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What's it like to de-Google yourself?

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nicefish

What's it like to de-Google yourself?
« on: November 29, 2019, 06:12:27 pm »
I'd like to thank Google and Facebook for validating my paranoid schizophrenia. I am being watched, and these days, everyone would just nod and accept that they are also being watched.

For those of you that took your privacy back, what was it like?

Did you lose the convenience of a modern smartphone? Or the best spam filter out there (GMail)? Or convenient features that Chrome has (cross-device syncing of data)? Do you use a VPN? Do you disable JavaScript on your browser?
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Re: What's it like to de-Google yourself?
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2019, 06:19:53 pm »
I'd highly recommend reading this guide

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How to reclaim your privacy in the surveillance age

It’s hard to retain much privacy in the information age — the internet has a nearly perfect limitless memory and we’re placing a ton of sensitive data onto it. After being swatted in 2017, I set out on a mission to start my life over with a renewed focus on privacy.

https://blog.lopp.net/modest-privacy-protection-proposal/

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Stretch goal: Leave false trails

If you have the resources to do so, consider using misdirection as another tactic. If someone is hunting you down, they probably have limited resources. By purposefully leaking incorrect data, you can leave trails of breadcrumbs that lead to dead ends and frustrate folks who are trying to penetrate your privacy shield.

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nicefish

Re: What's it like to de-Google yourself?
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2019, 02:54:18 pm »
Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy

RACHEL TIPPED 500 CORAL FOR THIS POST

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