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"You need to try Linux" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by digital_alchemist@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Originally this was a reply to this article about a Windows feature called Recall, but there's a good argument the author's concerns resonate far beyond Windows and Meta to proprietary generally.

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[–] bipedalsheep@programming.dev 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (20 children)

I switched from Fedora to openSUSE recently and it has been painless. Would recommend to anyone who are looking to get away from US companies and US jurisdiction. Edit: note that it uses RPM package manager though, I don't know yet if that is problematic or not. If someone knows then please elaborate on that.

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[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

FUCK YEAH, YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP

[–] hansolo@lemm.ee 45 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I've done OSINT research and that alone converted me into a privacy advocate. Seeing how Alphabet, Meta, and MS have allowed creep to get training data... Whew. It's breathtaking and complicated beyond the ability to explain in 114 characters.

Y'all, we are cooked. Currently. Present tense. If you aren't freaked out already, you're missing about 85% of reality.

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 40 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

imagine how great it feels to say this for like 10-15 years while getting dismissed as a conspiracy nut.

and then having it happen exactly as you said it would.

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[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What does linux need to try?

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 39 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Switching from Windows to Linux isn't going to block them from monitoring your use of online services. Facebook doesn't even do anything in the OS space.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 45 points 3 days ago

I think what they are getting at is that Meta does this and they find it likely Microsoft might be doing something similar.

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[–] tiny_hedgehog@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I use Ubuntu. Can someone tell me if that’s “independent and outside US jurisdiction”? I know it’s made/maintained by canonical.

What are some Linux distros that we should avoid? What are some that are independent?

[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Debian is a community distro. Ubuntu is downstream of it.

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[–] datendefekt@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago

Was considering migrating from Fedora and getting a MacBook, but this is making me reconsider.

[–] gameplayer55055@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Let's see what people will do at October 14

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