Well it's not about 100% privacy, because that's pretty much impossible, it's about MINIMIZING the amount of information they have about us, that information they can use in a variety of detrimental ways against us, to manipulate public opinion and keep us herded in and controlled, apart from money they make from selling it of course.
It's not a collective effort towards changing the general people or anything idealistic like that, since big tech is not gonna disappear no matter how big privacy-focused stuff gets (and it's certainly powerful enough to crush all alternative projects if they start growing too much, they'll never let themselves get overpowered), I view it rather as an individual measure to resist them ultimately thinking for me and guiding my life or my criteria or how I see myself and others.
Yeah it doesn't make much sense for a custom ROM to use up the battery quicker since technically it's got a lot less bloatware, but I have seen it mentioned a few times. In my case I don't have GrapheneOS but if I use a VPN on my phone, the battery time gets almost cut in half.
I guess then it depends on the device.
I didn't say they weren't. I simply think that the implications for the average user often get blown out of proportion, because I've heard from absolutely no one who uses eOS on the forums for example that they've had a problem with their phones derived from that delay.
Not only is privacy not obsolete, it's easier now than eight years ago when I started degoogling, there are so many decent alternatives nowadays to all kinds of services and apps.
True. Annoying isn't it? I hate Trump and all he stands for yet if he manages to do that, it'd be the most beneficial measure for all the servant countries.
Pherenike @ Pherenike @lemmy.ml Posts 3Comments 146Joined 2 yr. ago
Well it's not about 100% privacy, because that's pretty much impossible, it's about MINIMIZING the amount of information they have about us, that information they can use in a variety of detrimental ways against us, to manipulate public opinion and keep us herded in and controlled, apart from money they make from selling it of course.
It's not a collective effort towards changing the general people or anything idealistic like that, since big tech is not gonna disappear no matter how big privacy-focused stuff gets (and it's certainly powerful enough to crush all alternative projects if they start growing too much, they'll never let themselves get overpowered), I view it rather as an individual measure to resist them ultimately thinking for me and guiding my life or my criteria or how I see myself and others.