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Re: [LUG] Google Account

 

I've seen the YouTube pop-up. It has so far always had a "No Thanks"
button as well as the login button. So far "No Thanks" has worked. I
appreciate this may change.

On Wed, 2 Dec 2020 at 13:39, Neil <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 02/12/2020 13:10, maceion@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > One way to use and keep separate, is to isolate Google & YouTube in
> > Firefox in its or their own container.
> > You can then sign in but YouTube cannot search your other data on your
> > device.
> >
> > As I use Gmail a lot for my 'seniors' due to its better spam handling,
> > while also coming into them through their anti-virus check systems
> > (mostly Windows users) I find this safer for them than depending only on
> > a free anti-virus software. Very few pay for AV protection, some have it
> > inside their ISP charges for broadband.
> >
> > Above container isolation is what I teach.
> > Also so they then have an account other than their ISP, some moved ISPs
> > and found a monthly or yearly charge to retain their email address.
> > Seniors do not want to change email addresses but do want to 'grab'
> > (perhaps unwisely) the latest cheapest ISP broadband.
> >
>
> Quite a rigmarole. Don't think I will bother with all that. I will just
> continue to watch any YouTube videos that let me in. Any others I will
> just ignore.
>
> And I will have a look at PeerTube,
>
> Neil
>
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