I find myself following a similar path with this sort of thing
Initially - I'm not having any of that rubbish. Who needs a mobile phone/smart phone/voice assistant/Bezos spy/whatever
Next - Oh well, perhaps they do have some use after all - lets try it
Finally - How did i cope without that. I know that Jeff/Sergey/Satya/Tim now know everything I do but then they know everyone elses
At present, I am in the process of applifying - got the iPhone cos it is a bit slicker than Android. Now I have tried a second hand MacBook because I like having BSD under the hood and I can put both Photoshop and zsh on the same computer. I don't have an Alexa and don't use Siri but I suspect that it is only time despite my protestations that I don't want to be spied on.
In short, as the writer states, convenience and general apathy makes me fall into line with my digital overlords (no overladies I note)
The only thing I am determined is that I deleted my facefail and will never sign up again. The Zuck is a step too far!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
