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There are plenty of free alternatives to Google that don’t rely on ads and respect your privacy.

by b1476 6y ago

sujinge9 6y ago
What are some free products that don't rely on ads?
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  Most OSS I suppose.
- b1476 6y ago
  Gmail -> ProtonMail free tier Google Maps -> Open Street Maps (although I personally use Ordnance Survey Maps) Google Docs -> I use LibreOffice because I don’t need the cloud functionality Google Calendar -> I currently use a Synology NAS to host my own but I’m eagerly awaiting the release of Proton Calendar As a disclaimer to this I actually pay for ProtonMail and OSMaps because they’re products I use daily and feel that they deserve the money, however they do have free tiers and there are free alternatives to most Google software. I’d strongly suggest looking into de-Googling, there’s an entire subreddit dedicated to it.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  Literally every service the previous poster mentioned has an ad free/ tracking free alternative which ships with the iPhone. Aside from that, there are too many "free products" without advertising to list them so you'd need to be more specific.
  - asutekku 6y ago
    They are not free, if you need to buy a phone to use them.
    - ogre_codes 6y ago
      > They are not free, if you need to buy a phone to use them. If you don't have an iPhone/ iPad/ Mac, how else would Apple's privacy/ tracking policies apply to you? We're talking about advertising and apps on iOS, those apps are absolutely free (and ad free) on any devices under discussion here. Otherwise, please feel free to ask about any other specific app on any other platform, because in almost all cases there is a free solution without advertising. The idea that the world needs to run on advertising is nonsense. Likewise that developers/ end users somehow "need" advertising.
markyc 6y ago
like what?

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There are plenty of free alternatives to Google that don’t rely on ads and respect your privacy.

by b1476 6y ago

There are plenty of free alternatives to Google that don’t rely on ads and respect your privacy.

sujinge9 6y ago
What are some free products that don't rely on ads?
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  Most OSS I suppose.
- b1476 6y ago
  Gmail -> ProtonMail free tier Google Maps -> Open Street Maps (although I personally use Ordnance Survey Maps) Google Docs -> I use LibreOffice because I don’t need the cloud functionality Google Calendar -> I currently use a Synology NAS to host my own but I’m eagerly awaiting the release of Proton Calendar As a disclaimer to this I actually pay for ProtonMail and OSMaps because they’re products I use daily and feel that they deserve the money, however they do have free tiers and there are free alternatives to most Google software. I’d strongly suggest looking into de-Googling, there’s an entire subreddit dedicated to it.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  Literally every service the previous poster mentioned has an ad free/ tracking free alternative which ships with the iPhone. Aside from that, there are too many "free products" without advertising to list them so you'd need to be more specific.
  - asutekku 6y ago
    They are not free, if you need to buy a phone to use them.
    - ogre_codes 6y ago
      > They are not free, if you need to buy a phone to use them. If you don't have an iPhone/ iPad/ Mac, how else would Apple's privacy/ tracking policies apply to you? We're talking about advertising and apps on iOS, those apps are absolutely free (and ad free) on any devices under discussion here. Otherwise, please feel free to ask about any other specific app on any other platform, because in almost all cases there is a free solution without advertising. The idea that the world needs to run on advertising is nonsense. Likewise that developers/ end users somehow "need" advertising.
markyc 6y ago
like what?