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<blockquote data-quote="Soyouz" data-source="post: 1083255" data-attributes="member: 8978">Sadly, no.... OpenStreetMap is somewhat tolerable, but the quality doesn't compare to Google Maps. The last poster (Rigsby) mentioned it's hard to avoid using Google. And he's almost right... You could install Linux, use Tor or a VPN to surf the internet. But it takes a lot of knowledge to use those correctly.Avoiding Google/Apple is like living off the grid. Is it doable? Yeah, but it's a pain in the ass to get your own piece of land, grow your own food, get some solar panels, etc...However, we can hit Google hard by stopping to use Google Search, and Gmail. How does Google get their money? Not with their Pixel phone (what a stupid name for a phone BTW)... They get their money with all the information they gather on their search engine, and also through advertisement.If we simply stop using Gmail and Google search, it's already a good start. I feel less guilty to use other services than Google, just like I feel less guilty to drink my espresso from a regular coffee guy over a Starbuck (aka pro fag, pro trans, pro rapefugees).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Soyouz, post: 1083255, member: 8978"] Sadly, no.... OpenStreetMap is somewhat tolerable, but the quality doesn't compare to Google Maps. The last poster (Rigsby) mentioned it's hard to avoid using Google. And he's almost right... You could install Linux, use Tor or a VPN to surf the internet. But it takes a lot of knowledge to use those correctly. Avoiding Google/Apple is like living off the grid. Is it doable? Yeah, but it's a pain in the ass to get your own piece of land, grow your own food, get some solar panels, etc... However, we can hit Google hard by stopping to use Google Search, and Gmail. How does Google get their money? Not with their Pixel phone (what a stupid name for a phone BTW)... They get their money with all the information they gather on their search engine, and also through advertisement. If we simply stop using Gmail and Google search, it's already a good start. I feel less guilty to use other services than Google, just like I feel less guilty to drink my espresso from a regular coffee guy over a Starbuck (aka pro fag, pro trans, pro rapefugees). [/QUOTE]

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