cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/31024070
Making the jump from Samsung to iPhone soon, mainly for privacy reasons. Want to cut Google out as much as possible while I’m at it.
What I’m planning so far:
- Mailbox.org instead of Gmail
- DuckDuckGo for search, would prefer something even better
- Safari with all the privacy stuff turned on
Where I’m stuck:
What about YouTube? Just use the web version?
Google Drive alternatives that actually work well?
Best way to store photos that aren’t big greedy corps?
Questions:
Any must-have privacy apps once I get the iPhone?
Settings I should change immediately out of the box?
Services I’m forgetting that are probably feeding Google my data?
When you replace one evil with another evil of the same kind, your situation hasn’t become any better. Also, it is quite ironic that you say ‘balance’ for that.
How is it ironic, I want to find a balance with privacy and convenience.
What people have told me earlier, is that it’s a bunch of sacrificing to have better privacy.
I’ve tried graphenOS on a pixel, not using and having google track you means you lose the convenience of really good gps accuracy. For me using only Mozillas location service resulted in slow and inaccurate GPS, could probably have tried to tinker more with it but it had problems even under roofs to get a lock on my location.
That doesn’t work for me when my phone is a tool. That’s an example of a sacrifice I don’t feel like making in my life right now, I also need to use some microsoft and google products for what I’m studying for, which means I cant get rid of privacy invasive stuff altogether, which is why im asking here to see what my options are so I can put something together that works for me