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1. belorn+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-03-22 13:10:51
Every modern proprietary operative systems and mobile operative systems is designed to generate revenue for the developer when it is running on the users own hardware. Advertisement, selling personal information, tracking for marketing and r&d purposes, locking down for product positioning and upgrade/upsale paths, and occasionally discreet access for three letter agencies in order to keep politicians at bay. Linux desktops are not designed for that purpose.

Security can be many things for different people. Preventing criminals from abusing vulnerabilities in software is one kind of security. Preventing companies from black/grey hack patterns is an other. Making people feel less icky from ubiquitous tracking is one. Stopping advertisements from wasting peoples time and preventing planned e-waste is additional ones.

Maybe we need to invent a new word for security. Something about making people feel safe and preventing actions that would harm them.

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