Well, you're entitled to your wrong opinions 🙂
Right, and something like Reddit makes targeted advertising SUPER easy, with zero personal information.
Want to know what kind of products I might be interested in? Literally just ask.
It's not, at all. When you drive by a billboard on the highway, is it invading your privacy? There's no reason there can't be a digital equivalent.
It's literally rotten.
Apple didn't rot from the inside. It was built on a pile of compost. "End to end control" has always been the ethos of Apple.
Because it's not. It's a Microsoft Billboard.
They changed the source term from "open source" to "source first".
People around here like to pretend Netflix, Hulu and the like don't exist. A HTPC will be neither user-friendly or remotely good quality in this fashion. Most programs will be limited to 720p if you use linux. No you cannot control it with a remote, you'll need a keyboard and mouse.
1.Install a network-wide VPN or ad-blocker like Proton, AdGuard, or PiHole
2.Buy a $20 ONN device from WalMart and plug it in and use that to watch your programs with SmartTubeNext
3.All of the above.
I am not uncertain, there is no doubt. You should be afraid.
Flowers