It will be interesting to watch people trade their privacy for convenience. I just hope that Intel wakes up and give new architecture a push or maybe they'll start licensing x86 in a similar way that ARM does and we could finally get more players in the PC space.

It's not like Intel is stellar in terms of privacy. If you want to actually be secure, you'll need something where everything is de-blobbed and open, such as the POWER9 workstations from Raptor.

It's not like Intel is stellar in terms of privacy.

I think the grandparent means that using an M1 implies using macOS, which had its share of potential privacy issues recently (regularly phoning home on launching apps, having Apple service circumvent VPNs and application firewalls).

cough Intel Management Engine cough