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Giving-Up-Google

In 2019 I will be fully divorcing myself from google. This repo will track my decisions and any coding required to facilitate them.

Why?

Google has increasingly positioned itself against many of what I believe to be core ideas that keep the internet what it is. Recently this can be seen in the following actions:

These are some of my main reasons, I know there are others out there who feel strongly about other issues not mentioned here. After all of these moves I have come to the conclusion that Google is not looking out for the web, but rather the web it envisions.

I am not comfortable with that idea. The internet as we know it may have some downsides in terms of user protection, privacy, and control, however I don't believe a walled garden is the correct solution to those problems.

Products I will have to give up

Currently a lot of my life involves Google. While deciding to start this project I began taking stock of all of the Google products I used.

  • Gmail (Email)
  • Youtube (Videos)
  • Google Play Music (Music Storage)
  • Project Fi (Phone Service)
  • Android OS (Phone Operating System - Reliant on Google Play Services)
  • Photos (Auto-upload from Phone, and long term storage)
  • Travel Computer (Chromebook)
  • Maps (Navigation)

Products I already do not use

Due to some previous drama surrounding google search, ads and browsing I have already given up the following.

  • Search (DuckDuckGo)
  • Browser (Brave - Chromium Based)

Migration Status

  • Email (Fastmail): Synced all email from Gmail and went through and migrated/deleted emails since 2008! Now using fastmail as my main email account and going through the process of switching all references until the gmail account is not receiving any email.
  • Maps (MapQuest): Switched to MapQuest for GPS usages and online directions
  • Phone Service (T-Mobile): Switched to T-Mobile, terrible coverage but it's cheap.

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