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GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] 14 points 4 months ago (5 children)

You can stop giving Evil Inc your hard earned money

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  • [–] -4 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    It's like 5usd for a family plan in my country. I doubt that's making a dfference. Also, I sincerely doubt you're not using any Google services/products in your life. Not to mention that there are plenty of "evil inc"s out there.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Re: 5 USD. Google makes most of it's money from advertising - which works by tracking everything you do and building detailed profiles of you.

    Re: I sincerely doubt you’re not using any Google services/products in your life. Not to mention that there are plenty of "evil inc"s out there. This might not be intentional, but it sounds to me like whataboutism combined with "there is no perfect option, so we shouldn't do anything". 90% reduction in use of google services, is better than not doing anything. Heck, 10% reduction is better. Whatever gets you started on the journey. And as a lot of people have correctly identified, it's not easy. It takes time.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Google makes most of it's money from advertising - which works by tracking everything you do and building detailed profiles of you.

    So the answer's "no"? Gotcha. I do try to avoid using google products and I do use extensions to try to prevent tracking. So maybe they're making less money off of me than others? Who knows.

    This might not be intentional, but it sounds to me like whataboutism combined with "there is no perfect option, so we shouldn't do anything".

    Not even close my friend. However, you can't fight every single battle. I try to pollute as little as possible, selfhost everything I can, don't buy things I don't really need, etc. Regarding youtube though? I just wanted to watch videos without ads on my tv and it cost me next to nothing to be able to do that.

    Pro tip :P you can use "> " to quote text. It's easier to read.

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