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"Cannot be stopped" What a crock. All you have to do is care enough to install a proper gateway firewall that can intercept and block these requests before th

"Cannot be stopped" What a crock. All you have to do is care enough to install a proper gateway firewall that can intercept and block these requests before they leave your network. Companies will only encroach more and more on your privacy all the while telling you there's nothing wrong and it can't be disabled and that its just a little bit of your privacy [that they're forcibly stealing]. Stop being complicit in it and do something about it. You'll feel much better about everything when you do.

beeboop 11y ago
I am a developer and pretty computer savvy, but I don't know the first thing about configuring a firewall and I suspect it would be pretty time consuming to even make an attempt at doing so. Regardless of what I did, I would not be confident that I actually blocked everything I needed to. This isn't a reasonable request of pretty much anyone except professional network administrators. I just made the switch to Linux full time after all this Win10 privacy bullshit. Been Linux full time for 4 months with no problems, never going back to Windows.
- click170 11y ago
  That's a fair point, but you gotta start somewhere (if you have an interest and an inkling that is) or just give in and let them take what they want. I started by configuring it to block everything by default and white listing the traffic I wanted to allow. Most systems will log dropped or anomalous traffic so its very easy to work out what traffic needs to be allowed when some new game's multiplayer features don't work as expected. And as an added bonus you learn a lot about networking at the same time, possibly opening up new career opportunities. It might not be for everyone but if you value your privacy you owe it to yourself to explore your options. I suggest the Sophos UTM if you're just starting off, the UI is very friendly and helpful. http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/unified-threat-management/demo.aspx http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/unified-threat-manageme...

beeboop 11y ago

I am a developer and pretty computer savvy, but I don't know the first thing about configuring a firewall and I suspect it would be pretty time consuming to even make an attempt at doing so. Regardless of what I did, I would not be confident that I actually blocked everything I needed to. This isn't a reasonable request of pretty much anyone except professional network administrators. I just made the switch to Linux full time after all this Win10 privacy bullshit. Been Linux full time for 4 months with no problems, never going back to Windows.

click170 11y ago
That's a fair point, but you gotta start somewhere (if you have an interest and an inkling that is) or just give in and let them take what they want. I started by configuring it to block everything by default and white listing the traffic I wanted to allow. Most systems will log dropped or anomalous traffic so its very easy to work out what traffic needs to be allowed when some new game's multiplayer features don't work as expected. And as an added bonus you learn a lot about networking at the same time, possibly opening up new career opportunities. It might not be for everyone but if you value your privacy you owe it to yourself to explore your options. I suggest the Sophos UTM if you're just starting off, the UI is very friendly and helpful. http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/unified-threat-management/demo.aspx http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/unified-threat-manageme...