I see we're in the "You're tracked already, why do you care about this?" stage.



Some people don't care. Some people care so much that they go out of their way to use non-mainstream OS setups and applications.



Personally, I don't care as much as that latter group, but I do like to have as much clarity as possible about when my data is going to be used.



Sure, I know Google collects my data, but I can pretty readily see almost all of what they track in my account, so I've accepted it out of convenience. I know Facebook collects my data and sells it, so I deleted my personal account and only keep a business account that is used in a container browser quarantined away from everything else. I know websites try to track me everywhere I go, that's why I almost always have extensions like uBlock and Privacy Badger on so that as much of the tracking is muffled as possible. I know that Apple tracks my usage analytics on my MacBook and iPhone, but I've accepted using their products (for now) because of their strong stance on encryption.



There's a huge difference between transparent data collection, especially data collection where you can actually see what was collected, and data collection happening behind your back. Collect analytics on me if you want, but you should at least be required to notify me beforehand.