If this is the equivalent of Germany’s STF, then I’m all for it.

NextDNS or many other DoH services that are out there (I personally recommend Mullvad).

Same thing with Ubuntu.

SpotiFlyer (dead by now) or Soundbound.

This is just a dick measuring contest.

More trustworthy than WhatsApp.

Nextcloud.

Obsidian with synchronization to my Nextcloud instance

AntiX.

Try Bazzite.

Try to flash Coreboot on it.

Even better if you use a mesh VPN like Tailscale (or Headscale, since the TS server is proprietary)

VPNs are a double-edged sword. They can be used in a good way and a bad way.

Madaidan’s guides are one of a big piece of shit. (Some are valid tho)

Approving a crime (in public) is a crime in most parts of Europe.

He’s based.

Most of my library just works under Linux.

Plus it is a pleasure to code under Linux.

Even the FBI recommended the use of Signal. .

What do they do with their budgets?

Don’t like it, move out.