It is so difficult to find modern electronics without telemetry and ads. Smartphones, laptops, TVs, home routers, security cameras, cars, game consoles, e-readers, projectors, 3D printers, fitness trackers, speakers, and even some printers. Why can’t customers be free from this data collection and advertising? It’s not that we don’t care about it. There simply aren’t many alternatives, and the few that do exist are either more expensive or offer fewer features. Seriously, we need a list of products we can buy and use directly without worrying about telemetry or advertising.
The following list is updated at https://lemmy.ml/post/52706206. Please note that this list may contain errors.
- Laptop: Framework Laptop, System76, MNT
- Anything else that doesn’t come with ads or telemetry built in?
OpenWRT is also quite capable firewall. It’s a full fledged router software after all.
Opnsense is also that, and more. Compare the list of its packages with OpenWRT. Plus, it’s BSD based.
Opnsense can’t do wi-fi as far as I know, so its more like firewall/managed switch rather than router, isn’t it?