#293 posted by Rick on 2017/01/23 10:37:58
I don't really see how a 3rd party application would be able to prevent the OS from doing as it pleases, or how you would even know if it was actually working. It sounds good though.
Spybot
#294 posted by PRITCHARD on 2017/01/23 10:43:38
Isn't spybot pretty much just a virus at this point? I thought it died, got resurrected as "2.0" and turned out to be utter trash. That's what google says, anyway.
Antibeacon
#295 posted by xaGe on 2017/01/23 22:33:08
Works by turning off the telemetry settings via the Windows registry. Which Windows update can and does turn them back on whenever it sees fit.
A better solution is run Linux or Windows 7.
#296 posted by R00k on 2017/01/24 04:30:14
all u have to do each update is press a button to turn off/updae the settings.
Fear, its a penis that wants to take over your dick..
What?
#297 posted by PRITCHARD on 2017/01/24 12:01:56
#298 posted by Rick on 2017/01/24 15:42:04
For some reason I find it hard to believe that changing a few settings actually stops Microsoft from spying and sniffing around in your system.
I figure those settings are mostly just for show. Something to give you a safe, cozy, secure feeling that you've thwarted their attempts to invade your privacy.
The reality is, once you install Windows 10, they own your computer, not you.
#299 posted by Joel B on 2017/01/24 19:31:49
If you're really worried that a software provider is doing things that they claim they are not doing and don't appear to be doing, then there's no way you'll ever be secure/happy with any desktop or phone OS. Except maybe a Linux distro that you build yourself.
if it really bothers you, then just make router rules to block external IPs you don't like.
#301 posted by mh on 2017/01/24 19:43:52
I dunno.
On the one hand we have a major software vendor being open about what they are and aren't doing, with US and EU legal officials watching ready to pounce, with national data protection legislation all over the world that has to be complied with, and with a huge revenue stream from licensing potentially under threat if they go too far.
On the other hand we have paranoid random dude ranting on the internet.
Which shall I believe? Decisions, decisions.
@mh
#302 posted by damage_inc on 2017/01/24 20:35:47
Troll harder bro...
It's not paranoia when it's factual and TRUE!
Just one example, and NOT from some "random paranoid dude ranting on the internet"... gfy
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3073457/windows/how-microsofts-nasty-new-windows-10-pop-up-tricks-you-into-upgrading.html
Just because you accept it, doesn't mean it's correct. It just makes you complacent, as I stated above.
#303 posted by dwere on 2017/01/24 20:43:31
Technically, they didn't do anything illegal here.
#304 posted by Rick on 2017/01/25 02:00:46
I don't think anybody said what they do is illegal. As a matter of fact, you have to agree to let them do it before you can use Windows 10. They call it their "Service Agreement". It doesn't apply to just Windows either, it includes most of their other products and services.
I don't know the "paranoid random dude". I first heard of the issues from a Microsoft employee who said he personally wouldn't use Windows 10 because it made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't work in the OS division though, so what does he know?
Personally, I think it's one of those situations where it's better to be safe than sorry. Since there's no really good reason to use Windows 10 and many reasons to avoid it, that's what I've done.
Of course, as I said before, many people just don't care for one reason or another. That's fine, but I hope they actually read and understood but the Service Agreement and Privacy Policy that they agreed to first.
I Think We All Know The Solution Here, Don't We?
#305 posted by PRITCHARD on 2017/01/25 02:07:11
Install Gentoo
Well At Least M$
#306 posted by xaGe on 2017/01/31 20:53:05
#307 posted by Killes on 2017/02/02 17:33:15
Oh the naivety of some people
Everybody is on the "your customers data is the real $$$" gravy train and M$ sure as fuck are baking on it with Win10
Hehe, "free" Win10 upgrade. Yup, where the FUCK do some of you **** think they generate $ from with that shit ?
Legal or not does not fucking matter.
#308 posted by mh on 2017/02/02 19:49:01
Microsoft make the vast majority of their profits from corporate licensing. Sorry to shit in your cornflakes, but you're nowhere near as important as you think you are.
#309 posted by dwere on 2017/02/02 19:52:56
It matters when the lawsuits come. Or at least it should.
There's a difference between using dirty tactics to trick the users into doing something, and outright lying to them. Though both are despicable.
#310 posted by Killes on 2017/02/03 14:15:53
mh yes they do.
They are also publicly traded.
They are also loosing ground as to corporate licenses or at least see such a thing starting to happen, they have already adapted theyr strategy there, joining in the open source movement etc.
Their prerogative it to constantly generate more profit.
Wherever they can, and the big ticket is customer data.
Just look at their most expensive acquisitions:
June 13, 2016 | LinkedIn | Value USD 26,200,000,000
May 10, 2011 | Skype Technologies | Value USD 8,500,000,000
And others.
They are DESPERATE for it to stay relevant in investors eyes.
This is how it goes today and always but more than ever now in the tech world: someone has made mega$$$ with X ? We must do X too or we are irrelevant and investors will think we will fail in future (nevermind if its a fucking stupid idea for Y company to do X thing.
For M$ recently :
CLOUD / AMAZON CLOUD OMG!! -> AZURE!!
(For corporate reasons foremost but Win10 is very ready to be offloaded onto the cloud, thats the end goal, your OS will not run on your PC but a remote server they have plenty control over), same already with office etc
and USER DATA!! -> lets spend sickening amount acquiring social networks and mine our userbase (Win10)
mh, please shut up.
Combined With 'deep Learning' AI.....
#311 posted by brassbite on 2017/02/03 15:03:26
Skynet will go online soon!
Yes Mh
Please shut up lest we get more Killes rants.
Just Shut Up Period
Geez - i had to debug a friends OS X printer issue today. It was a wireless connection... but worked perfectly. What a lovely piece of software.
I'm just saying - i really don't understand why people don't use OS X. Their desktop share is going backwards even though MS gives everyone the pineapple, and Desktop Linux is so pathetic
Mebee Chromebooks are the future, laugh. All hail our Google overlords.
Seriously?
#315 posted by PRITCHARD on 2017/02/06 01:14:12
People wonder why people don't use OS X? Perhaps it's the cost. Or the software support. Or the continuing decline of Apple's software quality over the past few years - even if they are still miles ahead of Microsoft, they're getting worse when it comes to bugs and flaws with every release, and Microsoft is only gaining ground.
I Agree With Declining Quality
But Microsoft is gaining ground? Please. Their OS is about as shit as it always has been. It's a complete mess in the UI department. Just because Windows 10 is better than 8 doesn't mean that they're gaining anything.
#317 posted by PRITCHARD on 2017/02/06 09:16:28
The point is they're closing the gap, for better or worse. They have their own little walled enclave with the Store, they had a voice assistant before Apple did (!), Driver support has been improving or at least holding steady since 7 and yes, the UI does suck compared to what Apple offers, but it's slightly better than 7 from a QoL perspective and at least it's not as bad as 8.
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