Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by mixmastamyk on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:12PM
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Congrats on seeing this early, but most people are still unaware.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by Xeamek on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @06:13PM
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No, most people simply don't care about some esoteric 'privacy' when giving it up offers them much more comfort and ease of use. It's always been this way, and will always be.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by mixmastamyk on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @09:46PM
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Many things about Windows we are talking about today are not about comfort or ease of use at all. Several of them substantially downgrade the experience.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by efreak on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:08PM
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Windows 7+ firewall is entirely capable of blocking outbound connections by default.
It's not hard: https://superuser.com/a/268909
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control
by fernirello on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:19PM
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How do you deal with updates (ideally, at a time of your choice)?
I knew there was spyware when I first saw it in Windows XP - the "search online for drivers" option pre-enabled which would have sent my exact PC's configuration to Microsoft servers. At least back then it could be disabled and there were 3rd party firewalls that could filter outgoing connections.
I skipped Vista.
I only connected Win7 to the internet once and I saw how the firewall completely failed to block outgoing connections. Since then, I keep my Win7 behind a filtering proxy with no direct access to internet. Only firefox has the proxy password.
Did anyone look at the Win7's scheduled tasks? It's an absolute nightmare.