Aug. 28, 2023, 2:11 p.m. | /u/LegatusDivinae

Privacy & Freedom in the Information Age www.reddit.com

Like sure, I prefer private alternatives that don't have "creep" telemetry, I use Linux and Firefox and all that.

But when I need to start making real sacrifices for some abstract notion of privacy...

Take for example Google Maps. Incredibly useful, shows public transport down to minute, shop opening hours etc. Yet since it's Google, it's siphoning tons of data. Therefore I try to use e.g. Organic Maps. But then friends ask me-"why do you use that, you get lost …

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