So no one spoke up or no one listened to guy who said "this is a bad idea, no one really trusts us"
If you don't care about "moving your virtual location" using vpns, check your router settings, you might just find an option to enable a VPN server. It'll be fast, and guess what.. It's free
Also did I mention that you control the data flowing trough it
calyx vpn is free, proton vpn is free with a subscription.
Nordvpn is free with a yearly fee.
fuck im bad at spelled sometimes
Add it to the pile.
Tbh at least this one makes sense, who is going to use a VPN (an internet privacy tool) from Google?
My purpose for a VPN is more about connecting to WiFi APs I don't control. Google VPN worked just fine for that.
who is going to use a VPN (an internet privacy tool) from Google?
Exactly. That would be like using a web browser made by Google so they have direct access to your internet browsing history. Ridiculous!
I did. Because it was free with another service I'm already paying for.
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I had to help out a client this week because this migration broke their website. Turns out that Squarespace's omain forwarding feature drops query params. This brokes thousands of links. Fun times.
Oh yikes. I would’ve recommended Gandi but they were bought out too. Seems like no one wants to play the registrar game anymore.
Whenever Google launches a product or service wait at least 5 years before even trying it to see if they’re serious, got it
It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy at that point. Like Netflix with new shows.
Netflix: here's this new show
People: yeah you guys always cancel stuff after the first season or two, I'm not gonna get invested in something that will just get canceled
Netflix: man, these viewership numbers are low. CANCELED!
At this point, I’m surprised anybody (including myself) still buys/uses Google services, given how risky it is that you’ll become dependent on them and then they kill off the product(s). I really need to get off my ass and switch mail providers.
Google mail is extremely unlikely to get shut down.
But anyway, Proton Mail allows importing e-mails from Google.
grumbles about inbox by gmail
Inbox was absolutely stellar and I can't believe they got rid of it.
"don't worry the inbox by gmail features will be moved into gmail shortly"
Most people will use whatever the default on their device is. Most phones that aren't iPhones come with Google apps and services set as default.
The only Google services I still use are YouTube and in rare cases Google Maps. But if YouTube continues to enshittify I'll stop using that. I've been using Google Maps mainly to get information about places to eat/sleep in cities, not really for navigation.
I can recommend Proton.
Google: people weren't using it.
The People: you cancel literally everything you create, so why should we bother?
Google's business model also doesn't really fit to what VPN customers are looking for. They hardly would implement a zero log policy, for example.
Remember when people were using allo and Google play music? Google doesn't.
Same for Google Inbox.
I'm legit still pissed off about that one
I loved Allo. I was really depressed to have to use Whatsapp after Google cancelled it. And one of my favorite things to do was use my Google rewards points to buy music.
And they wonder why no one invests time and interest in any of their new "experimental" products.
Google One was a pretty sweet deal on paper.
But unfortunately, Google's superpower of making really cool things and then killing it off continues to exist.
half-arsing a product, people are hesitant to try it, due to other killed off products, google kills product. repeat
And the more they kill the more the reputation grows
Like when stadia was announced my friends and I took bets on how long it would last or if any stadia exclusive games would ever get to launch
I get on my VPN to provide less data to Google. Routing my traffic through an advertising company always felt like a bad idea to me.
Who would use that shite?
Or are you hiring VPN and MITM combo here?
But how am I going to prevent someone from hacking my Google Glass if I click the wrong link in a Google Group now?!
May as well call it "Google Drive Storage Plans" again then? Aside from some dysfunctional AI features that's pretty much the only thing you get, no?
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