[j45]

Nothing is free. The internet always costs someone. If it's free, you're likely the product being sold.

[fbdab103]

Even when I pay, I still get monitored. Supposedly more so as I have identified myself as someone with resources. Are there any services which shut down analytics if I start paying?

Cars, TVs, streaming boxes, whatever. Physical devices for which I spend money, but the vendor still thinks they are entitled to know my every move.

[j45]

It takes a bit more work to find something that is less, or not privacy invading.

Consumer products want to keep the consumer consuming.

One can start by learning yunohost or sandstorm and self-hosting.

Buy a car and put your own smarts in it.

Don't connect your TV to the internet and connect your own box to it.

You can find streaming box setups that are pretty locked down running a more secured version of android.

Unfortunately the "I've got nothing to hide" crowd made it easier for this kind of tracking.