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i tried tails but google still tracks me and its not for me since the police arent coming after me and the amensia and only being on usb is a bit annoying. i just thought there would be a lot more privacy

i tried qubes with whonix because it seemed interesting but still no privacy even on safest settings in tor (google still knows its me)

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invidious (youtube frontend) recommends me videos ive watched before (not popular channels) on the very first page (so its not behavior fingerprint) on every device i use even if im not logged in and no matter what os i use "privacy friendly" or not. i try these os like tails or qubes with whonix and i dont see any improvements. its pretty sad that it works for everyone else.

(invidious recommending things isnt the problem its that google can idenify me and connect everything ive done across all my sessions devices and ips it makes me sad (( i feel like i have no connivence or privacy)