> Why is Apple's OSX, which exhibits a lot of the same behavior with spotlight, exempt from this concern?
They aren't. Neither is Ubuntu[0]. Luckily there are plenty of other operating systems that take your privacy seriously.
Join the bright side.
They aren't. Neither is Ubuntu[0]. Luckily there are plenty of other operating systems that take your privacy seriously.
Join the bright side.
To be dogmatic, either you have to have enormous amount of resources to create your own secure hardware, or abandon all computing devices.
I prefer using off the shelf computing devices. The only level of security I excpect of them is that no-one will abuse my credit card if I don't act stupid.
Meh, that's true, but you can always monitor your device from an upstream router or network traffic monitor.
But I don't trust any given computer os very much. They're all projects run by folks that have given me 0 reason to trust them.
One of the most insufferable parts of your post is the assumption I don't use Linux as a primary OS. I do. I hate it slightly less than OSX. But they're all awful in equal but unique measures.
There are good and trustworthy projects out there IMO. I use GuixSD and OpenBSD for all my computing needs and have 0 reason not to trust them. Curious to hear any arguments against either.
To paraphrase the venerable Mutt email client: All operating systems suck. These ones just sucks less...
If I could use them for anything besides bespoke server projects and really awful desktop environments I might be more interested. As it stands, they're of no use professionally, I've had poor luck on the kinds of hardware I am interest in using as a hobby, and they make Linux seem thoughtful and snappy when it comes to desktop environments.
> To paraphrase the venerable Mutt email client: All operating systems suck. These ones just sucks less...
I'm trying not to be too Negative Online, so don't get me started on that. :D