Only Flatpak and F-Droid apps on Chromebook. I have Privacy concerns about the Linux layer "Crostini". Are these concerns really justified?
Chromebooks are very aggressively priced (massively cheaper than Apple hardware) and also offer netbook formats. I am toying with the idea of buying a Chromebook and only using Flatpak, Debian and F-Droid apps on Chromebook (Crostini). In other words, I would use 98% Open Source apps that I already know from Linux. The use-case would be browsing the web on the couch (my favorite browser is Firefox).
Are there any telemetry or other monitoring "features" in the Open Source apps that a native Linux doesn't have?
Assuming I only use Flatpak, Debian and F-Droid apps, what privacy issues am I at the mercy of?
I don't have a Google account at the moment, so I'd have to set one up, which is a bitter pill to swallow. What other major privacy issues will I encounter? Or is this all prejudice against Google?
