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> Yes, I know the old adage that if you're not paying for a product you are the product Now it's just "You are the product". It doesn't matter how much you pay
by autoexec 4y ago
> Yes, I know the old adage that if you're not paying for a product you are the product
Now it's just "You are the product". It doesn't matter how much you pay for something. You can spend hundreds on a copy of Windows, or thousands on a laptop or smart TV and still have your data collected and used against you at every opportunity.
It's free software now that's most likely to do what you want without also trying to screw you in secret, but even with open source software you have to watch it like a hawk. So much good software goes bad eventually and even well intentioned programs can have their own ideas on how much data is okay to send to third parties.
- spookie 4y agoVery much so. I find myself wanting to pay for software. Once if it's just one major version, sub if there are indeed online up and running costs. But it has become so difficult to find honest solutions I just return to foss projects and donate some money. Sometimes this isn't ideal, and then I go through the process again. It's baffling. There are some good companies out there ofc, and I do hope they continue doing the right thing.