• DreamTraveler@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    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?

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      9 months ago

      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.

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        9 months ago

        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.

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      9 months ago

      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).