Start Using Linux in 2024

Switching from Windows or Apple can be challenging, but you will never look back when you settle. I will help you with your lifestyle transition by preserving your privacy

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Linux has always been there, but the main discussion has begun with AI involvement, especially the controversial feature of Windows Copilot+ PCs: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/05/20/introducing-copilot-pcs/. The main problem or feature is that Microsoft takes screenshots every 2 seconds of your activity and shaping PC usage with this information including advanced search: https://wired.me/gear/microsofts-copilot-pcs-will-screenshot-virtual-activity/. Based on Microsoft, it is safe and never leaves your machine, but how can you guarantee that your laptop is secure when connected to the Internet? Interestingly, this feature, called “Recall”, had been cracked after the launch: https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-recall-privilege-escalation/.

All these discussions and big tech movements have started the debate: Does AI feed us up? Do I really need that much AI everywhere as a human? Personally, I can say “No”, especially since there is no force in the World that can take my screenshots every 2 seconds, store and parse them by using proprietary software (I don’t even allow open…