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Re:Ask HN: Trying to be more Gmail-independent with Gandi an... by vkaku on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:46AM (#18958217)
I've already started moving stuff to GMX (Mail), SpiderOak (Drive), DDG (Search), !Chrome (Browser). Been on Android (non Google phone), trying to work without Google Play Services - contemplating switching to iOS or Jolla. I wish that Apple Maps/Here Maps were on more platforms.
Re:Ask HN: Trying to be more Gmail-independent with Gandi an... by deanmoriarty on Monday January 21, 2019 @02:05AM (#18958288)
While admirable, I’m not there yet: let’s just say I don’t have a problem at the moment with Google reading all my activity (I like the ecosystem too much), as long as I can take out my data periodically (Takeout works well enough for me) and an account suspension wouldn’t mean me losing my email address for more than a few hours (which is what I’m trying to fix now).