De-Google Your Life - Part 1: Start With Chrome

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Google owns or has access to almost everything - search, email, even your web browser! Unless you like being the product, how can you opt out and still live a connected life?

Browsers:

Search:

Email:

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DNS:

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Browsers
2:13 Browsers - Chromium-based alternatives
4:22 Browsers - How to switch
5:07 Search
6:34 Search - Premium options
8:17 Search - How to switch
8:55 Email
11:16 Photo backup
12:51 Photo backup - Self-hosted options
13:47 DNS
15:30 DNS - How to switch
17:58 To be continued...

[panagiotispappas]

“De-google your life” **uploads the video on YouTube**

[scarthy]

Cant wait for google to mysteriously forget to suggest this series to people in recommended

[Princess_kitty]

linus searching "employee won't stay fired" and "biggest legal tv" is now canon

[staubigerkaktus]

Honestly, I never understood people hating on Firefox. My everyday experience with it falls nothing short of what to expect with other big browsers, I'd even argue the contrary! And obviously knowing there's a nonprofit behind it, fighting for an inclusive and private internet for everyone just makes me love it more :)

[sgne]

To completely de-Google this has to be a 10 part series at least.

[tomsmall]

“Let’s start with the product that you’re most likely using right now…Google Chrome.”

That would be YouTube, sir.

[KyloBren]

"De-Google your life" *stares at title on Pixel 7 pro* ..."well about that..."

[Grdc]

After google announced the AI integration into the search engine I switched my safari search engine to ecosia on my phone, and after youtube has been lagging horribly on chrome because I use an ad blocker, I was in the midst of changing my browser. This video is a godsend and now I have a path to follow on my journey to de-google my internet life

[silikeite]

Obligatory "I use Firefox" declaration here. My coworkers call me a boomer for using it though; even though I'm the youngest person there.

[NordekPL]

I am legally obligated to say that I use Firefox, just like 70% of the Wan Show audience

[chev]

One thing that I believe is worth pointing out is that fully getting out of Google's ecosystem isn't something one can do overnight. Especially if you're very deep in, like switching from a Gmail address you've had for over a decade to a brand new email address. This sort of thing can take months if not years of work. Take it one step at a time and don't rush it. Start with one area--browsers, search engines, cloud storage, whatever, and work your way forward.

[autarchprinceps]

Definitively need a follow-up to this with De-Microsoft your life, and probably many of the other big names in tech.

[oni-one]

FireFox supports Ublock Origins, which basically ensures you never see an ad anywhere. Ever.

[jordanmntungwa]

this is like a session with a therapist with a step by step plan about how to exit a toxic relationship

[gerardorodriguez]

I think a good addition to these types of videos is putting it all together and have someone actually take a suite of these products for a test drive, kinda like the Intel GPU or Linux challenge. Then they can let us know what worked well and what didn’t.

[liaml]

Something to note about Proton and Tuta for switching emails is that the end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) of the two services only work when one Proton mail is sent to another, or one Tuta mail to another. Sadly it's just not possible to have E2EE work without email providers like Gmail actually co-operating with Proton and Tuta's encryption methods. Therefore, if you send an email to your family members who all use Gmail or Hotmail accounts, you're guaranteed to not have a private, encrypted email sent to them, unless they also use Proton or Tuta. I'm not sure that Proton's encryption is compatible with Tuta's either.

This isn't to say you should stick with filthy Google because it's encryption isn't cross-compatible; if we want to see change in the world of privacy (or lack of), we need to show the demand by supporting more privacy respecting services for the future. I'm so glad a big channel like Linus is spreading awareness about Privacy issues in the online world. even if some of the service suggestions in this video aren't the best for privacy, most are certainly a huge step-up from the popular big-tech options like Google & Microsoft.

[agps]

i think this is probably one of the most important LTT video of all time. True to the roots of the channel, it provides literal tech tips for a significant part of life in 2024

[GaryElCougar]

For anyone on the fence about the switch to firefox, I took the plunge after they mentioned it in a recent video, it's great and only took a few minutes to switch over with no issues

[azenyr]

We REALLY need a "de-Microsoft your life" version of this asap.

[BrownFoxWarrior]

This is such an awesome series. While part of this I've already done alternatives for, getting to see a fully comprehensive overview with recommendations on alternatives is a lot more reassuring than trying to sort through clickbait articles to find good alternatives on my own.