Bloody hell, is this national 'troll a pumeco' day or something?
What was the point of posting that in an old, effectively dead, thread?

If you're stupid enough to think that your right to privacy goes hand in hand with paranoia, then you have a very real problem, one I certaily can't help you with.  And if you don't have problems now, hang in there, because with an attitude like that, I'm guessing it won't be long before you have some.  If you think that using a closed corporate OS with built-in backdoors is a better idea than using an open, publicly audited OS, that's fine by me, just as long as you don't try to piss on others who know better :-D

• I'm not the one who thinks the right to privacy is paranoia, you are.
• I'm not the one getting data-mined, you are.
• I'm not the one with an OS that has a mind of it's own creators, you are.

If you're really that pissed off with your OS to post something like this, chances are you're frustrated because you're using an OS which, deep down, you know you really shouldn't be using.  The way to deal with that is remarkably simple; ditch it and use some common sense like millions of us are doing over the world right now - it's really not the dodgy, top-secret, underground world you seem to think it is.

You do realise that there are more GNU/Linux based OS' installed on devices and systems than any other OS out there, don't you?

If it makes you feel any better, come join the "paranoia" brigade - you'll be welcomed with open arms!
We've been expecting you, but what took you so long?