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What do you all think about piracy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pirated and OS software are different things, obviously. But would you prefer one over the other? I'm thinking of switching to both OS software AND pirated software. Just want opinions and tips from this community.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I prefer to use FOSS software. There is a risk of getting malware from pirated software. Even if there is no malware, commercial software usually has lots of tracking and telemetry anyways.

[–] minibyte 1 points 23 hours ago

There are websites for that constitution check.

[–] anomnom 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, network usage monitoring is a necessity when sailing the high seas.