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Only show interest in open source software,
let the anti consumer surveillance tech companies drown.
For SearX,
checkout these random SearX redirectors:
https://github.com/demostanis/gimmeasearx
Both increase your privacy + prevent rate limits.
Love the sentiment, and I agree, but anti consumer surveillance tech is here to stay, sadly. Can't tell you how many people in my life have Alexa, FireTV and random shit like that.
This doesn't mean that you have to surrender to it.
Little baby steps, at least we can make the difference for ourselves... But Google is in my walls
Why don't you take google out of your walls?
It's threatening me with breaking my house's structural integrity
Oh yeah, load-bearing Googles are a trap
I was thinking the same until @Rikj000 responded to my comment. The defeat of the surveillance state (both private and government) relies on us.
Thanks for the tip. Dodged another proprietary bullet.