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Meanwhile everyone here saying they switching to Linux (which is perfectly fine) have chik-fil-a and McDonald's accounts probably 🤣😆🤣
I mean, that's kind of a whole separate thing. An account in a mobile food ordering app is significantly less invasive than an account on your whole entire operating system- like, laughably so.
Never mind that one is on your mobile device, which is an incredibly invasive surveillance device as-is for all except those with enough dedication and paranoia. Conversely, a desktop is at least conceptually much more practical to harden for privacy.
For what it's worth I guess, I do not use mobile food ordering applications or accounts.
You're not getting the point.
A: You csn shop there without an account. It's your own choice. An account has pros and cons, and it's your choice.
B: I don't know how it works in US, but in my country a McDonald's account is a fair deal to me. They pay me a fair price for some personal info. And if I go to McDonald's and I for any reason feel like they shouldn't register that particular visit, I just don't use my account.
C: I want to use Windows, but logging into a Microsoft account does not give me any benefits worth the cons. So I use Windows without a Microsoft account. And it will be annoying to keep track of a "fake" account just for that.
I've been boycotting McDonalds since October 2023 mate what are u on
I do have a mcD app on my phone! My second phone with only untrusted apps and a fake gmail.