One week with GrapheneOS as my daily driver.
✅ User profiles brilliant for isolation
✅ Banking apps work
✅ Photo backup to my own server
✅ Signal genuinely better than WhatsApp
❌ MobilePay (Finland): No solution
❌ Google Wallet: Back to physical cards

The verdict: Surprisingly smooth setup. User profiles are game-changing for isolation. Most apps work fine.
Keeping it. Some compromises, but the phone is mine again.

https://escapegoogle.me/one-week-with-grapheneos-the-good-the-compromises-and-the-surprises/

#GrapheneOS #Privacy #DeGoogle

You know you're doing something right when Trump's administration labels you a "security risk" for refusing to let your AI be used for military purposes.

Anthropic (makers of Claude) banned military use of their AI → Trump banned federal use of Claude → Anthropic is now suing.

Claude have been daily driver for a cuople of moths now since I switched from ChatGPT. Principles matter.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20214425

#AI #Anthropic #EthicalAI

I'm not anti-tech. I'm pro-privacy.

Google still makes excellent products. Microsoft's services work reliably. But their priorities and mine have diverged—and that's okay. We can acknowledge quality while choosing something different.
I'm documenting a practical transition away from big tech. Not a dramatic exit, just intentional choices about who controls my data.

The philosophy behind it:
https://escapegoogle.me/the-philosophy-why-im-breaking-free-from-big-tech/

#Privacy #DeGoogle #DigitalIndependence

https://escapegoogle.me/the-decision-to-leave-google/

How much quality and functionality do you have to sacrifice to de-Google your life? Can you actually replace the unreplaceable?
I spent 10+ years all-in on Google. Now I'm finding out. Here's why I'm leaving!

#DeGoogle #Privacy

Starting fresh on Mastodon (again) after realizing I need to "break free" from big tech.

I'm documenting my de-Google journey at EscapeGoogle.me. Over a decade of building my digital life on Google's infrastructure, now systematically replacing it with privacy-focused alternatives.

This is the messy, honest version—compromises included.