Learned a lot from this essay/presentation. One point that I “liked” is how Trump and US based big tech virtually (pun intended) hold other countries hostage, either with export/import tariffs or by threatening to stop trade (“adapt this policy or forget about trading with us”) or with sensitive data.
Also, this is the organization that he is working for. They have some tools for and guides on privacy too: https://www.eff.org/
I just wish there was an open source alternative to my BIOS on my ASUS motherboard. Coreboot and Libreboot only work with laptops, if I’m not mistaken.
Also, some proprietary blobs are unfortunately still more performant than their open source counterparts, such as WiFi NIC drivers.
I guess one just has to decide whether to prioritize performance or to take a stance and a stand✊