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GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices
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this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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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.
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.
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.
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