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Degoogling my phoone - Feeling like is too much trouble for the privacy (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by fernandu00@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hey guys, it's pretty much the tittle. I've been using Lineage with microg for a year now and despite using the majority of FOSS apps in my routine I still feel like I have to struggle to preserve my privacy and keep Google away from my data. Do you guys feel the same sometimes?

Every time I have to use a banking app is a pain ..I kept changing banks to the ones who I could use with Magisk but every app update breaks my setup and I have to find a workaround or change to another app. I just quit using banking apps and passed them all to the wife.Now even home brokers have been blocking me asking to use a "official android version"

Today even a government app we must use to get access to services and information started complaining about my play store.

I self host a nextcloud service on my old desktop that serves as a server but every now and then the updates crash something. Sharing calendar and notes is too complicated if you don't have a vps or a domain. I keep getting complains from the wife about how come I just don't use google keep and Google drive anymore.

After a year I'm starting to think that maybe my data is not worth the hassle just to keep big tech out of my digital life.. I guess Big Brother wins

What do you say? Am I too lazy or it is unpractical to stay away from big tech?

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For banking, can you use a browser instead of the app?

I do very little banking through my phone - what's there to do?

There are some browsers that support sites-as-an-app, such as Cromite and Hermit, that may solve this issue.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately some financial apps are "app or nothing".

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

And a lot of others require a special app for 2fa. I for example still need a app when using the website.

I found that having a second phone (just my old phone) as a dedicated banking device. How often do you need to initiate a bank-transfer while on the go anyway?

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just wondering if it's that way for OP's bank.

I don't really use the app or the website (maybe to check a balance), so I have no idea what uses there are. Frankly I wouldn't have banking at all if I could avoid those bastards.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

I hear you. I would do away with all banks if I could, no doubt.