You can't have a "computer that you own" because a computer is no longer an independent device. It's an access point - what used to be called a terminal - into

You can't have a "computer that you own" because a computer is no longer an independent device. It's an access point - what used to be called a terminal - into a complex information ecosystem. You won't get what you want with different hardware and an open OS unless you also fix the ecosystem. And that means fixing ad tech, cloud services, DNS, open packet inspection, location tracking, security at multiple levels, and any number of other technologies, only the last of which is the local OS. Worrying about the item in your hand or on your desk is almost literally looking through the wrong end of the telescope.