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> it's much harder to not use your OS than Google or FB I think the exact opposite. Using Linux instead of windows 10 is easy. But not using any google service
by yann63 10y ago
> it's much harder to not use your OS than Google or FB
I think the exact opposite. Using Linux instead of windows 10 is easy. But not using any google service can be pretty difficult. Good news, there are some initiative to "ungoogle" the internet, such as Framasoft.
- maccard 10y agoWhat particular google services do you rely on that can't be replaced? I'm using fastmail for mail & calendar services, duckduckgo for search, firefox instead of chrome, sync rather than google drive.
- fghgfdfg 10y agoI've had terrible experiences with duckduckgo. I really want to switch, but I've never been able to justify the costs. Every now and then I give it a shot but the results from DuckDuckGo just aren't there. Sometimes they aren't even in the ballpark of what I'm looking for, while Google nails it - what I want specifically is in the top 3, and the whole rest of the first page is related. I don't know if this is because Google and DuckDuckGo require different phrasing of terms to do well and I'm just highly adapted to Google, or if it's something I can't help.
- yc-kraln 10y agoI'd suggest trying Qwant as well. Just remember, the way Google can give such good results is that they mine your life.
- Accacin 10y agoJust use !g, it's not perfect but it's fast.
- smeroth 10y agoDoesn't that just redirect you to Google's search results (encrypted.google.com), and thus makes the point of using DuckDuckGo in the first place unnecessary?
- morganvachon 10y agoTry startpage.com, it searches Google anonymously so Google can't build a profile about you and place you in a search bubble.