Of course they could, they don't need to since you're logged in, and they don't have an incentive since you're a paying customer, not the product.
Except fingerprinting
Some protection is better than none. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
Refund!
Have you met people? In particular, people online?
Others that are casually browsing "itsfoss"? I think it's a case of preaching to the choir...
What exactly?
As opposed to humans, who are infallible.
I mean... ChatGPT might be a ruthless killer, but it has impeccable grammar: you're.
As an atheist/agnostic with kids: very reluctantly and only if there's no other option.
If it was about helping the poor (or even just picking up trash) maybe, but most groups I've seen / participated as a kid were about talking / singing about the Bible.
I will teach them when the time comes in the most neutral way I can, about all religions, how anyone is entitled to their opinion and what limits we impose regarding the freedom of other people.
I've had homelab migrations bigger than this. Sorry, but moving 5 workstations to Linux is hardly newsworthy.
They protect your privacy as much as a search engine can.