You can delete MicroG with Android Debloater. You will not be able to do most transactions afterwards.

Also, consider a threat model to prevent “privacy fatigue”. Sometimes people implement countermeasures without realizing it doesn’t help them. At least define your privacy concerns and only implement what addresses those.

It sounds ridiculous, but I made this rookie mistake for a year and it was exhausting. Privacy is tough sometimes, but you don’t need everything. I just want to look at cat pictures without google selling my info and using profits to undermine government. Some folks will be executed if they are found dissenting against gov on the Internet. Those are vastly different issues with different countermeasures. Good luck!

Here are alt OSs for phones. The last rows on the big table show “supported devices” and there are a few for Motorola. Some might only work with certain models. That is most likely the case. Do not do this if you can’t tolerate a bricked phone unless you’re confident. I just say that as warning because I truly don’t know how hard it is yet.

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

Alternatively, if you want to do the same thing without a USB, try Shizuku and Canta from Fdroid. Shizuku allows mods over WiFi and Canta does almost the same thing as the tool linked above, but it doesn’t seem to have apk descriptions like the desktop debloater tool. It’s just a way to do something similar on your phone. However, iirc the debloater allows more options like saving which apks you deleted or disabled or some such.

A fantastic quick bang for buck is to download NextDNS. You can use premade domain filters so you don’t need to keep adding as much to your deny list. They have a “no Google” filter that automatically gets much of that crap, a “No Facebook” to block all those domains and more. It’s not hard to use and doesn’t take long to figure out. Just set it up by putting a DNS link in your phone and start checking logs. You’re going to be so pissed when you see them.

If those logs don’t motivate you, I don’t know what will.

Ever tried to maintain Kodi before? I’ll admit I have not in over 10 years or something but it was a pain in the ass to keep up with repos while they were taken down constantly.

I just got OpenWRT One.

I’ve only been using e/OS for a few months. Once I gain more confidence in the OS I can certainly try. I’m still super paranoid. It’s a lineage fork so there is update lag and possible security limitations in the OS itself. I’m just not sure yet.

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That’s coop. I’ll try it Can you give me.a quick run down. Like what’s it good for?

I have a degoogled phone with e/OS. I might try if they get a bit further into my use of their products and security. It sure would simplify methods.

See explanation below.

I have a few that I just have off the wall for a few things and I memorize those. Some I just use ssh keys. Others go off a pattern and I put hints in a file to figure it out. The account itself is not even put in this file, so I have to just know what the hints mean for both the account and what password pattern hints go with them. Usually, the user IDs are something I store in this file, because those get too tough for the aforementioned methods of determinism.

I don’t have any issues. I also deleted MicroG so have 0% google nonsense. If I need to make a transaction, I have a Linux laptop for that. One could get a FF6 and still make transaction with MicroG.

I agree. Does the trick. I also like the Fossify Calendar app and the voice recorder. Text messaging sucks. I used the whole ecosystem previously and the texting app was really my only complaint.

When you make a RAID array, do you just get a bunch of HDDs and put them in an array case? Like, do you configure the array or do packages already have software for it? I’m working on a self hosting project now, but need to figure out storage and prefer just buying my own drives and using open source for the array management if possible.

Am I the only person here that never used one just because of this? They all sounded too sus to me.

I might make a post about banks that don’t require apps or collect data. Mine is stupid about it if you don’t opt out. I’m so sick of every business normalizing this.

Fairphone 6. Google can suck it. As long as people support the company, competition is coming. Hopefully, they have the resources to keep on going after Google shits on everyone.

I worry about security issues if all my friends use Windows and Android/Apple phones.I’m in the middle of setting up my open source router with all the security features I want, but if they have Google and Facebook on their phones, is that not just as bad as just using Google drive? Other than subscriptions and whatnot.