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These days consumer Win10 seems to be a data harvesting tool and ongoing beta test. This might be controversial but for me personally I switch off updates (and
by smileypete 8y ago
These days consumer Win10 seems to be a data harvesting tool and ongoing beta test.
This might be controversial but for me personally I switch off updates (and all the other telemetry), and make sure to have comprehensive backups; so far so good. Preventing Win10 from installing updates isn't always easy.
I guess these days exploits could come via from 0 day browser vulnerabilities delivered via '3rd party frames', uBlock origin is your friend here...
- em3rgent0rdr 8y agoSwitching off updates is very insecure.
- smileypete 8y agoSure, so I would strongly recommend against it for everyone else. That said I feel it gives me a more stable machine, the time between reboots is typically 3 to 6 months. I try to use as little software by MS as possible to keep the 'attack surface' to a minimum, ideally only using the OS itself. Even my home LAN only has IP enabled these days.
- manicdee 8y agoWhich is less secure: turning off updates and potentially falling victim to zero day in the wild, or turning on updates and having Microsoft install arbitrary crapware on your computer without your explicit consent?
- WalterGR 8y agoWin10 seems to be a data harvesting tool What data specifically does Windows 10 harvest?
- smileypete 8y agoI'd like to know more about the telemetry myself, but I'm not that bothered as it doesn't apply to me.
- WalterGR 8y agoI'd like to know more about the telemetry So what do you base “These days consumer Win10 seems to be a data harvesting tool” on?