## Degoogle your life: ___ **The final step** is to remove yourself from as many **Google**, **Apple**, and **Windows** products as possible. [Here are apps and services you can use instead of Google.](https://www.techspot.com/article/3037-google-alternatives/) - **Secure your accounts.** - **Download your data.** - **Delete your accounts.** - **Remove all apps that aren't essential to your life.** - If you really need to keep an account, keep it, but **review privacy settings** and **falsify any personal information**. You may not be able to fully leave the Google or Apple ecosystems, but its important to do it in all the ways you can. Especially with Google, as they're the largest [data aggregator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_aggregation) on the planet and, in fact, invented the practice. **Windows should be cast from your digital body like a fetid parasite.** It offers you nothing. Use local accounts, disable Windows telemetry, and delete Windows bloatware. ___ **First:** - For each [Google Account](https://myaccount.google.com), go to the [Privacy and Safety center](https://safety.google/intl/en_us/settings/). - [Revoke any data permissions, turn off location services](https://www.slashgear.com/1744302/google-privacy-settings-change-immediately/) and [download your account information](https://takeout.google.com/) in case you end up needing something after deletion or want to **save cloud-stored photos.** - The same process can be conducted for [Apple Accounts](https://www.fonetool.com/unlock-ios/setup-iphone-without-apple-id-2222.html), and [Windows Accounts](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-privacy-settings-in-windows-55466b7b-14de-c230-3ece-6b75557c5227). If you're hesitant to give up YouTube, [FreeTube](https://freetubeapp.io/) is a **full-featured, private YouTube client** that lets you **import your subscription list**. There are always more options if you look. Here are some [Google Maps alternatives](https://www.makeuseof.com/tested-major-google-maps-alternatives-this-one-im-keeping/). ###### To summarize: - **Go into privacy settings** in every single one of your Google and Apple accounts and revoke permissions for absolutely everything. - **Go to** [takeout.google.com](https://takeout.google.com/) or [the Apple privacy page](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102283) to retrieve your data (passwords, emails, photos, etc. ) and download it when its ready. - After a short grace period to make sure you didn't forget anything (you did), delete any non-essential Accounts. - Remove any non-essential Google or Apple apps from your phone. - Download [FreeTube](https://freetubeapp.io/) and import your current subscriptions. ###### Remember: - Take care for the contents of your drives, your photos, and important account recovery options when deleting accounts. - The less personal info on an account, the better. Falsified personal info is twice as good. - You probably need accounts for work or school and that's okay, but make sure to **review privacy options** and **include those accounts when you sign up for a data suppression service**. **DISCLAIMER**: During this step, **you can lose access to critical accounts**, account recovery options, and important files. Make sure that you have these in order before you delete your account. It's advisable to **prep your account for deletion completely**, and then wait a while, because **you probably forgot something**. However, while you wait, **log out of the account, and delete all cookies.** **Next Step:** [[How to Share|The Best Ways to Help The National Data Strike]] ___ ## Checklist - [ ] For each [Google](https://myaccount.google.com), [Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-privacy-settings-in-windows-55466b7b-14de-c230-3ece-6b75557c5227), and [Apple](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102283) account, open the [Privacy and Safety Center](https://safety.google/intl/en_us/settings/) and [revoke all data permissions and location services](https://www.slashgear.com/1744302/google-privacy-settings-change-immediately/). - [ ] **Download and backup the account data that was prepared in [[#Step 1 The Proton Ecosystem|Step 1]]** . - [ ] After a grace period, **delete all non-essential accounts and apps** . - [ ] **Falsify personal information** on any accounts you can't fully delete. - [ ] Review work/school account privacy settings. - [ ] Checkout this list of [alternatives to every Google service](https://www.techspot.com/article/3037-google-alternatives/). - [ ] Try this list of [Google Maps alternatives](https://www.makeuseof.com/tested-major-google-maps-alternatives-this-one-im-keeping/). **Disclaimer:** You can lose access to critical accounts, recovery options, and files during this step — make sure everything is in order first, because **you probably forgot something**. **Next Step:** [[How to Share|The Best Ways to Help The National Data Strike]]