Hey, posting this from #GhostBSD!

#DumpMicrosoft #FreeSoftware #DumpApple #FOSS #DumpGoogle

I have moved my blog from nh6sp.blogspot.com to nh6sp.wordpress.com.

#hamradio #dumpgoogle

I just upgraded my @kagihq subscription to a Duo plan so my wife could use it too.

It’s a terrific search engine with no ads or tracking. Never been a better time for you to check it out.

https://www.androidpolice.com/ethical-search-engine-kagi-return-subscription-money/

#DumpGoogle

@nixCraft
I don’t understand why anyone uses a browser created by the company that turned humanity into a commodity.

We *know* Google sees us as lemmings to be captured and sold. Why feed your captor?

#dumpgoogle

Just seen interesting hashtag #DumpGoogle and following it now!
So many interesting alternatives are available for Google "services" around!
I expect this tag will explode today with posts describing this fake "Ad Privacy" move from Google, but many posts describing the alternatives will have this tag.
Another alternative service to use instead of Google Maps is #OpenStreetMap .

@protonmail Below, you will probably see recommendations for other great things you can do to #DumpGoogle. It's a big topic and can get a little overwhelming, but like anything once you get into it is is not that hard. The purpose of this post is to suggest one simple thing you can do today. But by all means, look into what else you can do; alternative email, cloud storage, other browsers, VPNs, password managers. But today, you can switch browsers... give it a shot.

@jrod3737 @Noptisun @protonmail

This 💯 !!! This new action by Google is a very good reason to #DumpGoogle.

Did it yesterday, and very happy.

Check out this short thread >>> https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/111158313968879384

Here is the new Google surveillance limited system:

- Firefox (change search to DuckDuckGo)
- Bitwarden
- ProtonMail
- sync.com
- LibreOffice (Desktop)
- Collabora Office (Android)
- ProtonCalendar
- ProtonVPN

People also speak highly of Nextcloud...

#DataPrivacy #DataSecurity #Proton #Google

So, one last update. With ProtonMail installed they pitch you on ProtonCalendar and ProtonVPN (they are just a click away...), so got ProtonCalendar on both desktop and mobile and just activated ProtonVPN. Everything works great and still have not spent a cent.

Total system:
- Firefox
- Bitwarden
- ProtonMail
- sync.com
- LibreOffice (Desktop)
- Collabora Office (Android)
- ProtonCalendar
- ProtonVPN

Total Cost: 0$ (though may someday do some upgrading plus make a few donations)

#DumpGoogle

OK, got it all set up...

Took about 3 hours total. Added Bitwarden to the mix for a password manager, and Collabora Office for mobile word processing and spreadsheets.

Started with ProtonMail, creating two new email addresses, one for general use and one private one for banking, Bitwarden etc. Then got the desktop set up, then did the phone.

So far so good. Just loving how sync.com just integrates with File Explorer.

Did not have to spend a penny or give anyone a credit card

#DumpGoogle

So, planning to phase out Google and looking for recommendations.

Data security and data privacy are key concerns.

Current thinking is:

- Firefox
- ProtonMail
- sync.com
- LibreOffice

Thoughts?

[Edit: Got it set up today, and absolutely loving it so far. See below. Thank you for all the suggestions!]

#DataPrivacy #DataSecurity #Google #DumpGoogle

My last Google service, for which I have not yet found a replacement, is google scholar. I would LOVE to find a replacement.

I'm about to teach first year students, covering some basic research techniques, and I don't want to propagate google-dependency further.

What's a good alternative?

#GoogleScholar #DumpGoogle

For the more obvious swap-outs, I've got Wordpress instead of Blogspot. I used a migration tool to move all my old posts over and put a banner on the old site linking to the new one. My biggest fears wrt to Google used to be to them suddenly blocking access to my blog or email. The blog part is now 100% sorted.

For an RSS reader, I'm using #Feedly, which, alas, is tied to my google account.

For search, I use DuckDuckGo.

#dumpGoogle

For mobile phone, I have only gone part way. I have a #fairphone 2and have installed their FOSS operating system, which does not include google. However, I want to use the play store, so I've put a wee version of #OpenGapps on my phone. It's not perfect, but I like signal and the apps put out by train companies.

This, at least, allows me to opt-out of a lot of google data-gathering, but, alas, not all of it.

Also, the phone is extremely repairable.

#dumpGoogle

I switched to #fruux for calendars. I pay them a fee to have two calendars, one of which is shared. They also have a free-tier account, which includes one free calendar plus access to whatever fruux calendars somebody else has shared.

#dumpGoogle