Have you ever deleted a google account before? Any Experiences? What should one know about this? Do you trust them to really delete everything?
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Yes, no big deal.
Did data checkout before this way I brought my then YouTube videos to my PeerTube server.
Yes I do believe they deleted my data because with GDPR I’d they did not the fine would be huge. Even if they didn’t its outdated anyway.
It is my unconfirmed opinion that even though they say they have deleted your data and account, it still exists on some backup in some server farm somewhere.
I’ve had a few over the years and yes, I just migrated everything to Proton unless it’s for business which I still use Gmail for but everything else is now over to Proton, Tuta or I will be using FreeMail. Can I trust them? Not fully but there’s only so much we can do from our end and to be honest, any information they dont delete is probably already out there in the universe anyway
Do you trust them to really delete everything?
Or even anything?
I am pretty sure that every data they ever gathered about you is still there, just marked as hidden. Data is their currency; you don’t throw that away.
Keeping your google account can be helpful if you want to follow this strategy:
- Register on Signal using your phone number
- Port your phone number to google voice ($20 transfer fee but free after that; additionally while its privacy sucks, google is great for security)
- Change the settings so that every caller is sent to voice mail
- Use mysudo and cloaked for VoIP numbers
- Set up Signal on a new device (ideally a grapheneos pixel)
- Use a calyx institute hotspot for data or buy a sim card with cash
Mine has been around for ages and I’m itching to delete it. But sometimes it comes in handy with an edge case where I do need a non-work Google account. I’m of the opinion that they’ll keep some sort of shadow profile kicking around after I delete the account, but it’ll at least feel liberating when I do.
