I honestly do not give a fuck about companies collecting my data. The way I see it, there's almost zero chance of you ever getting away from it. Every company collects data to sell to advertisers whether it's through browser fingerprinting or installed applications, whatever. I just want shit to work. That's all. You want Chrome browser without Google? Go with Ungoogled Chromium. You want absolute super giga nigga security? Boot off USB with with Qubes and call it a day.

I think privacy/FOSS niggas are in a race to see who can create the most convoluted, ass backwards product on the planet so Microsoft doesn't figure out what kind of hentai you like (they know anyway [your ISP sells your data too]). It's just tiring. Use a VPN to mask your IP from bad actor websites but if you ever think you're going to be mister grey man while you own literally anything made within the last 20 years, you're a retarded nigger.