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What's your current situation with Google? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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I use GrapheneOS with multiple profiles. My main profile contains only FOSS apps, along with two proprietary apps that have no network access. One secondary profile is for my personal Google account (just Gmail) for work and bills, while another is for a disposable Google account for apps like Google Maps when I need GPS.

On my PC, I maintain a browser profile for work Gmail, which I almost never check, and I don't have anything else connected to Google.

I’m not entirely comfortable knowing that I'm not free from Google and still rely on some of their services. However, I feel much better than I did a few years ago, when Google had complete control over my phone and everything I did on it. Now, I feel free most of the time.

What about you? Do you feel free? Or does it ever seem like Google owns a part of your life? Share your thoughts with me

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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Google Maps is the one thing left for me… have tried moving but find other gps apps meh in comparison. I use MacOS for work with office 365. My personal computer is Linux, I use proton for my email. Librewolf browsing. DuckDuckGo for searching. If you count it, I suppose I do use Brave on my work computer, chromium base is needed for some websites I use a lot for work. My cell phone is an iPhone (thanks work)

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