Originally Posted By: Mark Hayes
Originally Posted By: Gordon Scott
FWIW, my usual platform for most things is Xubuntu Linux and I never see probably Bing from there. AFAICS, swapping to a Mac just means swapping Bing tracking for Apple tracking.


Different levels of reality, with the same relevant choices available.

The default Mac browser is Safari, which offers this choice of search engines:

Google
Yahoo
Bing
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia


I think you missed his point. I think he is talking about the OS not the browser.
Apple vs MS .. both track you
Browser tracking is a whole different issue
If you get Bing tracking out of your life by going Mac, you get Apple tracking instead

It really doesn't matter though, everything you do on the internet can be tracked, it's kind of part of how the internet works. Computers passing data along from Node to Node, server to server, and finally to your computer .. if you don't trust the OS you shouldn't ever choose to go on the internet, once you think about it.

Example A -
Website gets hacked and personal info is compromised.
Owner of said server hosting this website is required to provide data of how/who did this to the appropriate authorities.
To do this logs are required, and by law in most countries.
"I dunno, I turned logging off" is not an acceptable answer unless you are willing to due the time for the crime.
I've been in the unfortunate spot to have to do this.
You are tracked (accept it), it's the tradeoff for the convenience.

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