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That truu, I've recently started my privacy journey, so im slowly switching to alternative to trying to show them to people. Its like a new found interest.
That article crazyy thoooo😭😭😭 thats wilddd.
That's a great decision, imho.
I made the same choice a few years ago. Every little step counts. I will never be an expert or feel that safe using digital tech but I quit using many tools and services I realized I can't trust at all, which is already something. And it all started by one small first step.
Showing them is a good idea, preaching them to do what you're doing is probably not that great an idea. Think about it, when was the last time you sincerely changed your mind because someone was forcing you to listen to them or was harassing you. What most probably happened is that you told more or less politely to funk themselves ;)
... is terrifying, imho and it is certainly not the kind of society I want to live in.
There is also a much older story about Amazon deleting the novel 1984 from the kindle of customers having legally purchased it (they were refunded but still that doesn't change what happened). This kind of events is what started my journey toward a more privacy and ownership-respecting usage of digital tools. That's also what helped me switch back to analog wherever it was doable (Amazon can't delete a printed book from my bookshelves).