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[buyfromeu@mastodon.social]

Switch today, choose European

#BuyFromEU #Europe #Google #Ecosia

[schmaker@schmaker.eu]

@BuyFromEU
Would love to. How can I migrate to new device and buy apps on my phone without #Google?

Remember when #Microsoft got fined about only pushing one browser? Well, we are few years late with android lock-ins

[josemorauca@tuiter.rocks]

@BuyFromEU ecosia doesn’t spies? 🤔
I use it, but just because of the trees thing.

[jonathan@selea.se]

@BuyFromEU Ecosia uses Bing and Google anyway soo....

[chicraote@piaille.fr]

@schmaker @BuyFromEU DeGoogled Phones exist ! Try @e_mydata (open source, privacy-enabled smartphone operating system). Works fine with @fairphone / @murena ... and maybe your own phone !
https://tuta.com/fr/blog/degoogled-phones

[schmaker@schmaker.eu]

@chicraote
I know they are on the market. 2 problems for me:
1. None of them has physical qwerty
2. Lot of apps do not work without gapps

Somehow I still do think #EU can do much more in this area. When IT company can get fined for pushing their own browser (which can be easily replaced), then locked in backup methods should also be penalised
@e_mydata @murena @fairphone @BuyFromEU

[tenc1235@mastodon.social]

Qwant and Ecosia are creating an independent European search index together though.
https://www.eu-searchperspective.com/

[sylocule@cyberplace.social]

@josemorauca @BuyFromEU Yeah, same

[savvyhomestead@mastodon.social]

@BuyFromEU

Not only Google, but did you ever try to pry your friends away from Facebook? GOOD LUCK with that one too.

[plantfeest@mastodon.social]

@BuyFromEU Yes! Me! On it! I installed Waterfox, but now unsure. Should I not use Ecosia anymore? As it does data harvesting and that's one of the reasons - I just don't want that. Better for the environment, better for my speed of use.

Transitioning to Mastodon and Pixelfed, away from Spotify, partly YT still, I did install PeerTube but contentwise it is lacking for now, on SoundCloud and BandCamp trying to get people to use/come there.

#FOSS

Thinking bout Android > Fdroid etc

[liternil@mastodon.social]

@BuyFromEU Joogle

[vepr_jako_pepr@mastodon.social]

@BuyFromEU EU not spying is nationalist propaganda

[jago@mementomori.social]

@BuyFromEU every fucking thing is pushing towards using google or apple shit for everything. I've made some lucky choices in the past and can do my banking and shopping and EV charging on my Linux phone (Fairphone 5, PostmarketOS). But things like parking and most charging operators and I guess most public transport expect you to carry either of those two spies in your pocket all the time.

[ralph@hear-me.social]

@BuyFromEU

#alttext

A two panel cartoon.

Panel 1: A man asks, "Who hates being spied on?", and everyone raises their hand.

Panel 2: The man asks, "Who will stop using Google?", and everyone lowers their hand.

[bufalo1973@tuiter.rocks]

@schmaker @BuyFromEU I'm using Fennec (Firefox) on LineageOS with F-Droid installed. You can do something like that.

[pettet8@mastodon.social]

@BuyFromEU

Use Brave and DuckDuckGo...

[schmaker@schmaker.eu]

@bufalo1973 @BuyFromEU I do IronFox with Aurora and F-Droid .. stock android, unflashable phone.

Yet, migrating between devices is pain in the ass...

[benhm3@saint-paul.us]

@BuyFromEU

Or just pay for, and use #kagi

[joy_intl@mastodon.online]

@BuyFromEU my biggest hurdle is email (sad face as in 2nd pic)

[eunity@mastodon.social]

@BuyFromEU Oppose Chat Control in the EU parliament whilst you're at it.