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Use a firewall and watch the traffic. As the traffic is encrypted you cannot see the raw data but the various domains. In iOS, Android and Ubuntu Linux the pho
by frik 11y ago
Use a firewall and watch the traffic. As the traffic is encrypted you cannot see the raw data but the various domains.
In iOS, Android and Ubuntu Linux the phone-home feature(s) can be easily deactivated, that's the point.
- WalterGR 11y agoAs the traffic is encrypted you cannot see the raw data but the various domains. iOS, Android, and Ubuntu also encrypt the telemetry traffic for the same reason: security. Just like Windows. If they didn't encrypt it, then anyone on the same network - such as the Wi-Fi at your local Starbucks - could see your OS and programs phoning home. This is not some evil Microsoft conspiracy: it is the cost of doing business. In iOS, Android and Ubuntu Linux the phone-home feature(s) can be easily deactivated, that's the point. Can you disable every phone-home feature on those OSes? Which features can't be disabled on Windows 10? I'm legitimately curious because I have Windows 7 and am contemplating the upgrade.