Thank you for summing it up. Now, why do people still buy and/or use Google products? Lack of care? Lack of availability (Android vs iOS)? Not that Apple is that much better. Seems like we are f*cked from all fronts. Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc. We really need better alternatives with similar prices (and we need people to somehow care and care enough to switch, but we would need a network effect). For example, for a phone, I would buy Librem, but their hardware sucks and it is too pricey.

https://github.com/geraldohomero/best-foss-alternatives

https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/w6w7x7/awesomepri...

https://codeberg.org/hydis/awesome-alternatives

https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy

There was a better site but I cannot find it right now. Can anyone remember? It has "privacy" (or something like that) in the URL (or domain, even).

Additionally, with Chat Control coming to effect soon enough in EU, among other laws passed in various countries like UK and Australia, we really are losing our freedom and privacy. Sad times ahead (with an already sad present).