UPDATED Feb 2026 This is a multiple-part series – go here for the full list. Welcome to my series on reducing my Google footprint, where I explain how to de-Google your life. So far, I’ve explained how to assess your Google privacy “damage” and staunch the “bleeding” of further information. Then I explained how to […]
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[This is a multiple-part series – go here for the full list] In preparation for an interview I just did for the Malwarebytes Lock and Code Podcast, I put together a strategy for my “de-Google” project. It’s honestly how I should have started this entire series of articles. But better late than never! (When you’re
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UPDATED Feb 2026 This is a multiple-part series – go here for the full list, I’ve already tackled getting rid of Google Chrome, Google Search and Android, so now we move to Gmail, Gcal and Contacts. I’ve had my Gmail address for 18 years now. I thought it was so cool when it came out
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UPDATED Feb 2026 This is a multiple-part series – go here for the full list. One of my main privacy goals was to minimize my Google footprint. I don’t think I can get to zero Google usage, mostly because so many people I know are still using it. But I’m going to get as close
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Your cell phone provider is also an internet service provider (ISP). Whenever you’re not using WiFi to connect to the internet, you’re using your cellular data plan. That means that your cellular provider has a front row seat to viewing everything you do on the internet. This mobile tracking includes all the apps you have
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