4 ms·
“but I really don't understand the hate people have for Windows 10” The constant dialling home to Microsoft? I’ve not used Windows since Vista but my partner u
by pixxel 7y ago
“but I really don't understand the hate people have for Windows 10”
The constant dialling home to Microsoft? I’ve not used Windows since Vista but my partner uses W10. She’s working from home on it and my PiHole is working overtime. W10 is not just dialling home to Microsoft but also to all the preinstalled software such as Netflix which she never ever uses.
It’s her work machine so I can’t cleanse it of the various crap on it but I’m intrigued to know if the telemetry/updates/nags can be blocked on the machine rather than via a PiHole (and by blocked I don’t mean any Microsoft supplied privacy options via a UI toggle switch or two).
- holtalanm 7y ago> W10 is not just dialling home to Microsoft but also to all the preinstalled software such as Netflix which she never ever uses. That behavior is entirely up to the app that installed, though. Dunno what Microsoft has to do with Netflix, last I checked they were separate companies. > The constant dialling home to Microsoft? My opinion on the matter: so what? If whatever telemetry data they send back along with logs and other junk helps improve the OS experience, then go for it, I say.
- SahAssar 7y ago> > The constant dialling home to Microsoft? > My opinion on the matter: so what? I understand that everyone has different opinions on this topic, but to me it's indefensible to allow this kind of surveillance without opt-in (or at the very least opt-out). I think it's a grotesque violation of privacy and does not consider the risks it poses to all the people who actually need or want privacy.