Interesting, I remember a lot of people switching from Google and even seeing billboard ads for DDG. Even Ecosia, the site I use myself, is just returning Bing results (which are somewhat less ideologically curated compared to Google results). I don't like Bing either (Microsoft are a criminal enterprise). Has anyone used another search engine to recommend for privacy and good social values?
Internet security stuff makes me lightweight nihilistic. Do your best to protect your privacy but at the end of the day, if you're using windows, if you're using a major email provider, if you're using almost any large browser, even Firefox, well, eventually your shit is not as private as you think it is.
The thing that gets me how easily a person can actually be canceled by large platforms like Google. If you use google and your email gets banned SOMEHOW, well everything you've attached to that account, bank accounts, social media, documents, fucking you name it just became the biggest nightmare
True. I agree. If the software is too well-known, ie Firefox, it is targeted by more hackers due to a larger number of targets. If it is too small, it is more likely to have code that is not as well-reviewed and patched, or could even be malicious.
Your second point was really good, because of the use of single-sign on by a variety of services. But yes. Better to have your own domain and email hosting (ideally from 2 providers).
Not to mention if you're using something really obscure, it gets really easy to fingerprint you.