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  • Sure. You can still be profiled, though. That can open doors for discrimination or other unsavory agendas. One also loses a measure of anonymity. Users don't clearly see how and know that they are tracked, meaning there's a loss of transparency.

    It's not just about ads.

  • This website explains it: https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/browser-fingerprinting/

    Basically you send your user agent, browser and OS configuration like screen resolution, your primary system language, timezone, installed plugins and so forth as you browse the internet. Not so easy to block. In fact, avoiding fingerprinting 100% is almost impossible, because there are so many configurations. It is hard not be somewhat unique. Still there are ways to minimize the identifying information. Using Firefox, this is what you might want to read: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/resist-fingerprinting. Note, though, that even there it says that such techniques can "help prevent websites from uniquely identifying you", not prevent it entirely.

  • Has some decent features. In case anyone is wondering about some features that many phone manufacturers skip these days, this one also misses:

    • headphone jack
    • long-term OS support (updates are slow and very limited)
    • microSD slot
    • notification LED
    • IP rating
    • replaceable battery
  • It ignores that people have consciences and forces such ones into violent behavior. That violates human freedom and dignity.

    Some countries have implemented some sort of civilian service. Others just ignore the wishes of their citizens. You decide the moral path here.

  • Probably a stupid comment, but still: if you're a coder, you might be quicker just writing such a script yourself. Just fetch the links, slice them up, sort them by version and wget the one with the highest number.

    If you're not a coder, maybe someone here can help out?