@dangillmor
Dan, there’s a huge #degoogle movement here on Mastodon. There’s also the movement across Europe to get away from US-based digital services. @Tutanota frequently shares tables of options. I’m about 8 months into being free of Google search, thanks to the far superior paid #Kagi search. (Kagi Translate is also far superior to any other translation service.) I’ve replaced Google files with #CryptPad. #Proton just introduced their AI product, #Lumo, which is completely private. Their calendar product is steadily improving. Google’s power and influence are waning, as they should in a free market when better products emerge.
@dangillmor

Here is the cheat code - never accept a calendar invite from anything...google, teams, anything.

Just let them stale in the inbox and do not accept, reject or acknowledge in any way.

Let's face it - even if for work you are not obligated to a meeting request and you can always join if you feel obligated even if you didn't click/engage.

Meetings are evil.