Hey all, sorry for an off topic post but I need help from someone more technologically inclined than myself. Honestly there’s no where else on the internet I can stand to be currently.
I’ve seen people post about moving completely off of google- how can I do that? What is the best email service? What should I replace google drive with? Can I have a YouTube account with a non gmail address? Anyone used proton mail? Can I have multiple accounts like I do with google? Is there anything else I’m forgetting as far as privacy?
Thanks for any info!
If you don't require "free" email, you can register your own domain and have your own email addresses. I own a number of websites, so I use ionos.com (used to be 1and1.com). They have small plans for $10 a month on up to large plans. Mine isn't the largest plan, but I have unlimited bandwidth, unlimited emails, and unlimited storage. You can make separate email addresses for everything, so that nobody but friends have your personal email address. You can also make addresses for your family.
Another thing you can do with your own domain is make your own private off-site backup. Make a lot of directories several levels deep, copy your files there, and no one will accidentally find them.
I use StartPage for searches. They aggregate all searches under their name and search Google for you, so you have the advantages of Google's search engine without having your name attached to the searches.