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by Jeremy1026 13 days ago
What does the software being free or paid have to do with the data being or not being misused?
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Free software as in freedom, not price. Free software allows to verify what the device does and control it by modifying the code. This is the basics of the 4 freedoms, https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-impor....