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Pihole will also block non-browser traffic (e.g. your OS phoning home). Adblocking extensions are typically restricted to just blocking traffic of the browser it’s installed on.
It also operates on your entire home network, so it can block junk traffic on devices that can’t run adblockers.
Germany has SCHUFA. Fairly similar to credit reports. Pretty much necessary to successfully rent an apartment (in Berlin at least).
Though, there isn’t the expectation that you have accrued debt in order to have a good score, like in the US.
I weirdly enjoyed the 1981 BBC series:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker’s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(TV_series)
No, the article says that Epic Games “laid off 16% of its [Epic Games’] workforce, or 830 employees”.
I believe Bandcamp was ~120 people total – so 60 laid off.
This might be even more ingrained in German culture.