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Not the authorities perhaps, but it is already happening in some degree: Windows Defender sending “samples” or unknown binaries to the cloud to analyze them. I
by funnyThing7 5y ago
Not the authorities perhaps, but it is already happening in some degree: Windows Defender sending “samples” or unknown binaries to the cloud to analyze them. I am extremely bothered by this and try to disable this “feature” as much as possible. As always with Windows, you have to aggressively tweak system settings to permanently disable the constant reminders “Oops we have detected suboptimal settings, please turn on every privacy invading feature for your convenience”. We can only hope MS doesn’t abuse the samples for other purposes, but given their and other big techs track record, we can assume there are additional parties interested in the submissions.
- fsflover 5y agoIf you are tired of fighting with your own computer, consider switching to Linux. It's been working flawlessly for years for me.
- funnyThing7 5y agoI am certainly considering it every now and then. Already use it for main desktop usage. And I hear good things about Proton, but I really like ease of usage of Windows for everything gaming related. It somehow reminds me too much of my working job, when trying to figure out how a certain game needs to be started in Linux.
- lobocinza 5y agoNot all games work but many on Steam do and most run well out of the box. It will only improve as Steam is committed on making Linux the new PC OS for gaming.