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[โ€“] Zerush@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

FOSS has many advantages, but thinking that FOSS is synonymous with security and privacy is a very common mistake, they are not the main purpose in FOSS https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/linux.html

[โ€“] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

Except FLOSS is usually better for privacy at least. Because you can't hide tracking code in FLOSS software, and a lot of FLOSS software is targeted to privacy conscious people.