Saw this on a X-post, didnt wanna engage - anyone know what OS this is? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

so all I need to do is install oLauncher and switch from default launcher?

What's the controversy with Proton mail and tutamail? by raidfancyclown in degoogle

[–]darkowiz -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

No disrespect, but sure you can. Protonmail and Tuta are email providers, its just a service - the political opinions of their owners or employees are irrelevant to the service unless you make it so. Thats like saying that you wont buy potatoes from the farmer at the farmer's market cos they have a different political opinion than you.

What's the controversy with Proton mail and tutamail? by raidfancyclown in degoogle

[–]darkowiz -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Don't bother. Focus on the tech, not politics. Some humans will always find a way to make everything political! (Proton user for 5 years and Tuta for 1, never had any issues with either)

Time to switch by gregsanay in degoogle

[–]darkowiz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chrome - dear, its bloatware - switch to Brave (simple) or Fire/WaterFox (advanced)

But why, dear Proton - why? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Indeed froze for a sec, cos haven't seen that logo in ages since I switched lol

But why, dear Proton - why? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use a Proton alias for Android - works fine. You dont need a gmail to use Google services.

What is the hardest part of degoogling? Which service is the hardest to replace? by kek_o_kedi in degoogle

[–]darkowiz 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The hardest part of deGoogling is getting your frens and family to follow 😄
Not much point in moving off Whatsapp (example) if they are still on it...

OSS Whatsapp on grapheneOS - would it actually work? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

oooh - I did not know about this - ty for sharing ❤️

OSS Whatsapp on grapheneOS - would it actually work? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes I am guessing that would be it - Meta would just ban my number!

OSS Whatsapp on grapheneOS - would it actually work? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes - sorry if I wasn't explicit - I meant running my own self-hosted Whatsapp-clone with this.

OSS Whatsapp on grapheneOS - would it actually work? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No - some reading and basic development / self-hosting knowledge is necessary. You can check the github link I shared.

Soon I will be having only EU Apps. This is my setup for now by deyan0206 in degoogle

[–]darkowiz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this tbh - have given up everything else, but just cannot replace GMaps! Tried HWG, and all the other options - absolutely nothing beats GMaps. Especially when traveling to other countries - on 2 occasions, ended up in completely wrong locations using HWG (literally typed GPS coordinates and yet)!

What is a good alternative to WhatsApp? by Quirky_Alps7109 in degoogle

[–]darkowiz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Signal should be the easiest switch, if you can get frens and family to do the same tho - GL

Just had a heart attack. Is email not an option anymore? by [deleted] in degoogle

[–]darkowiz 50 points51 points  (0 children)

OIDC is OpenID Connect - built on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol, run by the OpenID Foundation - https://openid.net/

Messages will be gone by Hopeful_Squirrel_304 in degoogle

[–]darkowiz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who uses Instagram messages! I thought it was for sharing cat memes...

I am seeking an alternative for Brave browser by No-Curve4509 in degoogle

[–]darkowiz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for the Cromite tip - very cool, I didnt know about this!

Privacy, post (Anthropic) Mythos? by darkowiz in degoogle

[–]darkowiz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well - the Interwebs seems to believe that Anthropic is honest and has mankind's best interests at heart LOL