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It really baffles me how big the misconception about Telemetrie on Windows 10 is, even thought it's all written in the Terms. There is simply no such thing as
by herbst 10y ago
It really baffles me how big the misconception about Telemetrie on Windows 10 is, even thought it's all written in the Terms.
There is simply no such thing as disabling, and even the lowest option (which is only available for enterprise users anyway) that only reports errors includes paragraphs that mention that everything could be leaked, when it is somehow involved in a error.
IMO at the current state Windows 10 is definitely illegal to use in security relevant environments, as it could potentially leak anything.
- rms_returns 10y agoIs there a way to avoid the data collection by changing the hosts file? What if I made microsoft.com point to localhost or 127.0.0.1? Will the telemetry stop then?
- dagw 10y agohere is a hosts file that tries to do just that: https://github.com/WindowsLies/BlockWindows/blob/master/hosts https://github.com/WindowsLies/BlockWindows/blob/master/host... Edit: although some people seem to be claiming the Windows bypasses the hosts file for certain hard-coded domains, so you might have to block these domains at your firewall instead
- herbst 10y agoAs the other guy said i wouldnt trust Windows that it does what i ask it to when i edit the hostfile. Next to that microsoft has probably a unlimited amount of burner domains. Honestly if that bothers you, just don't use Windows.