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Google Maps renames “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” even faster than US government
(arstechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2026
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I started deleting all my Google data yesterday
It's going to take me a long time to De-Google but you have the right idea.
The best time to start was years ago, but good for you for starting.
I started by just using another email as my main, to now I don't need a single Alphabet product for anything I do.
It's annoying that it's not easier. I should be able to go to some European or Canadian competitor and at least know that I am not giving my data directly to US data brokers. Why aren't there more options? You can't tell me the US is the only one who has tech knowledge.
A lot of Americans would instantly jump to a Chinese competitor if they offered English support, fully knowing that all their data is going to the CCP to avoid the US surveillance landscape as it already is.
Five eyes disagrees with this sentiment
Where do I even begin with 20 years of emails on their servers 🤦♂️
An agent could help, but still tons of work
An agent like Gemini? 🤣
Use free Gemini to move off Gmail, double damage