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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Leave Windows 11 Idle For 24 Hours, It Sends Over 3000 Telemetry Pings To More Than 100 Different Servers. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Boy, the good ole days are gone when it comes to Windows. I am posting just to help anybody that doesn't know. This is like a creepy wire tap. If you are actually using Windows 11, make sure to disable and or reduce telemetry in Windows 11 (Privacy). If that actually helps, I am sure there are more ways they send data back but the video link is a simple how to.

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[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

Or, and this may be a difficult concept for the Windows-brained to grasp, use an operating system that you don't have to fight and beat into submission for it to do what you want and only what you want.
It's your computer, why would you give control over it to anyone else?

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 1 points 54 minutes ago

Linux I've had to fight and beat into submission just to try and install it without accidentally overwriting my windows installation, and have all my hardware working. I've tried and failed 6 times now

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

Yes, but due to the theme of this threat, I think it's godd to post the possibilities for the users which want or need to use Windows for several reasons. Linux isn't always the best option for all cases. It may be always a good option to use both, Win and Linux in dual boot.