Privacy Tools - Helpful or Worthless?

[Fritz]

O&O ShutUp10 is great really.

BTW, sometimes I wish it did interfere with my ability to receive updates, that would have spared me some trouble during the last few iterations.

 

[DJ Panda]

My luck with tools like these are pretty shaky. If I want edits like these (some I do) I end up doing them manually.

 

[509322]

If you want a much greater likelihood at anonymity and privacy then transition to Linux.

 

[bribon77]

Are useful if and not, Windows is closed code, nobody knows what is cooked there, therefore to if you can do something but not everything.
Ami does not worry, that they see me alone that does not resent my PC.

 

[LukeLovesSecurity]

Depends which privacy tools you are using, but a lot of them are useful.

 

[jerzy601]

I fully agree with the ispx statement.
So no matter how many private tools it has enabled then microsoft will know who is and what is in the system.
I also voted for them.

 

[bribon77]

The best thing for privacy, is not to turn on the computer

 

[FrFc1908]

I use spybot anti beacon o&o shutup 10 and some other privacy tweaks done mannually. but there still is NO guaranty that m$ isn't spying on me , despite all taken meassurements.

 

[TairikuOkami]

Depends which privacy tools you are using, but a lot of them are useful.

True, but a lot of them are sort of discontinued, they have not been even updated for Creators Update.

Comparison of Windows 10 Privacy tools - gHacks Tech News

 

[HaMeR]

The best thing for privacy, is not to turn on the computer

I would say unplug internet wire.

 

[ForgottenSeer 65219]

I'm using Glasswire to block some junk

Spoiler: Glasswire

you blocked office Update service. ( Office Click to Run )
So you use outdated vulnerable software ? and promote that in security forum ?

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

I'm using Glasswire to block some junk

Spoiler: Glasswire

I also wanted to ask if you aren't blocking too much stuff there what may slightly impact security? I would chose security settings over privacy, Microsoft doesn't give a damn about your files nor where did you get them from. I think it's just a privacy paranoia among Windows 10 users.

 

[aragornnnn]

So you use outdated vulnerable software ? and promote that in security forum ?

I'm not promoting anything.
I have chosen to update Office manually because i had problems with it in the past, by doing this i can prepare my machine
before something breaks "Automagically"

 

[Fritz]

Microsoft doesn't give a damn about your files nor where did you get them from.

Ah, that's why they syphon off whatever they can, because they don't care. Never thought about it that way.

I think it's just a privacy paranoia among Windows 10 users.

I think that's basically the same thought that people apply to backups. It's not gonna happen to them, so they can sleep well at night without having to do anything about it. Ignorance is bliss. Rest assured that Microsoft takes great pride in serving you as a valued customer product.

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

Ah, that's why they syphon off whatever they can, because they don't care. Never thought about it that way.

So you are saying Windows 10 shouldn't be installed becouse of privacy concerns? There was Telemetry stuff in every Windows version, users who weren't aware of that till Windows 10 came out and revealed what data they are collecting, started panic about their privacy. I don't feel like a Microsoft's product using Windows 10, of course I have as well disabled some of the useless Telemetry crap, error reporting, VPN is on 24/7 and disabled other tracking methods, but not to a level to interfere with my daily computer usage, but believing Microsoft is collecting my documents or spreadsheets to find out who am I or how much I earn is BS.

I think that's basically the same thought that people apply to backups. It's not gonna happen to them, so they can sleep well at night without having to do anything about it. Ignorance is bliss. Rest assured that Microsoft takes great pride in serving you as a valued customer product.

That's a different story and data backups should be taken seriously. It's a users fault not taking care of online activities and keeping safe data storage, believing that it won't happen with them/they won't lose the data. And about being a Microsoft's product, you might be a overpriced Apple's product, no offense.

 

[Fritz]

So you are saying Windows 10 shouldn't be installed becouse of privacy concerns?

Please provide the appropriate text where I stated that. On the other hand, it is a valid reason. There are alternatives and people are free to use them.

There was Telemetry stuff in every Windows version, users who weren't aware of that till Windows 10 came out and revealed what data they are collecting, started panic about their privacy.

In older days, telemetry was basic error reporting. Nowadays, companies have found out that data is where the $$$ come from and that makes it an entirely different story.

I don't feel like a Microsoft's product using Windows 10, of course I have as well disabled some of the useless Telemetry crap, error reporting, VPN is on 24/7 and disabled other tracking methods, but not to a level to interfere with my daily computer usage, but believing Microsoft is collecting my documents or spreadsheets to find out who am I or how much I earn is BS.

How you feel ist not really relevant to facts. I also wonder, why you have everthing turned off, surely you have nothing to hide.

That's a different story and data backups should be taken seriously. It's a users fault not taking care of online activities and keeping safe data storage, believing that it won't happen with them/they won't lose the data. And about being a Microsoft's product, you might be a overpriced Apple's product, no offense.

No, it's not. You just didn't understand it, but that's ok. Heck, I don't understand your ad hominem attack either, so we're even I guess. *shrugs*