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This might be obvious but I think the only way forwards is to disengage in services offered by these mega-tech companies. Degoogling has become popular enough t
by MinimalAction 10mo ago
This might be obvious but I think the only way forwards is to disengage in services offered by these mega-tech companies. Degoogling has become popular enough to foster open communities that prioritize their time and effort to keep softwares free from parasitic enterprises.
For instance, I am fiddling with LineageOS on a Pixel (ironically enough) that minimizes my exposure to Google's AI antics. That doesn't mean to say it is easy or sustainable, but enough of us need to stop participating in their bad bets to force upon that realization.
- smt88 10mo agoNo one with a white-collar job in the US can get away from Google and Microsoft. We're forced to use one or the other, and some of us are forced to use both. That's not to mention all the other tech companies pushing AI (which is honestly all of them).
- MinimalAction 10mo agoAgreed. At the level of companies, it is hard to find any practical solution. Personally, I am trying to do what I can.
- encomiast 10mo agoI'm hoping "degoogle" is the 2026 word of the year.
- IlikeKitties 10mo agoMy Healthcare providers App in Germany refuses to work on anything that isn't a Phone running official Google^tm verified^(r) and hardware attested OS. Same with some banks.
- MinimalAction 10mo agoI feel things like these should be illegal. There must be other genuine ways to verify the end user.
- venturecruelty 10mo agoWe managed to have healthcare before smartphones and Google. It's definitely possible.