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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Want to join the movement? Start living Google-free today: (www.fastcompany.com)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With pressures mounting from Google's own employees, regulators, & competitors, @MiaD says a de-Googled world, where Google is no longer the default, is on the horizon.

Want to join the movement? Start living Google-free today:

https://spreadprivacy.com/how-to-remove-google/

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1400448942853083146

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Osmand is great, especially for hiking its better than google maps. Only disadvantage is that it has almost no businesses listed.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 years ago

Seconded. Did a test of OSMAnd and Google Maps (latter on my dad's phone) on a 50km car trip in January, and OSMAnd+ was superior for us in India.