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For starters, I'd consider Windows 10's telemetry systems to be a significant regression in security.

• KirinDave 10y ago
  This is a very loose definition of "security" you're using. You implied "malware" and other extra-vendor bad actor software then immediately switched back to policy decision w.r.t. the Microsoft store apps. While I appreciate you're upset about this issue, what you just did is hard to view as anything short of disingenuous. If you're genuinely trying to hide something from government surveillance then NO simple OS decision will help you since only a few countries in the world allow you to actually say "no" to a court demand for access. Please don't raft terms together to make your rhetorical device more seamless when it's strictly wrong to say. Security professionals do not define in-app telemetry as malware and this community will not, either. What's more, you even subtly hint open source software is more secure and free from bugs. I've got news for you: sourceless security hole propagation is 20 year old technology invented by open source people to discuss their concerns with the idea that open source means we don't need security audits.