I use GrapheneOS ony phone and a Mac with the security options as optimized as possible. For most of my emailing etc, I use Tuta and Proton. There are instances however, where having a Google account is beneficial (some apps for example won’t download from Aurora store in anonymous mode).

Is it advisable/possible to create a dummy Google account with minimal ID/credentials? And if so, what are some best practices for doing so?

Or, do I resign myself to the fact that with more control over my data, I have to sacrifice more?

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
    17·
    7 months ago

    Last time I checked, the biggest obstacle to a new anonymous Google account was their phone number verification aggressively rejecting numbers that aren’t issued by well-known carriers. This includes most VoIP services, for example. If you can work around that, I expect signup would be easy.

    • OnePhoenix@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      7 months ago

      I’ve tried a few of the SMS services online now. They either don’t work or are paid. I don’t mind paying for the service but I find it tedious and cumbersome.

      Wondering if perhaps a prepaid sim card paid for using a prepaid credit card would do the trick? I’ve used prepaid sim cards in the past and was able to get one without providing any real information on myself.

      • Rolando@lemmy.world
        2·
        7 months ago

        Wondering if perhaps a prepaid sim card paid for using a prepaid credit card would do the trick?

        I paid cash for a dirt-cheap fliphone and a prepaid Tracfone card to set up an account with SMS but near-zero data, just for these purposes. It worked for me for google last month, but YMMV.