cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

Start here by deleting everything Google thinks it knows about you.

https://www.theverge.com/24141741/google-data-delete-how-to

Then pick up with my tips for Google free living.

https://www.optoutproject.net/the-best-non-google-search-engine/

It’s so much better out here without a data-sucking behemoth controlling everything you see, flooding your search results with spam and injecting the internet with LLM-generated sludge. Bonus, if you leave, your data stops contributing to serious ethical problems.

Thanks for @Em0nM4stodon for passing The Verge’s How To along.

ScottStarkey,
@ScottStarkey@hoosier.social avatar

@cyberlyra @Em0nM4stodon

I liked this... and agree with it totally. (And, then I steal a line from improv theatre...)

"Yes, and..."

I was hoping there would be mention of #PeerTube in the video section.

Although it's a nascent service with very little content by comparison, it's getting more every day. And it has some great content out there that I love and follow. And it's followable from right here on Mastodon or your favorite Fediverse service!

cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

@ScottStarkey @Em0nM4stodon yes and this needs updating! I’m constantly trying out new services and new ones are coming to the fore. Love peer tube. I’ll get on an update asap. I have several other items to post as well.

ryan,
@ryan@hachyderm.io avatar

@cyberlyra excited to read through this! Right now the #1 challenge is being on a Pixel phone, but switching to iPhone doesn't feel like the right move.

cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

@ryan
well i always think you should give a try. :) it'll let you keep your android apps without a store cos it runs android apks on a virtual layer. and its an entirely third player, a separate OS, not android or ios. Plus full functionality.

https://www.optoutproject.net/sailfish-the-iphone-and-android-alternative/

but others who aren't as resistant to Google products as I am are ok with e.
i have tips on alternative mobile phones here:

https://www.optoutproject.net/a-better-cell-phone/

oliv,
@oliv@toot.iopush.net avatar

@cyberlyra @Em0nM4stodon thanks, always good to see reminder that we should leave Google...
For videos I also like Freetube and Newpipe to avoid YouTube frontend, easier to manage than yt-dl 😊

cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

@oliv @Em0nM4stodon yes, I will circle back and update now that yt-dl is unmaintained. I love peertube and newpipe too, I will add. :)

Irisherself,
@Irisherself@mastodon.social avatar

@cyberlyra thank you excellent input and advice, here's just a little thing, there's a typo in the URL to protonmail
@Em0nM4stodon

cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

@Irisherself thanks for catching that! I’ll fix it!

marvin,
@marvin@hulvr.com avatar

@cyberlyra

Thanks, I've bookmarked that.

BTW, the proton mail link in the article goes to .cn, not .ch, so you might want to fix that link

cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

@marvin Fixed!

andytiedye,
@andytiedye@sfba.social avatar

@marvin @cyberlyra ".cn"? 😲 I trust the CCP considerably less than I trust Google.

cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

@andytiedye @marvin nah it should be .ch for Switzerland. Sorry I didn’t notice when I uploaded the text. I will fix it!

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