[dublinben]

They are:

1. Install an AOSP ROM without the proprietary Google Apps or Google Play Services.

2. Install the F-Droid market to download whatever programs you like.

3. Enjoy using an Android phone without the anti-privacy Google tracking.

[Aldo_MX]

Your point 1. is like saying

1. Turn off every Windows feature mentioned in this article.

Installing an AOSP ROM is an order of magnitude harder than disabling the privacy-concerning settings in Windows considering that you probably would need to extract (or write your own) drivers from the vendor-customized ROM.

[thescrewdriver]

Unfortunately 90% of useful apps aren't on F-Droid.

[dublinben]

That's just your opinion. 90% of the apps in Google play are junk that don't respect user rights or privacy.

I'm perfectly content using only the apps available in F-Droid, and have been for years.

[anonbanker]

my android phone has one play store app (Timely). The rest is software from F-Droid. my phone is my business lifeline.

[howeyc]

Exactly, you don't even need to configure an account/email with an online service to use your phone if you go this route.