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The government wants to use the data collected by these giant corporations. At least in the US, third-party doctrine allows for the govt to snoop on people--esp useful if they want to go after opponents.

That's because we have a well established sense of a boundary between your home and the rest of the world. Your home is private property.

We basically threw that away in computing in exchange for ease of use.

Hahaaha! “Windows” is the absolute PERFECT analogy for this. Microsoft Windows.

Yep. The solution is government regulation. Vote with your votes, not your wallet. (The latter is just pain for ephemeral gain, if any gain at all. Laws are actual gains.)

I feel like it would take years and much debate for most governments to step in to be honest. Just think of the stock market if the largest window manufacturer has an unprofitable quarter!