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This is incorrect. I've run packet analysis to confirm that the built-in firewall blocks, among other things, telemetry - what is your source for this?
by qplex 9y ago
This is incorrect.
I've run packet analysis to confirm that the built-in firewall blocks, among other things, telemetry - what is your source for this?
- z3t4 9y agoHow do you analyze decrypted data !? Or did you manage to block all outgoing windows data !? It was all over the news a year or two ago. All sources seem to be gone now though.
- qplex 9y agoThere is simply no traffic on the wire other than what you actually allow. The telemetry doesn't bypass Windows firewall. Please stop spreading misinformation.
- z3t4 9y agoSome windows domains are white-listed and will bypass both firewall and hosts file unless you block all HTTPS traffic. https://superuser.com/questions/1207878/does-windows-firewall-fully-block-windows-telemetry https://superuser.com/questions/1207878/does-windows-firewal...
- qplex 9y agoAs I stated before, setting the outbound policy to drop all traffic will work. You then allow whatever you need for your trusted executables (not svchost.exe).