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Samsung → iPhone: Need Your De-Google Tips (sopuli.xyz)
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/31024070

Making the jump from Samsung to iPhone soon, mainly for privacy reasons. Want to cut Google out as much as possible while I'm at it.

What I'm planning so far:

  • Mailbox.org instead of Gmail
  • DuckDuckGo for search, would prefer something even better
  • Safari with all the privacy stuff turned on

Where I'm stuck:

  • What about YouTube? Just use the web version?

  • Google Drive alternatives that actually work well?

  • Best way to store photos that aren't big greedy corps?

Questions:

  • Any must-have privacy apps once I get the iPhone?

  • Settings I should change immediately out of the box?

  • Services I'm forgetting that are probably feeding Google my data?

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[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Apple has an history of resisting surveillance and that's true. However, it's subject to regulations, they lower security in some countries (see UK), it's based in the US which is definitely not encouraging, and... it may just end becoming like Google in the span of a few years.

That said, I prefer Apple to most of the other brands.