I’m going to do my best to word this question carefully. I’m not privacy expert and maybe no more than an idiot. I do want to protect myself online.
Which led me to privacy focused cloud based premium solutions. The idea is you can pay for a service so they don’t need to serve ads and scan your data for profit. Services like Kagi , Proton among others offer services for a fee. These services let you pay with a credit card .
My question is , are these services really that private if they have your payment information ? Does it really make sense to pay to not be tracked but still have your information on file and linked to you ?
Is this more of an argument of privacy vs anonymity? Am I looking at this wrong ?
I understand the ultimate privacy is self hosted but for some things like search that limits options. I understand there is crypto for some of these options. But bitcoin isn’t cheap.
Curious to get others thoughts on this ? Please be respectful i am trying to learn…
I found that very confusing but I’m not very smart so that’s not a judgement to set your watch by.
Privacy is who can see or hear you, security is how protected from an adversary you are, anonymity is if people know who you are when you’re being seen or heard.
Open bathroom window facing the street is a privacy issue. Unlocked front door is a security issue. Uncovered face or tattoos or whatever when out in public is an anonymity issue.