• AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    Whether an app is FOSS or not is irrelevant, the only protection the user has is to read TOS and PP of the product

    The big tech companies have been caught lying on their privacy policy and always got off scott free.

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      3 years ago

      Yes, indeed, f.Exmpl. the lack of Windows is that they spy the user, but on the other hand if you know this, you can diseable this in the own settings. Although some options are quite hidden and are not directly accessible. But in other soft from small companies or individuals, the privacy is generally quite good, although the product is not FOSS. For Exmpl the famous Irfanview (Freeware) or one of my favorite online services SSuite (Freeware), which has a TOS and PP that I like also for others (the shortest I know). In OS Linux generally has a good privacy, but the security isn’t so good, unlike Windows, where privacy is not strong (but you can improve it) , but it is nevertheless perhaps one of the safest OS currently.