Cutting Google From My Life Screwed Up Everything | Blocking Tech Giants: Week 3

Reporter Kashmir Hill spent six weeks blocking Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from getting her money, data, and attention, using a custom-built VPN. Here’s what happens when you go off the Google grid.


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[ServantStatusMinistries]

There are countless free and open source to never go back to google or any mainstream corporations. It is up to the person if they want to have their information manipulated while allowing a tool to be in control of them when it is the tool that is supposed to be used. I left all of those businesses and did not look back. You can easily go to the library if you MUST use apps that you really don’t need.

[DionsTravels]

wow she was late for a meeting because she couldn't call an uber and didn't think about calling a yellow taxi....

[cristitanase]

Rename this to "Shilling for big tech is our motto".

[lyssadiatribe]

I think the only reason Google does not ban this video and others alike is that nothing is really said 'how' to remove yourself from Google. There is no real technical detail discussed. And LineageOS can only be installed on a couple of old phones, so they are no real threat to Google. Google will only be threatened once the open-source community develops a platform that is affordable/free and can be understood and installed by most non-technical users.

[omsnaga]

2:30 What is this IP blocker that blocks google please? I'm thinking of transitioning myself

[StuHolland]

Found this from Flipboard. Great content, love it!

[produccionantena]

Hello, Antena 3 News (Spain TV) request your permission to use this video in our news program today.
Thanks in advance!

[Digfervictree]

How come there's no comments from a year ago? All blocked?

[SP-ntib]

Sorry, but this is a bit inconclusive. Given that Google tracks your IMEI number (number unique for your device, and stores basically all devices you logged in to google with), AND sees also the wifis you connect to, so they can probably still track you as long as you have google installed even if you have vpn.

[justinw]

I use Google as part of my life. What if I'm lost I could use Google maps 😂

[nitish]

Everything cost's money. Big Tech giants are there in our lives and we cannot undo it, ranging from Facebook to Google to Amazon. I have heard that Indian companies like Reliance Gio is heavily funded by Facebook and Facebook wants to compete with Amazon in India.

[UnauthorizedExpression]

I'll cut my arm off if this woman used her phone less or allowed this to in any way inconvenience her.

[larrywayne]

my you tube premium don't work nothing but loops same recommend over and over again getting old content from 5yr ago and the picture quality is not good

[red-bbxd]

I have been off google tracking for 6 yrs, ,,, still use there apps ...lol your promoting them now.

[johndarrin]

Not very good at the game Chess either I'm guessing? You need to think in advance, way in advance. This is because the big tech companies already have. NOTHING NOTHING IS FOR FREE

[IDontWantThisStupidHandle]

Why is Microsoft worthy of being blocked? I thought they were the only viable alternative (in certain cases) to Google, Amazon, and Apple. Also, aren't they more secure and attentive to privacy than Google/Apple?

[firenzarfrenzy]

I may be part of the internet age
But it hurts to see how dependant we are on tech
- Where everyone’s on google docs, I’m taking notes in my book
- Need to get somewhere? Street directory
- A lot of my still super infilled wisdom. Observation and wisdom from older generations

Don’t get me wrong. The internet is lit. I do love it, not lying. But it’s interesting how pervasive it is

[DionsTravels]

well if you want to re-create this same experience just go to china!

[reiii]

Some guys might not realize how scary this is... IF google wants, they can destroy me anyday...

[michaellamont]

I live Brave. I need google out my life