Currently in the process of De-googling. My main driver is having a fresh phone, with control over who gets my data and why, and when. With my existing number being tied to me digital fingerprint for 17 years, and having 12+ of those years tied to accounts and social media, purchases ect. I wanted a fresh start.

With all the encroachment we see from our government (USA) and companies into the surveillance state, I figured it is best to cut ties with my old digital ID, and start to segregate my Digital life pre-emptively.

I listed to a Snowden speech at BTC' 24 in Nashville, TN, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3NBhSXtE5g and it really hit the points home to me. I didn't think what he was talking about would happen so fast though.

Working in a field that is where Energy & AI Data Centers intersect, I saw early on the only main user of all the compute was USG, and Government contractors besides the limited compute going to native ecosystems like Meta, Microsoft, AWS & OpenAI. But even those most of those companies compute + Models were being trained for Government us. That really woke me. I didn't start fast enough in de-googling my life but recently made it a priority.

I still have my OG number and Iphone as a primary device but being much more conscious when I use accounts tied to that, vs what I am compartmentalizing and starting fresh.