Hi. New parent here. I’m making an honest attempt at preventing Google from building a profile about my baby.
One of the things I’ve changed is I no longer backup my photos to Google photos. Instead, I use an encrypted cloud storage solution. That being said, I use an android phone. A pixel phone for that matter. I’m worried that Google can still “see” the pictures I take even if I’m not backing them up to Google photos.
What is the consensus on this? Is not backing them up to Google photos making any difference or can Google scan everything on my phone anyway?
open camera ☞ https://f-droid.org/packages/net.sourceforge.opencamera/ or https://sourceforge.net/p/opencamera/code
aves libre ☞ https://f-droid.org/packages/deckers.thibault.aves.libre/ or https://github.com/deckerst/aves
fossify gallery ☞ https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.gallery/ or https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Gallery
and you can uninstall google’s camera and gallery :)
with open camera you choose what metadata to include. My photographs only have date & time.
aves has built in vaults that prevent other apps or users from accessing your images