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Why is this treated as news? I knew there was spyware when I first saw it in Windows XP - the "search online for drivers" option pre-enabled which would have s
by M95D 4y ago
Why is this treated as news?
I knew there was spyware when I first saw it in Windows XP - the "search online for drivers" option pre-enabled which would have sent my exact PC's configuration to Microsoft servers. At least back then it could be disabled and there were 3rd party firewalls that could filter outgoing connections.
I skipped Vista.
I only connected Win7 to the internet once and I saw how the firewall completely failed to block outgoing connections. Since then, I keep my Win7 behind a filtering proxy with no direct access to internet. Only firefox has the proxy password.
Did anyone look at the Win7's scheduled tasks? It's an absolute nightmare.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoCongrats on seeing this early, but most people are still unaware.
- Xeamek 4y agoNo, most people simply don't care about some esoteric 'privacy' when giving it up offers them much more comfort and ease of use. It's always been this way, and will always be.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoMany things about Windows we are talking about today are not about comfort or ease of use at all. Several of them substantially downgrade the experience.
- efreak 4y agoWindows 7+ firewall is entirely capable of blocking outbound connections by default. It's not hard: https://superuser.com/a/268909 https://superuser.com/a/268909
- fernirello 4y agoHow do you deal with updates (ideally, at a time of your choice)?
- M95D 4y agoSimple. I just don't do updates. I did update XP manually until the end, but not Win7. I really can't see any reason why.
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