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submitted 8 months ago by acetanilide@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hi,

I am (very, very early) in the process of degoogling. I am definitely not a high risk as far as needing to be completely locked down. It's more about trying to have a little more control over how my data is used.

I am looking at Graphene OS, but I am a little confused how certain apps (that rely on Google services) work. I have a Pixel 8 and will have it for the foreseeable future.

The apps I currently use that I would still need (or their equivalents) are:

  • Clash Royale (Supercell)
  • Notion (Notion Labs)
  • Clickup (Mango Technologies)
  • Business Calendar 2 (Appgenix)
  1. If I installed these exact apps "sandboxed", what exactly does that mean from a user standpoint? Will I have to use a separate account, reboot my phone, etc, or is it a quick process to use the app?

  2. Is there a list of apps that I could browse to find equivalents to the above? Recommendations here are also ok.

  3. I saw that Firefox isn't exactly private(?) and that Vanadium is better in that aspect but I don't understand why. Can someone ELI5, and help me see if this is a relevant concern for me?

Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜

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[-] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Most of what you mention here I had no idea existed, and I appreciate you sharing it.

As for the scope granularity, this is a simple example for both, Telegram (Nekogram in my case):

Access to 1 contact (added as an example, because in reality i don't give it access to any of my contacts).

And access to 1 PNG image.

Also, thanks for sharing your guide. I'll go over it as soon as I'm off work.

On how the GrapheneOS team chooses to use fearmongering to make people believe there are no other options, I don't follow people or waste my time going into those threads and conversations. Doing thqt would be like asking people over at Google why I should avoid Google. That's yet another reason why I like to have these types of discussions with open communities, the chances of a fully biased point of view decreases dramatically (although it's never fully eliminated).

this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2024
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