Alterative browsers/search engines to use would be Safari, Edge, Bing, Duck Duck Go. They don't track your searches and data if you click if off. DDGo doesn't at all.
Firefox was recently found to have security breaches with data leaks. Google and their Chrome browser of course compiles all your data and saves it for them to use and sell.
When I was using my laptop I got used to edge... didn't want to bog down my PC with a bunch of different web browsers that all do the same thing... I'm using the new edge which is chromium based but not google. I'm pleased by it. It's like Chrome but without google. I hope it stays that way.
I mostly use my phone for youtube and gaming on the apps from the app store... so all they got is my preferred puzzle games and youtube... which is google anyway. I love and hate technology... lol. I'm waiting for the day that swat bursts into somebodies home because they were playing call of duty and their google home got concerned... it heard talks of plots to blow up and bomb places. You've picked up the bomb, the bomb is armed protect the bomb. Insert other generic phrases from search and destroy.