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Hi, I don't really post here, but I logged on to tell you that it seems to me that you think you know more than you actually know. You're saying things that aren't right, and your misunderstandings of how the judicial system works, intertwined with mixing what is right and what is legal, gives some very apologetic statements. I hope one day you're appalled that you would make statements that seem to align with malignant views, and I've seen you defend your points several times in a way that comes across of "so long as it isn't illegal, it isn't wrong".
 
I understand you don't see yourself how your own misunderstandings lead to some appalling statements, but I just want to give you a heads up that some random guy on the internet had to log on to tell you you're out of your waters here. Take a step back, and reassess how you're interacting with others. Create a more meaningful discussion, and seek to learn from your interactions.
 
Bye.

It was all "genuine" errors. When other companies have problems we throw shade at them too. LMG is no different.

No, it's defeatist; you are going down without a fight, like the rest of the sheeple in the world. Granted, you can't have complete privacy but there is no need to give up any more than you have to or to just hand all your data over on a silver platter.
 
There are plenty of ways to protect your data on the internet. The easiest way is to just not give out your personal data whenever possible. Avoid sites and promotions whose sole purpose is data collection. Firewalls are very helpful. Some browsers are far more secure than others (ironically, the most snoopy one, Google Chrome, is also the most popular). Ad blockers can avoid ads that also spy on you. Using addresses other than your home address. I use the Brave bowser.
 
Some search engines, most notably Google.com. are very snoopy. I avoid anything Google like the plague. Duck Duck Go and Start Page are excellent private broiwsers (I use Start Page).
 
Some OSes are more secure than others. I recently left the Microsoft environment for various reasons (I'm now on Linux), not least of which was for security reasons. Don't knock Linux, either. I've barely started to learn how to use it and, so far, it has done everything for me I wanted it to do once I learned how to do it.
 
I don't have a smart phone mostly because I can't justify the expense of having and using one but also because they are insecure and siphon off data like crazy. I have a dumb phone (a flip phone that isn't subject to butt dialing; I also turned off the GPS) on a pay as you go plan and it stays turned off to keep phone scammers from running up my monthly bill. I turn it on only when I need it, which is rarely (I got it for emergency use).
 
Before you start throwing out the word Luddite, I'm not afraid of new technology. I eagerly embrace it when it will benefit me cost effectively, which smart phones will not on my retirement income. I do not need an electronic umbilical cord nor do I need a device to entertain me every spare waking moment.
 
I use a mail service to receive my mail and packages for me to avoid mail theft and packages being stolen by porch pirates. I do not give out my home address unless absolutely necessary.
 
I ditched my land line and replaced it with a home phone system that connects to the Verizon cellular network so I can use the cordless phones I have scattered around the house. That eliminated all the political calls and 99 44/100% of the spam calls. Pretty much everyone I know complain about the number of spam calls they get in a day. Until recently, when auto dialers became more prevalent, I didn't get but one spam call a month. Now, I might get one or two a week. 
 
The low number of spam calls is due to me almost never giving out my phone number (same for the mobile phone) and becasue robo calls are illegal to send to a cell phone. I also screen my calls. If I don't recognize a phone number on my caller ID (only numbers in my "phonebook" will show a caller name), I let it go to voice mail (answering a spam call will tell the spammer my number is live number which will get sold to other phone spammers). If it's important, the caller will leave a message. I also do not always answer the phone when it rings. If I'm busy with something (watching TV, eating, sleeping, whatever), with few exceptions, I'll let it go to voice mail. I own the phone, it doesn't own me!
 
When vendors insist on having a phone number, I give a phone number that will go to directory assistance if they are stupid enough to try to call it. The same goes for store discount cards and accounts that use a phone number to ID them,. I also own a phone number that isn't in service (it gets me a bundle discount on my internet bill tha saves me more than the unused phone number costs) so I can use it for the rare jerk vendor that recognizes the fake phone number I use is a fake and demands a real one (I also tend to avoid vendors like that). I'm also selective of which vendors I use.
 
I get very little email spam because I do not freely give out my email address.
 
None of these measures have crippled my life in any way, either. In a way, it's actually liberating.
 
To those who have caved or just don't care, thanks for nothing for making it so easy for the world to spy on me so easy.

I'm sick and tired tired of hearing that. True, total security and privacy is not longer possible to achieve but that doesn't mean you hqae to roll over and take it. It's defeatist attitudes like yours, along with people who do not realize how and how much they are being spied on, etc. that has allowed the loss of security and privacy to get as bad as it has.
 
The fact is one can minimize privacy invasion and maximize security to quite a large degree if they are willing to work at it. I won't go into how since it is a huge topic and would take this thread too far off topic but people need to quit just accepting the loss of security and privacy that is so prevalent now and just do something about it.

Laptop
Slackware Linux.  VMs setup with CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu in order to test or remain familiarized.  My laptop is my productivity machine.  I come from a sysadmin background (now a DevOps engineer) and only use the GUI as a last resort.  This machine is used for anything between programming to photo editing.
 
HTPC
Windows 10 Pro.  Not necessary to use this OS, simply setup this way for familiarity since my gf also uses it.  But I am considering a Linux distro installation in the near future.
 
Gaming PC
Windows 10 Pro.  Unfortunate, but gaming requires it still.