#swisscows

so we all know google been Getting Too Big For Their Fucking Britches for a while now-- personally idc if a company sells my data to give more personalized ads, so that one didnt trip me up. what did trip me up was google manipulating search results to create echo chambers for users, and running large-scale psychological experiments to change users' behaviors without their knowledge or consent (I'm sick so i only found one link, but the company admitted it so there'll be more if u look it up)

so I'm switching! but the two biggest roadblocks to get me out of my google fleshmeld (i use p much all of google's services daily ^u^") were 1. the Research to find good alternatives, and 2. switching over all my email accounts

If ur like me, and you want to switch but are having a hard time carving out time to do the research, i have done it for you!

so, without further ado, here are my recs for google service alternatives!

(I have only included alts that have good privacy protection, clean/friendly interfaces, and the ability to be used on desktop or mobile)

Docs/Sheets/Keep/Drive -> paper by dropbox! (such a nice interface, although I'm still testing this out for myself)

Gmail -> mail.com! (you can pick your own domain name!!!! ie example@/cutey/catlover/accountant/email/clubmember/coolsite.com)

Maps -> OsmAnd (i haven't tried it yet, but it looks like a good one)

Translate -> DeepL

Chrome Browser(desktop) -> Mozilla Firefox

Chrome Browser(mobile) -> duckduckgo (so smooth and clean)

Chrome search(mobile or browser ext) -> swisscows

feel free to add more, if u know them!

and please remember to hold companies accountable for their bullshit. Google is big, but we got alternatives to almost every one of their services, and pulling away is not impossible. It took me 90 minutes to switch over every email account I have.

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