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The funniest thing is, I would happily pay Google a reasonable amount each month to have access to their service! Caveat being that they agreed to drop all trac

by exergy 7y ago

The funniest thing is, I would happily pay Google a reasonable amount each month to have access to their service! Caveat being that they agreed to drop all tracking and adverts, of course. But I love Gmail, Drive, Youtube and, most of all, Maps and Earth! As things stand, though, if I gave Google any money, I'd be essentially wasting my time, because all I'd get in return would be dubious 'premium' features.

vel0city 7y ago
When it comes to at least Gmail and Drive, they do have a paid option with contracts preventing them from using your data for tracking, and it removes advertisements within those applications. https://gsuite.google.com/ https://gsuite.google.com/
- exergy 7y ago
  Thanks for the link! The website is a bit opaque. Would you happen to know if the Basic suite already includes tracking prevention and no advertising?
  - vel0city 7y ago
    This is a link with more information. I imagine any of the paid tiers of Google Suite are covered by these standards, but I am not a representative of Google. https://gsuite.google.com/security/?secure-by-design_activeEl=data-centers#transparency https://gsuite.google.com/security/?secure-by-design_activeE... "Google does not collect, scan, or use your data in G Suite services for advertising purposes and we do not display ads in G Suite. We use your data to provide G Suite services, and for system support, such as spam filtering, virus detection, spell-checking, capacity planning, traffic routing, and the ability to search for emails and files within an individual account."
mackrevinack 7y ago
I switched to openStreetMap over two years ago now and I havnt looked back. it could be hit and miss depending on where you live though. it really depends on how much contributors are (or were) in your area. there doesn't seem to be any google earth replacement around but then again its not really that important to have one, not for me anyway as its mostly something i just browse for entertainment every now and again

by exergy 7y ago

vel0city 7y ago

When it comes to at least Gmail and Drive, they do have a paid option with contracts preventing them from using your data for tracking, and it removes advertisements within those applications. https://gsuite.google.com/ https://gsuite.google.com/

exergy 7y ago
Thanks for the link! The website is a bit opaque. Would you happen to know if the Basic suite already includes tracking prevention and no advertising?
- vel0city 7y ago
  This is a link with more information. I imagine any of the paid tiers of Google Suite are covered by these standards, but I am not a representative of Google. https://gsuite.google.com/security/?secure-by-design_activeEl=data-centers#transparency https://gsuite.google.com/security/?secure-by-design_activeE... "Google does not collect, scan, or use your data in G Suite services for advertising purposes and we do not display ads in G Suite. We use your data to provide G Suite services, and for system support, such as spam filtering, virus detection, spell-checking, capacity planning, traffic routing, and the ability to search for emails and files within an individual account."

mackrevinack 7y ago

I switched to openStreetMap over two years ago now and I havnt looked back. it could be hit and miss depending on where you live though. it really depends on how much contributors are (or were) in your area. there doesn't seem to be any google earth replacement around but then again its not really that important to have one, not for me anyway as its mostly something i just browse for entertainment every now and again