i tried tails but google still tracks me and its not for me since the police arent coming after me and the amensia and only being on usb is a bit annoying. i just thought there would be a lot more privacy

i tried qubes with whonix because it seemed interesting but still no privacy even on safest settings in tor (google still knows its me)

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    Privacy ≠ anonymity

    ​Honestly, Tails isn’t great for everyday use because it’s an amnesic, single use system. Plus, if you’re actually hiding from the cops, you shouldn’t be reusing that device anyway

    ​If you just want everyday privacy, any solid Linux distribution will do the trick. Just make sure to ditch Google and Microsoft services

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        Privacy is me knowing you are in the bathroom, but not knowing what you are doing. (For example, I know you are using Linux, but I don’t know what you are doing on it)

        Anonymity is like wearing a mask. I know you are robbing a store, but I don’t know who you are (Tor works like this)

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          i think id want privacy but its hard for me to understand even myself and what iwant ( i ask myself and what i hear is “i just dont like mean trackers ((” thanks for telling me this though )

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            Then what you can do right now is simply change your search engine to DuckDuckGo and use any Linux distro of your liking

            ​Privacy concerns stem from knowing where your data is going and distrusting the receiver. Do not push yourself too hard. It is a long road ahead to fully understand how data and people work