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OpenSnitch is a good equivalent for Linux users, btw. Don’t assume you’re not being mined for data because you’re on Linux!

• Multicomp 5y ago
  > Don’t assume you’re not being mined for data because you’re on Linux! You make a good point that I'd not really considered. When I'm on Linux, I have a tendency to think I'm less likely to be tracked for stuff since mostly I just use the open source drivers. I have a wacom tablet connected to my machine running Fedora and didn't install wacom drivers, it 'just worked' using whoever's amazing open source graphics tablet driver contributions. But if I didn't know that or I had to install Wacom's sneaky drivers anyways? If I had to use Little / Open Snitch either way to use a particular piece of hardware, the thought occurs to me (this may be OT) that it I may just wander back to what I'm used to from the past: Windows. Gravity pulls me to Windows because I'm familiar with its UX, I have lots of software I run on it, and it's less fragmented than desktop Linux. But I am using Fedora here because it has a superior privacy stance, is not going to force me to update, is not going to violate my express preferences by willfully ignoring or un-setting my settings, and because there's less third party drivers required (provided I do the special Linux-friendly hardware dance). I guess I'm trying to say one's personal computing choices are a constantly changing balance and your statement caused me to re-evaluate my balance there, so thank you for the thought provoking comment.