#degoogled — Public Fediverse posts

Fiven that Google has decided to "boil the frog" by slowly closing off Android, with a significant move towards this happening this September, and given that might impact the development of degoogled AOSP ROM's as well, I've been testing out Ubuntu Touch as a daily driver once again.

I used "UT" as my mobile OS on my daily drivers from 2018-2022, but then carriers in the USA required VoLTE to make calls, which UT did not suppprt at the time. But the past year VoLTE support was added to a number of devices, and tons of other improvements have been made recently for the latest 24.04.2 I am testing now, and which should be released to the public soon. There are a few issies which make this not quite as easy to use as my Android phone still, but grateful for the devs at UBports & the UT community for how many fixes & new features have added in the past few months.

Ich versteh nicht, was alle haben. 🤷
GrapheneOS läuft bei mir einfach. Alles. Kein Rumgebastele – nur ein OS, das genau das tut, was ich will, ohne mich zu tracken oder zu bevormunden.
Was die da hingezaubert haben ist unglaublich. Android, wie es sein sollte – sauber, schnell, respektvoll.
Wer noch zögert: einfach machen. Bestes Upgrade, das ich meinem Handy je gegönnt hab. 🔒
#GrapheneOS #Privacy #DeGoogled #FOSS #MobilePrivacy

Does Android's SafetyNet actually make it safer for apps to run?

@cybersecurity

Currently have a #complaint at #kifid (instititute for complaints against financial service providers in the Netherlands) against #revolut because it doesn't work on #degoogled phones. They claim it makes it more secure. Can anybody point me to a study or expert opinion on the #security benefits of #safetynet and how it protects #android phones?

My inkling about googled OEM phones is this:
- many are old
- many aren't receiving patches anymore
- many receive security patches late (weeks or months)

And regarding degoogled phones:
- they are more likely to get security patches more quickly
- they are often maintained longer than OEM phones
- certain ROMs #calyxos #grapheneos (to a certain degree #eos) are actually more secure than stock OEMs due to either
* security focus
* faster security patches
* being limited to relockable bootloaders

Maybe, there should be a new #browserExtension like #SponsorBlock, #DeArrow, #CaptainFact, and #tournesol, to which people can upload their videos without #AI filters if they are affected by #YouTube's AI filters. Projects like #Piped and #Invidious could natively support this and directly play the non-AI impacted videos.

#degoogle #degoogled #ungoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #degooglify #ungoogling #degoogling #privacy #privacymatters #YouTubeAIFilters #artificialintIlligence #noAI

Maybe, this can be the nail on #YouTube's coffin if people start worrying more about people with epilepsy than they cling to #Google. This could help #PeerTube.

Yeah, probably not, but one can have hopes …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HY-nREvVu4

https://piped.video/watch?v=2HY-nREvVu4

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=2HY-nREvVu4

#degoogle #degoogled #ungoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #degooglify #ungoogling #degoogling #privacy #privacymatters

Does anyone know where to get a #PineTab from? I'm in the EU and it seems to be surprisingly hard to get. All I can find is that one can import it from the US, but that currently might not be the best option. But I couldn't find anything on eBay/Kleinanzeigen and the like.

#FollowerPower #PleaseBoost #PleaseReshare #degoogle #degoogled #ungoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #degooglify #ungoogling #degoogling #privacy #privacymatters #corporateSurveillance #digitalFeudalism

Okay, big one: What more privacy-focused Ai platforms do you use instead of Google Gemini? :chatgpt:

I use Brave browser, but have been using Gemini a lot for random stuff. Obviously wanting to move away from it now. Haha

#privacy #dataprivacy #degoogle #degoogled #deletegoogle #digitalrights #mydatamychoice #privacyisahumanright #surveillancecapitalism #optout #FOSS #fediverse

Just unplugged my Google Homes *cough. listening devices*. Thanks, I can use Siri or native app to control my own lights thank you.

#privacy #dataprivacy #degoogle #degoogled #deletegoogle #digitalrights #mydatamychoice #privacyisahumanright #surveillancecapitalism #optout #FOSS #fediverse

Finally got through the process of downloading my old Facebook and couple of Instagram accounts data today. Pretty extensive! Had wait several days on Facebook alone.

Just clicked to confirm deletion of ALL my Meta accounts and couldn't be happier!

I have also mostly finished moving all +200 online accounts using my various gmail and outlook emails over to Proton Mail aliases! Coming for you next Google and Microsoft, so watch out!

It's hard work, but take back your data, privacy, and peace of mind from these big tech companies that profit from your doomscrolling and selling your data!

Thanks to all the folks on here, Reddit, and YouTube that have given insight, especially @techlore. Thank you!

#privacy #dataprivacy #demeta #degoogle #degoogled #defacebook #deinstagram #deletefacebook #deletegoogle #digitalrights #mydatamychoice #privacyisahumanright #surveillancecapitalism #optout #protonmail #FOSS #fediverse

Acompanho desde meados do ano 2020 o desenvolvimento do /e/os, uma ROM construída a partir do AOSP e do #lineageos . Actualmente uso um Murena Fairphone 4.

Há por aqui mais alguém a usar /e/os?

#degoogled #fairphone #privacy #opensource #mydataisMYdata
@e_mydata @murena

@pallenberg Ich habe mich gefreut, dass Mastodon bei den Social-Media-Links als erstes steht und als ich #Matomo las, dachte ich erst "cool", aber dann sind mir eine Sache aufgefallen, die ihr vielleicht anpassen könntet:
Ihr habt ein sehr gefülltes #CookieBanner, das ich aus #Datenschutz-Sicht bedenklich finde

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#privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling #digitalFeudalism #corporateSurveillance

Debatable …

(from https://james.brooks.page/blog/tweet-new)

#privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling

Now, my muscle memory needs to understand that, too 😅

#privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling

Honestly, I really gave both https://piped.video and #Invidious a shot against #Google, but they seem to be unable to react quick enough to Googles countermeasures. As much as I support the idea behind these services, I'm at a loss here, cause, in the end, they are just that: utopian ideas rather than being suitable for daily use—and unfortunately, that's what most people need

#privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling

For those, currently struggling with https://piped.video and #Invidious, apparently, the site https://0xhtml.github.io/PrivacyTube/#/watch?v= works quite good still

#privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling

People put "social behavior" under "Good causes" on #LinkedIn but follow #Google as part of their interests

#privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling

Having only 7 (of 22) #Invidious instances left, of which one is currently working if you're lucky, is actually quite concerning

#YouTube #privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling

"This helps protect our community. Learn more"

If I have to read that insincere error message a couple more times, I will have to vomit …

#YouTube #invidious #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #unGoogle #ungoogled #ungooglify #ungoogling

@Olly42 Google now collects file passwords … great …

They never get enough, do they?

#surveillanceCapitalism #deGoogle #deGoogled #deGoogling #deGooglify #unGoogle #unGoogled #unGooglify #unGoogling #digitalFeudalism #corporateSurveillance

Crazy idea and I know, this will never happen: What about, instead of fining #Google laughable amounts of money, let a court prohibit Google from offering a browser because they just can't be trusted with doing so according to the law ever

https://mastodon.online/@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social/112757894556140444

#privacy #privacyMatters #degoogle #degoogled #degoogling #degooglify #surveillanceCapitalism #digitalFeudalism #corporateSurveillance

Murena just upgraded the e/Os degoogled android on my FP4 to android 13. It's awesome for the first sight.
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#fairphone #eos #degoogled #murena #mydataismydata

[essentially relevant for US readers 🇺🇸]
"Nothing else like it!"

Thank you @dasgeekchannel for the Murena Fairphone 4 unboxing video! 📱🎥

🔐 #TakeControl #mydataisMYdata #degoogled #smartphones #privacy #opensource

@Fairphone @e_mydata @murena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnUj1Pw5LLI

🚀Breaking the price barrier, not your privacy!

Murena One now under €300! 🎉

Get the freedom you deserve.

#mydataisMYdata #degoogled #smartphones #opensource #privacy.

Join the revolution with @MurenaCom @e_mydata

Just saying... 😉