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What apps have you tried to "de-google" yourself? (reddthat.com)

submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Right now a lot of us are trying to divest and diversify from having our entire lives on Google both because of the way Google spends its money and the long-standing privacy concerns seeming a bit more scary now.

What services have you switched to and what has your experience been? What do you like, what don't you like, would you recommend them?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I use Ad Nauseum. Why degoogle when you can actively cost them money?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

It seems interesting

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What's Ad Nauseum? What does it do and why do you like it?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago

As per their website:

As online advertising becomes ever more ubiquitous and unsanctioned, AdNauseam works to complete the cycle by automating ad clicks universally and blindly on behalf of its users. Built atop uBlock Origin, AdNauseam quietly clicks on every blocked ad, registering a visit on ad networks' databases. As the collected data gathered shows an omnivorous click-stream, user tracking, targeting and surveillance become futile