+1. It is not a easy thing to debug program basing on basic info. Several times I have reported and provided further info for Gnu/Linux distributions in beta versions to debug programs and I have seen this process. Some were fixed. Some were not, even after manually running debugger step by step, because program was using multiple threads and my basic debugger skills were not enough. I also know a basics of programming. I don't have a reason to believe Microsoft has some magic tools that can debug and fix every problem basing on some telemetry info. Small subset of bugs can be debugged and fixed basing on telemetry, but it is a minority of problems.
Yes, telemetry do not magically solve the issue. To solve specific bug, bug report is the best while telemetry can assist to know the extent and conditions of the bug. But I've never felt that Windows error report helped any trouble I experienced in past.
DoNotSpy10 v1.4 Released (April 8, 2018) Website Changelog Spoiler: Changelog v1.4 General: Added Support for the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update (RS4) Tweak added: Advertising: Disable Third Party Suggestions Tweak added: Apps: Disable Access to Documents Tweak added: Apps: Disable Access to File System Tweak added: Apps: Disable Access to Pictures Tweak added: Apps: Disable Access to Videos Tweak added: Privacy: Disable Activity Feed Tweak added: Privacy: Disable Publishing of User Activities Tweak added: Privacy: Disable Upload of User Activities Tweak added: Privacy: Disable Windows Spotlight Tweak updated: Apps: Apps: Disable Access to Tasks Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Account Info Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Calendar Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Camera Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Contacts Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Email Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Location Info Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Messaging Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Microphone Tweak updated: Apps: Disable Access to Phone Call History Tweak updated: Updates: Disable Windows Update Sharing
DoNotSpy10 4.0: new privacy settings and PUP offer April 11, 2018 https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/11/donotspy10-4-0-new-privacy-settings-and-pup-offer/
Destroy Windows 10 Spying (New release) v1.0.1 (April 27, 2018) Website + Download: https://renessans.bz Github
Curious how many of you use such tools? I tried them when I first starting testing Windows 10 but quickly noticed that a lot of them just seemed to cause issues within Windows.
But damn, doing a clean Windows 10 install is rather alarming, if you go through all of the privacy options. By default, they look at all keystrokes, for example, to help with your typing or whatever. Strange.
Anyone know if any privacy expert has analysed the data Microsoft uses? https://www.thewindowsclub.com/diagnostic-data-viewer-windows-10 I would imagine that they would have by now if Windows 10 was truly bad for privacy.
I know. But that's why I said 'expert'. There should be people that can understand it, otherwise what is the point of Microsoft releasing the feature?
Pretty much every software analyzes user's data (security software, email clients, steam, office suites, pdf readers, etc), but people make a big deal out of it, when big names are mentioned. What I mean to say, that experts have better things to do, that to look at some useless data. There were a few people, who analyzed, how much data is being sent to MS, regarding bandwidth.
I see no reason as to why they would lie. Honestly considering how many are anti-anything Microsoft, it would be bad for them to do so. They say quality over quantity. Ever since Windows 10 was released, many users have advocated about how much of privacy nightmare it is. To the point many experts have created software in order to "improve" a user's privacy. But now people can finally know what data Microsoft uses. And not simply how much data it is.
By improving user's privacy, they mean destroying user's experience. Then people complain, why is Cortana showing unrelated searches or why does not it show searches in my language, why does not Windows update work, why are not my apps syncing, etc. I have disabled everything and I do not have a single Windows process allowed in the firewall, it is a nightmare. MS never made it a secret unlike google. It is well documented, what each setting does. Code: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services
so does your av sw (if you're using one). https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/antivirus-tracking-youd-surprised-sends/
Not needing one anymore. But even if I still had av, It would not be correct to store and send browsing history. They would only need the signature of the file.
And that's why people who care about privacy don't use anti-malware apps that access remote resources. Local databases only! And better, use Linux, where you don't need anti-malware apps
false, even if the chances of being infected are very low, Linux is can be compromised. It is why many uses AppArmor.
