As always, I got the username wrong…
Your OS doesn’t, put the messaging apps that your friends/family/coworkers use do.
And no, you can’t convince them to switch messager, I tried.
OMG! I’ve been looking for something like this for quite some time!
I will try this as soon as I have time. Thank you!
So if I create a knife I’m responsible if someone uses it for murder?
Maybe I should implement a camera on the knife that records your kitchen 24/7 to make sure the knife wont be used for murder, is that OK with you?
If you “unionize” microsoft and keep windows non-free software, the employees get better wages, apart from that the users still get spied upon, and the means of production (windows source code) still under ownership of a small group of people, (and just like any other operating system or knife, can) still used for nefarious purposes.
Even if the workers at the microsoft commune decide to made windows non-spyware anymore, there is still no way to actually be sure since there’s no way to verify it.
Also, proprietary software isn’t only a prime example of private ownership of the means of production, but also a prime example of artificial scarcity.
Free software is a requirement for free people, if you don’t understand that, then you really have no understanding of how technology works, of how people work and how freedom works.
I recommend reading the following article: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html