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The impudence of Microsoft has reached new (criminal?) heights
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Monkeh:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on July 04, 2020, 05:01:27 pm ---Wonder how much of a back hander the EU got  to stop looking to closely  at  micro$t forcing internet browsers on people

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It's no longer an issue of concern:
Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: TMM on July 04, 2020, 04:58:44 pm ---Tbh Windows 10 is an improvement over Windows 7. Things generally just work. Almost all annoyances can be turned off if you delve deep enough, and in a world where Facebook, Google etc know your every move (if you use their mobile apps) I wouldn't be worried about a small trickle of activity profiling being sent to MS. Complaining about M$ will probably put your on their watchlist instead of flying under the radar blending in with the normies viewing selfies on instagram haha!

Re: browsers - I stopped using Chrome when they added the feature to auto-login the browser itself to your Google account as soon as you log in to any Google service via the browser. At least with Firefox you have the option of using the browser somewhat anonymously.

While I hate updates which force new features (or remove them), I think forcing Edge onto people still running outdated browsers is probably a positive thing. Better that grandma uses a modern, reasonably secure browser when following a dodgy email link, instead of IE6.

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Why do you think Microsoft's data gathering is just "a tiny trickle"? Nadella is transforming Microsoft into a services company and for those more data is better. Data is where the money is and Microsoft stockholders have shown they understand this by replacing Ballmer with Nadella. Microsoft got into the data game and is anything but pussyfooting around. Edge Chrome is actually a decent browser, though unfortunately yet predictably it's stuffed with telemetry features.
NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on July 04, 2020, 05:14:05 pm ---You're not actively protesting anything, only fooling yourself and possibly making yourself more visible by also creating additional relevant traffic. If you want to try doing something: block ads, scripts and advertising domains. Block telemetry whenever possible. Use privacy respecting browsers and anonymous tabs and counter fingerprinting. Accept that using some products and services is no longer viable.
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What's the downside of using a low power device, completely separate from your main PC, to create fake traffic that uses up resources on the services you protest?

--- Quote ---Not using a smartphone may be a good idea

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Or use a smartphone based on a completely open OS, for example LineageOS.
Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on July 04, 2020, 05:22:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on July 04, 2020, 05:14:05 pm ---You're not actively protesting anything, only fooling yourself and possibly making yourself more visible by also creating additional relevant traffic. If you want to try doing something: block ads, scripts and advertising domains. Block telemetry whenever possible. Use privacy respecting browsers and anonymous tabs and counter fingerprinting. Accept that using some products and services is no longer viable.
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What's the downside of using a low power device, completely separate from your main PC, to create fake traffic that uses up resources on the services you protest?

--- Quote ---Not using a smartphone may be a good idea

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Or use a smartphone based on a completely open OS, for example LineageOS.

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I'm cutting the "why not generate noise" discussion off as we're endlessly circling back to your same mistakes. Reread the previous posts, as they cover your question. LineageOS could be a decent start but still needs to be "degoogled" as it uses some Google components. Using a smartphone means being extremely vigilant and probably overlooking something sooner rather than later. Most prominent apps are completely unusable without Google. We have to remember that Android has been designed to be a sensor for Google. That has been the primary function from the moment Google acquired it and the reason Google did so.
NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on July 04, 2020, 05:42:59 pm ---LineageOS could be a decent start but still needs to be "degoogled" as it uses some Google components.

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Which is as simple as not installing the "gapps" package.
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