This past year, I have been in the process of decentralizing my entire life & embracing the pseudonymous/anonymous lifestyle. ๐โโ๏ธ
I've already burned as much of my Web 2.0 existence as possible; I only keep social media for ease of DMs w/normies, but have discontinued using "news" feeds (other than RSS for research purposes). ๐คทโโ๏ธ
My life feels so more more unchaotic/uncluttered than ever before & my purpose moving forward is clear. ๐ซก
One of the last dominoes to fall is to get rid of #Google products & services. This week I've taken the first steps in completely cutting off the privatized surveillance state by completely discontinuing the use of & uninstalling Chrome from all devices. ๐๏ธ
10/10 recommend this for anyone. ๐ค
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We dont hate google enough. It feels good to get rid of them.
Current #Google purge status:
#Drive? Empty. ๐๏ธ
#Photos? None. ๐ผ๏ธ
#Gmail? Scrubbed. ๐จ
#Chrome? Replaced. ๐๏ธ
#Maps? GPS/History off. ๐ซฅ
#Calendar? Barren. ๐๏ธ
#Search? DuckDuckGo. ๐
#Gemini? Duck #AI. ๐ฆ
#YouTube is a nightmare to replace, but I have history turned off. ๐บ
#PlayStore is still there, but I try to use @Zapstore
when I can. ๐
#Keep stays until I can find a better syncing notes app. โ๏ธ
#Translate is still essential since I'm shit w/languages, can't speak the language where I live & deal w/international clients. ๐ค
Ditched SIM & data; rocking #WiFi only on #VPN. ๐ถ
All app permissions are nerfed to the absolute max (right before the point of making my #Android unusable). ๐ค
#ProofOfWork


Hyundai offering me โฌ100 to install their tracking app. Thats how valuable our data is.
100%. This is the way.
BRO. I was just watching the new vids in my security research playlist & this came across my desk. ๐๐
YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
We're all fucking doomed. ๐ค
https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/11/10/hyundai-data-breach-exposes-27-million-social-security-numbers/
These companies and government think theu can just collect our data. Fuck them.
Use Standard Notes for notes. And use DeepL for translations
GitLab
Releases ยท Aurora OSS / AuroraStore ยท GitLab
An unofficial FOSS client to Google Play.
GitHub
Releases ยท ImranR98/Obtainium
Get Android app updates straight from the source. Contribute to ImranR98/Obtainium development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
GitHub - DavidVentura/offline-translator: Use Firefox Translation Models for on-device translation on Android
Use Firefox Translation Models for on-device translation on Android - DavidVentura/offline-translator
I know alternates to all of those
Care to share?
Thanks! ๐ค
Maybe
Do the research yourself