3d ago

i now use Lemmy, Vivaldi, Olvid, Le Chat, F-Droid, Proton Mail; soon Linux, LineageOS. You?

hey hope this post is ok. im just wanting to tell some guys what i already achieved in not even a week! :) i never used facebook or instagram. tiktok i deleted. my x account is now also deleted.

when i shop i wont buy from us-american firms like Kraft Heinz and Mondelez.

now i just need to migrate all my accounts on gmail to my new Proton mail adress
delete reddit
switch to linux.
use lineageOS. potential problem: bank app?
switch to free maps app
youtube. i use newpipe. do they still get my views?

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Lineage OS is kinda of a pain with banking app and apps that require google APIs. Even revolut stopped working and say goodbye to any NFC payments. There's also Lineage for MicroG which is recommended if you want google APIs

LineageOS is a bad idea as far as security is comcerned since it doesn't even support relocking the bootloader which is required for secure boot. Strongly recommend GrapheneOS instead. Sadly only works on Pixel phones but what can you do, they're the only phones whose hardware security features are available for alternative operating systems. Get a used one to avoid supporting Google.
- You can relock your bootloader with CalyxOS on a Fairphone, a Dutch phone company.
- interesting thx

Off of google and all regular social media. On Lemmy, mastodon. Own email domian on Fastmail. Self host invidious and other software. GrapheneOS on phone. Openstreetmap and magic earth for maps and navigation.

Proton's CEO is pro-Trump https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/
You should check out Tuta Mail (Germany) or Zoho Mail (China, not EU but a good, non US product)
- As far as I know, and I'm a customer, Zoho is from India
- They've been offering premium for $1 idk if its for a full year but I don't care, I signed up for tuta nota mail.
- china? really? fucking lol! xD
  For Personal reasons id rather not support Germans by using their Products.

So, itˋs hard to fully switch to, but it has a growing community and there are some good creators on there (although, mostly Linux/FOSS enthusiasts) - so let me plug !peertube@lemmy.world
Other than that, I still have a lot of gmail adresses, switching them will be a pain, since i will have to go through what I used them for. My main mail is with a German provider, though (posteo.de)
I am in the process of setting up my own suite of fediverse stuff to host, these days. Have been learning a lot by dealing with frustration these past days :D (I only had some basic experience self-hosting, itˋs been a learning journey)

I use lemmy, firefox/cachy browser, droid-ify/aurora, port87, Linux, crdroid(without google services), organic maps
I still use discord(bunny/vencord), youtube(revanced), github and whatsapp
I am also looking for a way to share big files with someone other than google drive
- Check fromsmash (French app)
- I haven’t tried it for files yet, but Keet.io will give you the ability to transfer PTP. You’d both have to be online at the same time though.

Before I yap, I recommend ASAP to determine your threat modeling and how much convenience you want to sacrifice for your OpSec. Using Google and YouTube and other corporations is valid, and using only Tor & I2P connecting to privacy friendly services is valid too. Use email aliasing, addy & simplelogin are good but duck.com works also. It’s drastically better for your OpSec (operations security), and in case of a data breach, it’s also best to have that random email alias that forwards to your Proton. I also like Tutamail, no IMAP/SMTP because of the encryption but it’s really nice and the guys behind it are cool. Using ProtonVPN/RiseupVPN for speed is good, but Orbot and Tor is best for your OpSec. Also, don’t forget Odysee! If your favorite YouTubers are on Odysee, which mine are, use it! FreeTube is cool, too.
I HIGHLY recommend privacyguides.org for getting into degoogling and improving your privacy and OpSec, and good luck! :3

Haven't been to reddit since the 3rd party bullshit. Switched to linux almost 30 years ago and never looked back. Newpipe and Tubular aren't working for me lately. Maybe the next update. I've used LineageOS for a few years with no problems. If your bank app gives issues, just look up the Magisk modules that will fix that. It's not too difficult. People make excuses, or justifications, for why they just have to use something, but in the end it's what you can live with yourself still using. My hangup is Amazon, but I've been weaning myself from that lately because it makes me sick everytime I use it.

This post has motivated me to delete my chatgpt account :D cant yet beat my reddit addiction sadly
- Keep your Reddit account to talk about Lemmy
  
  This guy talks about Lemmy.👆👆
  I know, because I've seen it.

On PC: Linux, LibreOffice, LibreWolf, BetterBird, Lemmy, Invidious, Le Chat + Ollama (w/ Open WebUI), Proton stack, moved to Helix for development rather than VS Code.
On phone: EMUI (yes, I'm changing my phone soon 😂), F-Droid + Aurora, IronFox, SimpleX + Signal, Loops, Pixelix, Organic Maps and HERE WeGo (for local transport), pipepipe, DeepL.
Planning on getting the upcoming Fairphone 6, if the rumours are right, and it comes out in the summer. I'm also considering the Shiftphone 8.1, but I haven't heard much about it before this year. I previously wanted to get a Pixel and put GrapheneOS on it, but I'd rather not have my money go to Google. Although, I currently rely on Google Wallet to pay without a card, but I might just go back to carrying my wallet with me rather than send more data to Google about my purchases.
- wanted to get a Pixel and put GrapheneOS on it.
  You can buy an used one instead so that someone else gets the money.

I smell a fresh Lemmy account ;)
Also check out !organicmaps@sopuli.xyz for a foss map app.

I am on a very similar journey - good luck! WhatsApp is going to be the most difficult to shift I suspect, but I've changed my pic to let people know to contact me on Signal instead so let's see if that helps!

Olvid is a niche product, do you speak French? If yes, !forumlibre@jlai.lu , !france@jlai.lu and !technologie@jlai.lu might interest you
- thx, but no i dont speak French. :) Afaik it the best Euro alternative to whatsapp.
  i think French would be the best Candidate as our Lingua Franca. (maybe English or Esperanto also. just not German X_X)
  
  I'm actually trying SimpleX right now, seems like a more privacy oriented solution than Signal

I am also on the wagon. I just deleted Reddit to come here.
The only thing i need, is to switch my Outlook mail to something else. Any ideas?
- Posteo is a great alternative to Outlook.
  https://posteo.de/en
- I like Zoho
  
  Trading the US for ChIna is a "same same, but different" situation

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