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How to be private with google services and noroot. (cuddly.space)

submitted 1 month ago by simpleguy@cuddly.space to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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@privacy How to be private with google services and noroot.

I can't disable google play services for a lot of reasons (school apps, UPI, etc). I have three main google apps enabled. Gservices, gmail+meet, gpay. I have replaced as much apps as possible. Any guide for being private for me?

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[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just ran a test on my stock Pixel 8 Pro connected via Proton VPN:

I opened Firefox and searched DuckDuckGo for "pool heater".
I scrolled down until I saw an Amazon link, then closed the tab and Firefox.
I opened the Amazon app. I scrolled through the "deals" on the app's home page and did not see anything pool related at all.
I typed "pool" into the search slowly, to see if and when "pool heater" was suggested as a search. I typed in "pool" entirely, yet "pool heater" was never suggested.

I don't know what that implies, but it seems like if I am using Firefox, DDG, and Proton VPN, Amazon isn't monitoring my Internet searches.