Queer individual from southeast Texas. Helping to work on the Linux desktop - currently contributing to Flatpak and Flathub, getting familiar with GNOME.
Can find me at:
https://orowith2os.gitlab.io/ https://tech.lgbt/@orowith2os https://github.com/orowith2os/ https://gitlab.com/OroWith2Os/
That way should not be intrusive ads, and it shouldn’t be tracking without user consent.
On their own, exposed to the user in an easily understandable way and easily customizable, they’re not bad. They can even help; used right, you can get advertisements relevant to you and your interests, and developers can know what to improve on.
The problem is when this is abused to hell and back by companies that want to strip you of every penny they possibly can, without giving you the choice.