Going to reformat my gaming-workstation on sunday, needs to be done before the launch of Quantum Break. Wondering if you guys have any links or help of updated information on what type of settings I should tweak etc to get the most privacy I can get. I don't care for Cortana or Edge. I can get my hands on an Enterprise image from work.
Thanks /g/ for any help I can get.
>>53802616
>what type of settings I should tweak etc to get the most privacy I can get.
Step One: Uninstall Windows 10.
Windows 10 sends identifiable information to Microsoft, even if a user turns off its Bing search and Cortana features, and activates the privacy-protection settings. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/
Microsoft uses Windows 10's “privacy policy” to overtly impose a “right” to look at users' files at any time. Windows 10 full disk encryption gives Microsoft a key. https://edri.org/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-personal-data-abused/
Windows 10 requires users to give permission for total snooping, including their files, their commands, their text input, and their voice input. http://www.techworm.net/2014/10/microsofts-windows-10-permission-watch-every-move.html
In Windows 10, the universal back door is no longer hidden; all “upgrades” will be forcibly and immediately imposed. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/windows-10-updates-to-be-automatic-and-mandatory-for-home-users/
Windows 8 also has a back door for remotely deleting apps. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2500036/desktop-apps/microsoft--we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps.html
Microsoft Windows has a universal back door through which any change whatsoever can be imposed on the users. http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201806263
Microsoft has already backdoored its disk encryption. https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/
>>53802616
Install Gentoo
>>53802616
you either care about your privacy and ditch win 10 or just deal with it.
>>53802616
>he installed windows 10
>>53802766
/thread
OP here
>>53802700
Thanks for taking your time writing this, I'll start ready after my meeting is done
>>53802766
I want dx12
>>53802767
Like I said, I am planning to.
>>53802790
Jesus fuckings christ. I really really hope it isn't this bad on entreprise. This is really bad.
Maybe I should just dual boot W10?
>>53803007
really the only thing resembling a solution is to block connections to MS IPs at the router level. The OS bypasses the hosts file, so you can't stop it there. You have to be willing to keep on top of everything your machine tries to connect to though, and keep your router blocklist maintained.
this is, by the way, in addition to all the other stuff you have to block to have some semblance of privacy online - ads, as much javascript as you can, most cookies, anything and everything Flash, etc.
>>53803040
Unfortunately I do not have router control. Can I use a third party firewall to do this?
Is there any guides regarding javascript ads.
You really want to play QB that bad ?
>>53803098
Nope. You're fighting against your own operating system's networking stack here, anything you do on the Windows 10 machine, Windows 10 can bypass. If you have another computer available (anything with two NICs, basically) you can put a pfSense setup in between the W10 machine and the internet.
broader online privacy is a pretty big field with a lot of things to worry about. I really oughta make an infographic that I can just post when people ask about this.
>>53803153
I kinda do, got a high end rig, and a big fan of Remedy.
>>53803181
Fuck
>>53803181
I'll try to snatch a dual nic card from work.
>>53803195
Post speccy of high end rig.
Zone Alram or a firewall can stop that?
>>53803231
Peerblock with anti-microsoft list.
>>53802700
>telementary
isnt that the thing mozilla uses as well?
>>53803211
At work atm, pc is off at home so no rdp.
You're going to take my word for it.
3770k 4,5
980ti g1 1,5ghz
16gb, 1866. (borrowed two of my sticks to my pal)
Asus 144hz 1ms 1080p. 4k monitor some chinese 40 inch monitor.
Das keyboard ultimate browns
Mionix Naos 7000
Schiit stack 2 (Magni 2 + Modi 2)
HifiMan HE-500
Blue Yeti
>>53803231
I was thinking of ZA.
>>53803239
Yes. At least Mozilla lets you turn that shit off. Microsoft doesn't. Neither does Google in Chrome.
>>53803287
so mozillas telementary works in the exact same way? to which copmpany does it send data?
>>53803266
ivy bridge intel and only 4.5GHz, why?
>>53803347
There's quite a big difference between scanning information you send to the internet and scanning everything on your computer and all your keystrokes.
>>53803351
Because, I don't need more horse-power.
Seriously, nothing is a bottleneck. I don't run VM's on my main PC. I got other PC's for that.
>>53803419
Why do you even need to reformat?
Watch out for random spurts of 100% disk usage. Set all networks including LAN to metered.
>>53803449
You thinking about dual-booting?
>>53803351
>I wrote small database program on C#
>Why is my memory full
>>53802616
>But what is less well-known is that, if you are like most users and login to Windows 10 using your Microsoft account, your computer automatically uploaded a copy of your recovery key — which can be used to unlock your encrypted disk — to Microsoft’s servers, probably without your knowledge and without an option to opt out.
With this in mind, I don't see how can a sane individual agree to all of this. It's like you're getting robbed in the middle of the night and you manage to prevent the robbery and take the robber's gun and then give it back to him, so he can kill you anyway, even though you could've prevented it.
>>53803459
Triple-boot. 7, Linux Mint, and 10.
>>53803460
No one with that much money would program anything in C#.
If you are concerned about privacy and by that I mean not just paranoid after lurking /g/ all the time then do not use Windows 10 for anything other than gaming. Dual boot gnu+linux with it and use gnu+linux for anything other than gaming (though you can play games on gnu+_linux too now).
>>53802700
Nice bait, Stallman
>>53803181
You forgot your sources
