GigglyBobble

Yeah, you have to be wary of whatever online service you use. I don't really trust DDG but I trust the alternatives less.

That was their browser though and you shouldn't use a Chromium based browser anyway if you value privacy (and the future of the web for that matter).

I really wonder how people making such claims use it. I'm a dev and have to search daily and constantly and hardly ever don't I find something and when I don't, the Google bang doesn't help either.

But maybe DDG just works well for technical stuff.?

There are many countries where WhatsApp has become the defacto messaging standard. It's really hard and isolating to refuse to use it there.

Problem is they still track and profile you via websites using their libs and people sharing their contact list. I don't believe they'd stop even for those paying accounts.

Right, because hunting and gathering isn't work. People just got food into their mouths doing nothing - like wild animals.

So you're considering the threat to privacy by "smart" cars worse than phones? How so? The latter are as bad as it gets.

So, friendly fire incoming?

it’s cheaper to buy a new phone once it stops getting updates.

Just wait a couple more years...

However, data privacy should not be overlooked.

Yeah, well, you're driving around with your mobile ~~tracking device~~ phone anyway, so there's not much more privacy invasion by coupling it to your car.

Well, it got worse again, like basically every Windows except for 7. The real issue is that arbitrarily chose not to support certain "old" hardware.

What kind of support are you missing? I run Linux exclusively with an Nvidia card and see regular driver updates (not as frequently as the kernel, for example, but still).