If I recall, Signal has gotten better in recent years in that you don’t necessarily need Google Play to use it anymore. But my issue with it is that their backend still seemed pretty centralized the last time I checked, which could get increasingly problematic moving forward, since they’re based in the US.

US.

They’ll sing praises of the “free market” all day, until it stops going their way.

Or for other options you can checkout LineageOS. Filter by tablet to see which ones are supported, and that can help narrow choices of tablets that can be made privacy-respecting. Just make sure to use a version that does not have gapps on it. Once you use LineageOS’s site to find a supported tablet, you can go to the MicroG for LineageOS site to download the MicroG version of the OS. This comes with a set of alternatives to Google spyware so you can use your tablet completely free of Google.

I’ve had an e-ink device, and read ebooks on a number of devices. Some notes:

• If it’s a casual read and I can get the book in epub or mobi format, I might just have it on my phone and use Librera.

• I did not like e-ink displays at all. The text itself doesn’t appear easier on the eyes to me, and if anything the jarring refreshes on each page turn make the overall experience even more straining. For this reason regular Android tablets have become my preferred way to read books.

• For tablets I suggest one that is at least 10 inches. A lot of ebooks are still only available in pdf format, and I’ve found that anything smaller than a 10 inch display makes for bad pdf reading.

• Following from all that, I would suggest the Pixel Tablet, because from a privacy perspective, you have the option to install GrapheneOS on it. From there you can get F-Droid, install any of those ebook apps, and now you have a reasonably secure and private ebook reader - and the best part is, because it’s a general purpose tablet, you’re not accumulating unnecessary single-purpose devices. You never know if the tablet might have other important uses down the line.

If we’re talking about standard LineageOS, without gapps, it will lack basic tools that some apps need to function. If you want Lineage without gapps, your best bet is LineageOS for MicroG which replaces various Google backend components with free alternatives.

/e/OS does this by default, and what also mainly sets e apart is that it also includes various Nextcloud-based cloud services as alternatives to Google’s cloud services. If you don’t want e, these tools can still all be setup yourself, though with less convenience.

Personally I did not have a good experience on /e/OS. But I’m not so sure that was a fault of the system itself. At the time I was using a Teracube 2e, which didn’t have a good user experience to begin with.

If you have a compatible device, I’ve found Iode to also be nice. Any of these options would be much better than stock Google malware.

You do you. Was just sharing some info, I was curious about it as well.

He explains the 88 here-

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1i2nz9v/comment/m7nr5ym/

Brave is also run by a fascist supporter.

It might not have all the convenience of Proton Pass, but Keepass has been and probably always will be dependable.