Best Google-suit alternatives? (feddit.it)

submitted 1 year ago by Befernafardofo@feddit.it to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello! I would like to take some distance from Google because I don't like its hegemony over the internet. I've switched from chrome to Firefox, I've stopped using it as a search engine and I've started using duckduckgo for starters, but I'm a bit more lost on how to replace its other services. What are yours alternatives to Google? I've heard about proton mail to replacement Gmail, how is it? Do you know something to replace maps and drive?

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[-] BuckShot686@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Proton is the move, in combo with board.net for GoogleDocs and OpenStreetMaps for GMaps, you've degoogled more than most. Start using GrapheneOS instead of Android and you'll damn near remove the big G from your day to day!

[-] AzzyDev@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I’ve degoogled my desktop/laptop nearly completely, but are there any risks or downsides to using iOS/Apple’s default apps?

[-] BuckShot686@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, once the journey starts it's not long before Linux over MacOS or Windows is a no brainer. Being Android is Linux based allows for a degoolged option to be equivalent to a fork. But sure, iOS is more private and secure out the box vs Android, yet with a few minutes spent in settitngs, Android quickly wins out. Degoogling and FOSS options are two peas in a pod, so might as well also get a pixel with degoogled android and cover all basis.

[-] Befernafardofo@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago

Those are all nice suggestions, I'll try to implement them!

[-] BuckShot686@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cryptpad is worth trying out as a GoogleDocs alt too. It has excel and powerpoint along with word docs. Board.net is more straight forward, but it only offers word docs

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