>"I am giving up more than I am getting" from Google, said the 61-year tech consultant who started scaling back his Google usage a couple years ago when adverti

>"I am giving up more than I am getting" from Google, said the 61-year tech consultant who started scaling back his Google usage a couple years ago when advertisements began appearing in his Gmail account. Ads have been in Gmail for many years, they just became more obvious with their recent design changes. >Joshua Greenbaum, of Berkeley, Calif., said he pays about $100 per year to use Microsoft Office 365 software that he says has better privacy protections than Google's. At least he's willing to put his money where his mouth is, though he's probably still using Windows. If I had a dollar for everyone who complained about Google but refused to self-host or pay for someone else to host their email... (Also, people who use free VPNs to avoid tracking. It's free for a reason.)