02. de googling overview

The goals of de-goole or “unGoogling” , use case /e/ :
- remove or disable any feature or code that is sending data to Google servers
- offer non-Google default online services, including for search.

Steps :
- Google default search engine is removed and replaced by other services (see below in default apps and services)
- Google Services are replaced by microG and alternative services (see below for more details)
- All Google apps are removed and replaced by equivalent Open Source applications. The ==one exception== is the Maps Application
- No use of Google servers to check connectivity
- NTP servers are not Google NTP servers
- DNS default servers are not Google , and their settings can be enforced by the user to a specific server
- Geolocation is using Mozilla Location Services in addition to GPS
- CalDAV/CardDAV management and synchronization application (DAVDroid) is fully integrated with the user account and calendar/contact application

More details about the state of /e/ OS deGooglisation can be found in white paper :
https://e.foundation/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/e-state-of-degooglisation.pdf