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This is an update on my european setup since my last post. Yeah, I know WhatsApp belongs to Meta and is handing over all my data to the US, Israel, Iran, China, the Vatican, and Mars, but for personal reasons, I can't ditch it right now. How can I improve my setup?

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[โ€“] Szewek@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ditch Uber for Bolt. They're European and pay the drivers a bit better

[โ€“] degooglerleon@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

I've heard of Bolt, but I can't use it as an alternative because I'm not European (as ironic as that may be); I'm Latin American. I prefer using services from EU countries because I admire their privacy laws.

[โ€“] roserose56@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Or use local by phone call.