As MajorHavoc said, there are ways. I do in fact use GrapheneOS, have access to a reasonably secure VPN, I use Firefox as well as Vanadium, within Firefox I use Ublock Origin and a few other tools. Some argue that having as many layers of “protection” is counterintuitive because it makes your fingerprint on the web more unique.
Some argue that having as many layers of “protection” is counterintuitive because it makes your fingerprint on the web more unique.
That’s a great point.
I’m comforted that you listed largely the same controls as I use, so it seems like at least there’s a little cloud of us ‘deGoogle’ users out there providing eachother some anti-fingerprinting.
Serious question: Do you browse this app, or similar sites, on an iPhone or Android device? If so, how are you getting away from those companies?
As MajorHavoc said, there are ways. I do in fact use GrapheneOS, have access to a reasonably secure VPN, I use Firefox as well as Vanadium, within Firefox I use Ublock Origin and a few other tools. Some argue that having as many layers of “protection” is counterintuitive because it makes your fingerprint on the web more unique.
That’s a great point.
I’m comforted that you listed largely the same controls as I use, so it seems like at least there’s a little cloud of us ‘deGoogle’ users out there providing eachother some anti-fingerprinting.
As someone wise once said to me, consider your threat model.
GrapheneOS is a good start.
So is brwsing with Firefox and uBlock origin, and a VPN.
There’s a ‘deGoogle Yourself’ Lemmy that gives lots of guidance (and it works beyond just Google).
Before I even found Lemmy I did go down that rabbit hold. I love GrapheneOS