I just wrote that some default settings didn't match my personal preferences and asked if someone has a readily available guide on controlling that behavior. I

I just wrote that some default settings didn't match my personal preferences and asked if someone has a readily available guide on controlling that behavior. I suppose, would I've asked if there's a guide on, say, how to make fonts larger everywhere in the UI - it likely wouldn't raise anyone's eyebrow. Don't really see why disabling any non-explicitly-requested outgoing network connectivity is suddenly a controversial question that drove any up or downvotes.