DeGoogle Yourself

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As if you need any more reason to degoogle, consider what would happen if Google removed you from their platform tomorrow. This article some of the problems with putting all your eggs in one basket.

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

DeGoogling myself was pretty eye opening. I counted on their services for so many things, that it took me about a year to complete. I would not have enjoyed having to do that overnight.

And if it had happened abruptly, I would have lost access to quite a bit of content I've "purchased" (purchased unlimited licenses to) over the years, and tied to my Google account.