@fc501b69 @4eebd810 I also think that even people who do understand both security and privacy have a defeatist attitude. People think, "Well, Google already knows all of my browsing habits, personal information, etc., so I'll keep using Chrome because it's convenient."
Rarely do people seem to want to actually give an indication to these companies that their behavior is unacceptable by not using their products.
This is why I often encourage people to #resist - if only just a little bit. Not using #Google as your primary search engine is resisting a little. Using an alternative browser, or a #degoogled browser is resisting a little.
Using #Linux instead of #Windows is resisting a little more.
@9ed0fe3f they may understand it, but they do not care about it.
It starts with you, and every little bit counts.
Also, we don't indicate our resistance to Big Tech. They wouldn't notice. We lead by example and hope that dozens or eventually hundreds of our peers follow and we create a snowball effect. *That* Google would notice.
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