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

submitted 1 day 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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[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

if they didnt know what they were signing up for, and they cant quit, you cant blame them

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 20 hours ago

if they didnt know what they were signing up for,

People knew meta (then FB) was evil in 2010, dude, cmon

[–] RogueJello@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, just like the attorney's who resigned when asked to drop the charges against Eric Adams.