Hard to say. Information is valuable in any type of economy, so it may be more to do with where public concensus lies on privacy issues, and the competency/trustworthiness of oversight.
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Lol, if you like. I don't support Google at all (at least, the violation of privacy rights). But I can see why their behavior happens, and it's more to do with corruption and apathy. I blame the average person more than Google, because if it wasn't tolerated (I.e., people in general gave the slightest shit) or privacy laws were enforced and/or written for the digital age, it wouldn't happen. And since it is tolerated, companies that don't participate are largely outcompeted by those that do.
I am viscerally disgusted by where privacy is at in the digital age, but at this point, no, I don't see it as a problem with any particular tech company.
There's no point in hating Google. Hate the systemic inadequacies that allow their abuse, and those of other tech giants, to not only thrive but become borderline mandatory for success at that level.
Speak for yourself, I've been prepared to submit detailed bug reports before the process in place to do so turned me off.
9/11, yes, but what human rights did we lose from covid? Having to wear a mask for a while? Or being heavily encouraged to get a vaccine? ...
Well, that sounds completely insane. If that works outside of simulations, the first group to unlock it could take over the world. Or do whatever they want.
I agree with you overall, but not your final conclusion. There are some distros with a history of security problems, like Manjaro. And some smaller distros may have a development team with a higher probability of shipping bugs, stability issues, or again security problems. So doing a little research on any distro of interest would be a good idea before installing.
I'd reccomend searching for "(distro) security problems", "(distro) bugs", and " (distro) controversies" before settling on an option.
Yeah, they are a cool company that has been serving this niche market for a long time.
That's good information. I already had a setup for openvpn, so I just plugged in their ovpn files and kept going.
Fair. My understanding is that not all of their lineup is equally Linux friendly. I had the original GPD pocket, which IIRC had a official Linux image. I didn't even use that image, and had a functional Ubuntu install. Their newer devices are more mature from a hardware perspective, so it may be worth some research on those regarding features and Linux compatibility.
Wow. This game is awesome, if you haven't played it already that's 3 dollars very well spent.