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A very good guide on how to fix privacy issues on Windows. I would suggest anyone who uses MS products to implement the tweaks they have in here.
 
LOL some of the advice is absolutely idiotic.

Shutting off the built in anti-virus system.. wtf? Not allowing updates to be shared on your own network.. wtf?
 
Windows should have a better handle on their security updates.
 
PeteEU said:
LOL some of the advice is absolutely idiotic.

Shutting off the built in anti-virus system.. wtf? Not allowing updates to be shared on your own network.. wtf?
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Well if you want MS servers to continuously look into your PC then by all means disregard it. Anyway there's very good 3rd party anti-virus suites out there.
 
PoS said:
Well if you want MS servers to continuously look into your PC then by all means disregard it. Anyway there's very good 3rd party anti-virus suites out there.
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And the 3rd party anti-virus suites dont look continuously into your PC? Come on... at this point it is just Microsoft bashing and paranoia.

Apple and Android devices all do what Windows 7-10 does on privacy and in most cases you cant opt out. But noo that aint a problem, only when it is Windows it is a problem.
 
PeteEU said:
And the 3rd party anti-virus suites dont look continuously into your PC? Come on... at this point it is just Microsoft bashing and paranoia.
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Why would they? All the 3rd party antivirus programs update are virus databases. MS on the other hand places all sorts of other things without your permission.

Apple and Android devices all do what Windows 7-10 does on privacy and in most cases you cant opt out. But noo that aint a problem, only when it is Windows it is a problem.
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I dont use Apple, and Android is open source, so you know exactly what is being updated. So the two wrongs make a right fallacy you always do to defend Microsuck is silly.
 
PoS said:
Why would they? All the 3rd party antivirus programs update are virus databases. MS on the other hand places all sorts of other things without your permission.
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Yea.. live in that fantasy world. 3rd party antivirus programs snoop just as much, if not more than MS.. plus they tell you lies. Amazing how my PC has 24000 faults that are making it risky, and as soon as I pay for their help, the faults disappear with one click eh?

I dont use Apple, and Android is open source, so you know exactly what is being updated. So the two wrongs make a right fallacy you always do to defend Microsuck is silly.
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Android is "safe" because it is open source... what a laugh. Android sends all sorts of information about you to google and the makers of the phone. Not to mention the cell towers, the company you use to get calls and all that.
 
PeteEU said:
Yea.. live in that fantasy world. 3rd party antivirus programs snoop just as much, if not more than MS.. plus they tell you lies. Amazing how my PC has 24000 faults that are making it risky, and as soon as I pay for their help, the faults disappear with one click eh?
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My antivirus has never said that. On the other hand I didnt download mine from a porn site so that might have something to do with it.

Android is "safe" because it is open source... what a laugh. Android sends all sorts of information about you to google and the makers of the phone. Not to mention the cell towers, the company you use to get calls and all that.
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From two wrongs make a right to a strawman. Every cellular phone gets signals from cell towers. Do you actually have a point to make?
 
PoS said:
My antivirus has never said that. On the other hand I didnt download mine from a porn site so that might have something to do with it.
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Which is it?

From two wrongs make a right to a strawman. Every cellular phone gets signals from cell towers. Do you actually have a point to make?
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Yes that OP link is full of stupid paranoid suggestions.
 
I agree with PeteEU about the "privacy concern" issue. Let's face it...there really isn't ANY privacy left out there. But...for those who ARE concerned about it, that article will work...for the most part. You should be aware, though, that if you follow all of those suggestions you'll severely diminish the capabilities of the OS. Myself, I do a lot of stuff what would be prevented by these fixes.

For example, I use "Roamit" to send files, links and selected text from my Android phone to my desktop...and vice versa.

I take issue, though, with switching off "Updates from more than one place". If you leave it on, but select "PC's on my local network", that would be safe and quite a time/bandwidth saver...at least, if you have multiple Win10 computers on your network. Think of it as a localized torrent system.


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Mycroft said:
I agree with PeteEU about the "privacy concern" issue. Let's face it...there really isn't ANY privacy left out there. But...for those who ARE concerned about it, that article will work...for the most part. You should be aware, though, that if you follow all of those suggestions you'll severely diminish the capabilities of the OS. Myself, I do a lot of stuff what would be prevented by these fixes.

For example, I use "Roamit" to send files, links and selected text from my Android phone to my desktop...and vice versa.

I take issue, though, with switching off "Updates from more than one place". If you leave it on, but select "PC's on my local network", that would be safe and quite a time/bandwidth saver...at least, if you have multiple Win10 computers on your network. Think of it as a localized torrent system.


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Yes, I believe it is. And yes, it can save upstream Internet bandwidth, but I think that MS put this into Windows 10 more so to save their bandwidth, rather than being something convenient for their users.

A downside, is that as more and more updates are piled up and stored locally, the Windows 10 OS storage foot print keeps getting larger and larger. Not a cause for concern for those with large hard drive platters, but one that might be for those with smaller / earlier SSDs.
 
PeteEU said:
Which is it?
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Comodo

Yes that OP link is full of stupid paranoid suggestions.
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So its just back to whining now, eh?

Mycroft said:
I agree with PeteEU about the "privacy concern" issue. Let's face it...there really isn't ANY privacy left out there.
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There's plenty of privacy for those who are willing to learn rather than blindly trust a company that always creates vulnerable products. This article spells it out.

But...for those who ARE concerned about it, that article will work...for the most part. You should be aware, though, that if you follow all of those suggestions you'll severely diminish the capabilities of the OS. Myself, I do a lot of stuff what would be prevented by these fixes.
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False fear mongering. The tweaks in the article do not diminish the OS, all these tips do is prevent MS from being able to put whatever they want in your PC unless you wish it so. It's called taking charge.
 
PoS said:
Comodo
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Wow flashback to the old days... Great firewall for Windows 98/2002/XP... and now bloated with anti-virus and other functions I guess.
 
PoS said:
Comodo


So its just back to whining now, eh?


There's plenty of privacy for those who are willing to learn rather than blindly trust a company that always creates vulnerable products. This article spells it out.



False fear mongering. The tweaks in the article do not diminish the OS, all these tips do is prevent MS from being able to put whatever they want in your PC unless you wish it so. It's called taking charge.
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I'm not intending to fear monger. I simply stated a fact. I cannot use Roamit if I'm running an offline account in Win10. In fact, without logging into my MS account I cannot use a great number of useful apps, I cannot connect to ANY of my other devices, etc. These are all features of the OS that I cannot use. That's diminishing the usefulness of the OS.

But really, it all comes down to personal choice and you can make your own. Just be aware of the results of your demand for ultimate privacy. The days of DOS are long gone.
 
Mycroft said:
The days of DOS are long gone.
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Wellllllll.... considering I just used a command prompt to do a "chkdsk /f" on a drive with a corrupted file system... then /grin.
 
PeteEU said:
Wellllllll.... considering I just used a command prompt to do a "chkdsk /f" on a drive with a corrupted file system... then /grin.
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Die-hard.
 
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