A process that started roughly a year ago with just changing browser and search engine, now feeling that I got somewhere. The journey ended up being more than just degoogle, but also demetaing and taking more control over my data and privacy.

Before and after picture with notes:

Chrome -> Zen browser (Firefox on iOS)

Google -> Qwant

Gmail -> Proton Mail

NordVPN -> Proton VPN (I don’t use VPN very often, but have NordVPN through another subscription, now replaced with Proton across my devices)

Google Drive / Photos -> Proton Drive

Google Password Manager -> Proton Pass

Google Authenticator -> Proton Pass / Ente (Ente Auth is only used to store my 2FA keys for the Proton account, other keys are stored in Proton Pass)

Google Translator -> DeepL

YouTube -> FreeTube (Unwatched on iOS)

Google Maps -> Magic Earth (OSM on desktop)

WhatsApp -> Signal

Notion -> Anytype

Keep / Notes -> Notesnook

X -> Mastodon / Bluesky

Reddit -> Lemmy (Voyager on iOS, dreaming of an eventual complete migration)

Instagram -> Pixelfed

Facebook -> stopped using

Windows 11 -> Ubuntu (Only personal laptop, work laptop still windows)

        • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          221·
          19 hours ago

          This right bloody here, you have to make sacrifices for peace-of-mind otherwise you’ll live your life paranoid on the smallest of things.

          One persons opinions don’t suddenly make a service unusable or unreliable.

      • Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        14·
        22 hours ago

        This is my thing. I’ve ditched all of proton for the obvious reason, but aside from that, I no longer want everything under one umbrella. Convenience has shown it comes at too great of a cost

        • admin@sh.itjust.works
          51·
          17 hours ago

          I was just about to pay for their service, started a new LLC so that was gonna be a good excuse to start supporting them and then his CEO shows his true colors.

          I have been happily supporting Tuta instead. Is a bit slow but the aliases and emails work great.

          • jsomae@lemmy.ml
            31·
            9 hours ago

            Did the CEO do anything to bother you other than tweet that Slater was a good appointment by Trump? If not, can you explain what the problem is with Slater as a nominee?

            • admin@sh.itjust.works
              31·
              8 hours ago

              When the CEOs political preferences get lousy enough or attracted as the necessary amount of attention to make it to a headline, some customers will turn away.

              • jsomae@lemmy.ml
                41·
                8 hours ago

                Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but the thing that bothers you about the CEO is that other people are annoyed by the CEO’s tweet?

                Edit: honestly I don’t even understand what’s politically problematic about his tweet. One of the few ways we can encourage the Dems to improve is by voicing our approval on when the GOP actually does something right.

        • admin@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          17 hours ago

          I wish there wasn’t a thing such as a 2G 3G shutdown so I can keep using a phone that needs to be charged weekly.