I Bought These Laptops Because They Actually Value Privacy
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Summary
In the author’s opinion, the three most popular operating systems, Windows, MacOS and ChromeOS all fail to offer users genuine privacy, with Microsoft injecting ads into the desktop and both ChromeOS and MacOS offering only limited encryption, prompting the author to seek alternatives in the form of Linux PCs.
The author has purchased laptops from several manufacturers which come with Linux pre-installed, specifically naming Denver-based System76, privacy-focused Purism, neutral Laptop with Linux, and UK-based Star Labs, noting that Linux laptops tend to be more expensive than their branded counterparts.
While the laptops improved the author’s privacy, they are only as private as the user’s choice to make them, with the author concluding that Linux allows users to browse and install software without record, providing genuine privacy.
