alt Hacker NewsWho cares what the average person will go through and do though? We’re each responsible for ourselves and how we choose to go about life, even if vastly differs from the general population.
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ismailmaj • yesterday at 9:20 PM
Ironically, if your setup is too niche (e.g. browsing privacy configuration) you can be easily tracked, though no one will bother, but captcha's will certainly not miss you.
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Leaking bits of individuality is one issue.
The other is that once a tech choice becomes too niche, it stops being supported:
- Technically anyone can run their own email server but from what I hear if you do, some providers will treat you as spam.
- Niche features get removed from products.
- Some niche usecases depend on legal support. Running programs on a device you own without going through a gatekeeper ("sideloading") may be required in some jurisdictions (EU, any others?) but there's nothing stopping the almost-monopolies from making it impossible elsewhere.