what kind of prof is that?

SEO isn’t something google invented, it was just a result of their actions.

Almost all Linuxes are really private. Because of your ethics and morals, I would probably switch to Debian or Arch, and use Flatpak where possible to prevent apps from spying on one another and reading files from other apps or your system.

Kicksecure, Whonix, Tails, Qubes, … exist but they’re not needed and to much of a hassle for day to day use for most people.

They already have the Framework Chromebook, which should ship with Coreboot.

Somehow they might got a special version of the app. Really really unlikely though, it’s probably just A/B testing or false logs.

While we all hate reddit, them changing the app icon to make a reference to what used to be a fun event shouldn’t be our main point.

It doesn’t require you to use Facebook though. They might use FB analytics or tracking, but probably dont, or only for very few users.

Exodus Privacy detects trackers in apps, here is their report for Ally: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ally.MobileBanking/latest/

Many other apps contain way more and worse trackers, just some Amazon and Google Firebase is on the light side.

According to Exodus Privacy (they analize mobile apps for trackers), Ally only contains Amazon and Google trackers (Google Firebase Analytics is used by almost all apps): https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ally.MobileBanking/latest/

Others also say their Ally app doesn’t connect to Facebook. Maybe you have a Unicorn or a modified app (rather unlikely though)?

Automatically agrees to everything. Can be dangerous, use with caution. If you’re able to, I wouldn’t use it.