Why wouldn’t they block Piped?
Why wouldn’t they block Piped?
IMO Gmail is just terrible. Back in 2004 it was cool, but it’s UX has stagnated for a long time, and almost anything is better. We switched from Outlook to Gmail at work and it’s been awful for me. I loved the way Outlook handled meetings and reminders. It was also much easier to identify important mail. Everything looks like junk in Gmail, no matter how I tweak the layout and filters.
Personally I use ProtonMail, and I just started using Zoho too, both are faster, cleaner, and overall a much better experience.
I saw a story a while back about Smart TVs automatically connecting to open WiFi networks to phone home even without the user configuring anything.
Yes, I have achieved this by not installing any meta apps.
As far as easy, commercially available stuff I like UniFi. You can set custom recording schedules, or never record. Or only record motion. You can also set privacy zones which are blacked out and not visible or recorded.
You do need one of their consoles or NVRs to manage them though, and they aren’t super cheap.