[smc-discuss] [fosscomm] [X post] One more step close to complete freedom, removed google apps from my phone

[Pirate Praveen]

Yes, that is one google service, I have not been able to leave behind. That makes it even more important to contribute to open streetmap.

On 2015, ഒക്‌ടോബർ 10 12:35:36 PM IST, kk <krmane at gmail.com> wrote:
>What about google maps?
>I don't see a totally free (as in freedom ) app available to match it
>so 
>far?
>Happy hacking.Krishnakant.
>
>
>On Saturday 10 October 2015 10:09 AM, Pirate Praveen wrote:
>> I have moved away from google and I strongly recommend all of you to 
>> do the same. It is mostly a psychological barrier. The features we 
>> miss can be added to Free Software collectively, but loss of privacy 
>> can never be compensated.
>>
>> Privacy is a human right and everyone deserves privacy.
>>
>> 1. I use duckduckgo.com <http://duckduckgo.com> for search
>> ixquick.com <http://ixquick.com> is another option
>>
>> 2. I never signed up for google plus (or twitter). I deleted Facebook
>
>> account and WhatsApp. I use diaspora, xmpp and kontalk
>>
>> I'm part of the team that runs poddery.com <http://poddery.com> and 
>> diasp.in <http://diasp.in> (diaspora+xmpp). You are invited to 
>> register and start enjoying freedom (poddery.com <http://poddery.com>
>
>> is full, but we have space on diasp.in <http://diasp.in>). There is 
>> also many public pods listed at podupti.me <http://podupti.me>
>>
>> Use conversations + kontalk for messaging. I hope to be able to make 
>> both of them interoperable soon. Let me know if you want to help.
>>
>> 3. I moved to autistici.org <http://autistici.org> for email. This
>was 
>> the hardest. You have options of using many community run email 
>> services. disroot.org <http://disroot.org>, openmailbox.org 
>> <http://openmailbox.org> (also provide many other services like xmpp 
>> and owncloud) or riseup.net <http://riseup.net>
>>
>> 4. I use cloud.libreinfra.org <http://cloud.libreinfra.org> for 
>> address book sync (its run by a group of friends sharing a vps).
>>
>> 5. I flashedd my yu yuphoria phone and installed cyanogen mod without
>
>> google apps. No google play, I use only fdroid.
>>
>> 6. I use k9 mail + open keychain for gpg
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>>
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