevant and hard to replace is YouTube. Google's earnings from ads went down last quarter. First quarter that has ever happened They are definitely at risk of becoming Yahoo 2.0. The only thing is the immense amoun…
Browser - use Firefox.
financed mostly by Google