DeGoogle - expelling Google from Canada one device at a time.
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at this point i am saddened that folks are complaining to the feds in the U.S. to do anything positive. at every turn i am overwhelmed by the mere idea that we could or should keep these systems alive. android included. if the internet is to remain free, free it yourself. free yourself. the tech exists. abandon the convenience.
/microrant
So my motivation to achieve more digital privacy has evolved. Used to be to avoid getting hit by identity fraud, or sued for torrenting. It more or less stayed that way until the last year. Now I realize the necessity of exiting and finding alternatives sooner than later before they make everything outside their control inaccessible.
I'm currently going back to basic electronics. Going to buy a Maker2 phone and learn everything I can about LORA and mesh networks and how to build communication devices without a pay-meter.