[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Great list! I have a few questions and recommendations.

Look into comaps for a maps alternative. There was some controversy around organic maps, I don't know all the details. But comaps showed up as a fork and it is really good.

I'm not the biggest fan of infomaniak and their drive is not E2EE. I would recommend looking into filen.io and proton drive.

Proton pass was already an European app, and a pretty awesome one. Why did you ditch it?

And does tutamail work with Thunderbird now? Or is it only Posteo you're using with it?

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was strongly considering their plans by the time he tweeted that, made me do a 180 degrees turn and look other places for private mail services and cloud drive… After that event, he did write on the comments of a Reddit post that he’s not a Trump supporter and was distancing himself from right wing politics.

I made peace with it. Was he writing the truth or just trying to throw some water into the fire, idk. I have currently the unlimited plan and I’m happy, in the end of the day I want to support companies that are European and provide services like Proton and Tuta.

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submitted 1 year ago by joelvdc@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

Crossposted from https://programming.dev/post/29115507

On February 11, 2025, Blue Shield discovered that, between April 2021 and January 2024, Google Analytics was configured in a way that allowed certain member data to be shared with Google’s advertising product, Google Ads, that likely included protected health information. Google may have used this data to conduct focused ad campaigns back to those individual members.

Blue Shield severed the connection between Google Analytics and Google Ads on its websites in January 2024.

What information was involved

  • Insurance plan name, type and group number;
  • city;
  • zip code;
  • gender;
  • family size;
  • Blue Shield assigned identifiers for members’ online accounts;
  • medical claim service date and service provider, patient name, and patient financial responsibility;
  • “Find a Doctor” search criteria and results (location, plan name and type, provider name and type).
[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, wait! Law should be shaped after Meta’s way of doing business, so unfair.

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

As I mentioned in other comments, I didn’t buy a new phone to degoogle. I’m sure there are more people on the same boat. And this is a degoogle group.

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Gotta start with what you have 🤷

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I didn't like the statements regarding Trump either, but he deleted it and made some comment/post on reddit distancing himself from Trump and right wing politics. So I made peace with that, but yeah, people won't forget.

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I mean, it the end it’s all up to personal preferences. I’m strongly considering to delete Bluesky due to the latest controversy. But would you care to elaborate?

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Linux phones might not be ready yet and it will mean compromises and workarounds. Will be following closely the development of not Google not Apple phones, before pulling the trigger.

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I love Tuta as well, they are great. But not being able to use Tuta with thunderbird was a deal breaker for me. Proton is Swiss btw.

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

A linux phone is on my list, Jolla or similar. One battle at a time.

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

I usually tell people the same, this is a decision I will have to live with. I am happy with Proton and also happy to support their growth, hopefully it will go well for a long time.

From the other services I tried, Filen and Ente deserve an honorable mention. I was close to just go Mail Plus + Filen + Ente. But as soon as you do Proton Mail + VPN, you then go with Proton Unlimited and that is what makes the most sense financially.

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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)

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