What is spying?

Google spy through android as well

Apple fanboys will lose their shit if they see this meme. I sometimes dont understand these fanboys like apple doesn't pay them nor does they credit these idiots for word of mouth free marketing instead these idiots pay top $ to buy their product and act like them invented it. Stupid mofos!!

Both Android and ChromeOS are Linux, and Google's spying there...

Linux*

*Except Ubuntu

Stalking. Spying sounds like a kids game or movie. This isn't observing. This isn't passive. It is actively exploiting. It is predatory, targeted, manipulative, with intent. It is stalking.

I think it is funny that this community thinks it knows everything about privacy and security and every time I see a post like this it becomes apparent that the main of this community doesn't.

I like the Fediverse but it is a security and privacy nightmare.

Microsoft: Gets slapped with antitrust lawsuits for including Internet Exploder with Windows.

Microsoft: Hold my beer.

If you're forced to use Windows for some things, use Windows 10 LTSC. If you can't buy it (because Microsoft refuses to let consumers buy a non-spyware version of their OS) then sail the high seas for it. It takes the telemetry out and you'll have full control over the OS, can more easily remove Edge and can set your group policy and other stuff to completely block telemetry to your taste.

the reason they put so many cameras on phones is not for selfies

Google: Laughing in Android.

linux is not inherently immune ya'll

Facebook: you guys hide it?

All you can really do is make the spying as difficult as possible. That's really all we can do 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

somebody never reads the logs

Pretty sure Google also spies through the OS.

CalyxOS for your pixel phone. Degoogle that baby.

I'm sure not everyone will agree, but honestly, I kind of stopped caring too much. I've been using Instagram, Google, Android, Apple, and many other service providers for years and none seems to know a lot about me based on the stuff I see being advertised to me.

None of them seem to have figured out what languages I speak (I get a lot of language courses for English and German, but I'm native in both), what my education level is (I get a lot of 'study your bachelor or master here or there or online' despite having two master's degrees), where I really live (lots of British stuff always, but I live out of Europe), or what my hobbies are (lots of mobile games that I wouldn't touch with a stick).

Yeah, it seems they get the basics (I'm male, below 35, I am interested in educational stuff), but that could be anyone... And if I can use their services for tree for them to put me in a category with some 10M others, I'm kinda okay

yet an another dead repost.

Very Accurate

I have a Mac 💀

Imagine thinking OSS doesn't spy on you 🤣

Google : "i only spy through the web"

Me :