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Techie.<p>Value privacy and freedom. Strong dislike for online tracking, privacy intrusions, DRM, etc.<p>Love (FLOSS) software like Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox (with several extensions), Ad blockers and tracking disablers, VLC, LibreOffice…donate money to them as a show of support.<p>For those who wonder why privacy matters, this is a concise article I always point to - "Privacy protects bothersome people" [1] by Martin Fowler. There's also "Nothing to Hide – a documentary about surveillance and you" [2]<p>Recommendations: Don't use WhatsApp [3]. Don't use Chrome browser. [4] Don't use Facebook (needs no explanations).<p>[1]: https://www.martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.html<p>[2]: https://vimeo.com/189016018<p>[3]: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/what-facebook-and-whatsapps-data-sharing-plans-really-mean-user-privacy-0<p>[4]: https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2018/09/23/why-im-leaving-chrome/<p>hnchat:eemynUE5V50ZFdTyjq3S