Very true. But given the choice between "tracking and secure enough that I don't have to care about it", and "tracking and leaky as a sieve", I'll choose the fo

Very true. But given the choice between "tracking and secure enough that I don't have to care about it", and "tracking and leaky as a sieve", I'll choose the former. At least a Chromecast is cheap and replaceable with a de-googled AndroidTV box without having to toss the whole TV.