u/roosefloof

I am a student who just bought a new laptop. I would like to make it last and protect my personal data. What’s a worthwhile antivirus software for a student/gamer? I mainly access Gmail, Canvas, and Google workspace on the internet, but sometimes I go onto Nexus Mods and Patreon for gaming mods. On my last laptop, I had a problem where Chrome would keep switching its search engine to Yahoo or something.

My iPhone is near the end of its lifespan, and I do not want to continue supporting Apple. I've looked through here a bit and saw people suggesting a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS on it. I am certainly looking into it, but I am not 100% educated and would like to know: why Google? Aren't they big tech providers for Israel? I am just not too knowledgeable and would like if someone explained it is all.