• @[email protected]
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    239 months ago

    I’ve been meaning to switch off of Google for months now, but never had the time to properly research what exactly that entails

    • plz1
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      129 months ago

      I was primarily using Gmail and Youtube Music and the switch was fairly easy. Apple Music was a better replacement than the other competitors, and Proton Mail was super easy. Paying for both makes me “not the product, but an actual customer”. Forwarded Gmail to Proton in about 30 seconds, and replaced Chrome with Firefox. Duck Duck Go isn’t a “perfect” replacement for Google Search, but it’s good enough.

      • @[email protected]
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        79 months ago

        Proton looks pretty good, but all the paid Google services show that paying is not enough to be seen as “not the product, but an actual customer” these days.

        • plz1
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          89 months ago

          Proton itself has no access to the encrypted content of your email. Also, they are not an ad company, so their product isn’t you.

      • @[email protected]
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        19 months ago

        It’s NOT a valid reason not to switch, but god that’s a dumb name for a product. Again, I don’t understand why I hate the name, but I do. Please help me.

        • plz1
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          39 months ago

          Proton or DDG? For Proton, I use a custom domain for my email, so that was moot. DDG could have a better name, for sure.

          • @[email protected]
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            19 months ago

            Yepp, thought about DDG. Proton is a bit weird too, but I have my own domain as well, so that’s not an issue.

            • plz1
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              29 months ago

              Good luck on your journey away from Google, it’s worth the effort.

    • @[email protected]
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      109 months ago

      Curious what you decide. I feel trapped. My Gmail has been my primary account for almost 20 years. With that kind of longevity, switching would be extremely disruptive.

      • @[email protected]
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        99 months ago

        When I did it I just forwarded my mails to the new service (fastmail) and changed mail address whenever a mail got forwarded in. When I didn’t receive a forwarded mail for a year or so I deleted my old mail and never looked back.

        If you use a password manager this get easier though, since you can just lookup where the old mail is used.

        • radix
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          29 months ago

          Never realized this was a benefit of password managers. Even happier I’ve been on Bitwarden a few years now.

      • @[email protected]
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        49 months ago

        I kept Gmail, but gradually switched over to proton. Eventually, year or two later, it’s full of emails I don’t glcare about. Start now and take it slow.

        • @[email protected]
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          19 months ago

          I’ve heard good things about proton. Considering switching to that as well. Other than heading so many places use your old email until you update it is there any reason you did it gradually?

          • @[email protected]
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            19 months ago

            No, that’s the only reason. I didn’t want to flood my new inbox with emails I don’t need.

      • @[email protected]
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        16 months ago

        3 months later I finally started the process. Got Proton Unlimited and am slowly transitioning my Google drive over

    • 👁️👄👁️
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      29 months ago

      Try to create a new email on a privacy respecting service and start with setting up email forwarding from Gmail to the new email. Then you just kinda slowly move your accounts over for a period of months or even years. I still keep my unused Gmail forwarding just in case.