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Why would you use Linux when you literally sync your todos in plain text to big brother?
If that extension allows saving to a directory and Google somehow supports todo txt and also sync from folder then yes.
Most likely it doesnt.
Linux is not a prerequisite nor is it a required side effect of digital privacy, sure the two go hand-in-hand thanks to FOSS but you can have one without the other.
Red Star is a Linux distro, but it's the embodiment of the antithesis of privacy.
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Well. Linus Torvalds himself is or was using Google Gmail, and with the popularity and dependency on smart phones it is not that surprising to see lots of Linux maintainers and developers use Google products. Heck, the famous Ken Thompson even works for Google.
Oh no! A wild privacy-delusional appears!