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#degoogle

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Anyone know how to #degoogle a #nothingphone ? I'm not paranoid enough to run graphene (no offense), but I'm definitely not a fan of Gemini popping up every time I hold the button on my earbuds by mistake-

I've managed to switch it to the old Google Assistant, BUT GEY THIS CRAP OFF MA PHONE PLZZZ

Ich habe 18 DNS Server von 9 verschiedenen #DNS #Providern über einen Monat im Monitoring gehabt. Der Fokus lag auf Verfügbarkeit und Antwortzeiten bei der Namensauflösung. Vertreten waren hauptsächlich #EU Dienste, aber auch #US Dienste, als Referenz. Das Ergebnis könnt ihr auf meinem Blog lesen, inkl. Download der #PRTG Berichte.
blog.jenniferlostthewar.de/erg

blog.jenniferlostthewar.deErgebnisse des DNS Server Tests – Jennifer Lost The War

A gentle note that you don't have to do the 21 day #cybercleanse consecutively... Try it one day a week, or one day a month. You can #degoogle yourself and get off the other toxic Big Tech sites and systems with intention, swapping deprivation for empowerment, one tool and one habit at a time.

#optout
optoutproject.net/the-cyber-cl

www.optoutproject.netThe Cyber-Cleanse: Take Back Your Digital Footprint - The Opt Out ProjectNew Year, New Digital You! New Years are an opportunity for committing to resolutions, starting new habits, discarding what no…

Oh, before I forget, Happy International Take A Friend Or Family Members Phone And Install An Adblocker And Change Their Default Web Browser and Search Engine Away From Google Day 🎉

(you can also do this any day of the year)

The hardest part of switching email providers is updating all the sites, apps, and services that have my old address. Everybody wants an email address these days, and they all manage it differently, so it's on me to figure out how to update each one.

Some are easy. Others are not! An alarming number use my email as my login and won't let me change it at all. Some of those further won't let me delete my account, so I guess they'll have my old address forever. Some sites, like Patreon and Steam, seem to support this, but when I used their update email form, it simply didn't work! I had to contact customer service.

It's a lot of tedious work, but realizing now how my identity was shared across a vast network of sites who don't handle that with respect, I'm reassured that it's worth the effort.

New rule of thumb: only actual people get my personal address. Everyone else gets a secondary address / alias that keeps different facets of my life separate.

🎙️ Hey Google… who else is listening?

Google Assistant isn’t just helpful—it’s always on, always syncing, always learning.

Your voice, location, habits, moods—all logged, cross-referenced, and linked to your Google profile. Even misfires get recorded.

🛑 Not just convenience — it’s consent by silence.

🛡️ Cyberwise Tips
• Disable Assistant entirely
• Revoke mic permissions
• Delete voice activity regularly
• Avoid “smart” integrations

I've been using ProtonMail for a couple of weeks now, and the experience has been very positive. It's not as polished and featureful as GMail. Keyboard navigation is janky, and the Android app is pretty minimal (plaintext only, no formatting). I hope that will improve over time, but I accept it because it's clear where the developer's focus is: privacy and empowering the user. Everything is encrypted, no AI, and trackers get blocked by default. That's what I want.

My favorite features are addresses and aliases. The cheapest paid account comes with 10 of each. Multiple addresses help separate the facets of my life, and make it harder to track my identity across services. Aliases are throw-away email accounts I can generate on the fly, for one-time purchases and services with no reason to track me. These are incredibly useful. Just, be aware that you get a limited number of them, and you can't simply "undo" making a new address, so pick your names carefully.