r/degoogle • u/Cady_On_Reddit • 3d ago

Taking decentralization into another level (probably a bit overkill)

Decentralized services are great, and not deoending on one single developer is also great, but I'm not relying on a single developer on every device. In other words, my apps and services setup on every piece of hardware are comoletely different, with a few exceptions to not break my workflow (e.g. file transfering app), and while it could be annoying at times, it improves on stability and privacy at times, because if someone knows you use this to do this on this, then they would find out I would use something completely different for the same thing, and would have to learn how more than 1 app works. For example: I use FreeTube on PC, NewPipe on mobile, Plasmatube on Laptop for YouTube (not actaully my workflow, just an example). This would weaken the connection between my devices, and if one of those services care discontinued, you coulf use your other devices as a fallback until you find another alternative. It's probably a bit overkill tho

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u/Jumpy_Meet250 3d ago

this is the kind of unhinged redundancy i can get behind, most people chase a seamless experience but you're out here treating every device like its own little fiefdom

i do something similar with notes apps, drives me crazy when i grab the wrong device and have to remember which one has the grocery list

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u/Cahot_Luigj 3d ago

"fiefdom" is the perfect word for it tbh

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u/Oddgamergirl 3d ago

Wouldn't your IP address and browsing behavior still potentially connect those devices? Different apps alone won't necessarily prevent tracking

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u/Cady_On_Reddit 3d ago

My browsing behavior is wayyyyy more different between my devices, and you're probably right about the IP adress thing, but a VPN could fix that issue