Hi, I use DuckDuckGo, Start Page, and Mozilla Firefox Browser. An extreme, but I also use two (2) Independent Cell Phones (Iphone 6+ and new Samsung Galaxy Note 9). I trust the Iphone. I do not trust Android / Google / Gmail / Chrome, etc. My Iphone has contact info, emails (Protonmail, msn exchange and Icloud), and other private info only on that phone.
The Galaxy Note 9 has NO email except for small forced Gmail, with less than 10 contacts, with only initials for contacts. Otherwise detailed info hand written in a paper Composition Book. Location turned off, but that is meaningless to Android. No transfer to Cloud(s), either cell phone.
Also NO transfer of old phone data to new Galaxy Note 9, except by USB cable direct from PC.
In short I consider Android / Google / Gmail = Spyware. Caution and Best practices on what is stored on those Phones and Clouds.
JW
Hi, I use DuckDuckGo, Start Page, and Mozilla Firefox Browser. An extreme, but I also use two (2) Independent Cell Phones (Iphone 6+ and new Samsung Galaxy Note 9). I trust the Iphone. I do not trust Android / Google / Gmail / Chrome, etc. My Iphone has contact info, emails (Protonmail, msn exchange and Icloud), and other private info only on that phone.
The Galaxy Note 9 has NO email except for small forced Gmail, with less than 10 contacts, with only initials for contacts. Otherwise detailed info hand written in a paper Composition Book. Location turned off, but that is meaningless to Android. No transfer to Cloud(s), either cell phone.
Also NO transfer of old phone data to new Galaxy Note 9, except by USB cable direct from PC.
In short I consider Android / Google / Gmail = Spyware. Caution and Best practices on what is stored on those Phones and Clouds.