🇺🇸 Windows 10 and 11 are spying on nearly everything you do 🇺🇸
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Lol I was one of the protesters that held out and kept my Windows 7 and did not do the free upgrade to 10
Not that it matters
I use a very ancient MacOS for email and a later MacOS for video etc. (but nowhere near the latest).
But here's the thing: the majority of modems, routers and the chips they use are made in China. The firmware is probably Chinese, too. And if you use a smartphone - well, you have my sympathy. ;)
Oh yeah they know everything about me
If your concerned may I recommend https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
GO BRANDEN on Bill Gates!
This is news to literally no one.
Move to Linux frens, I did 4 months ago, it's freaking great, ain't never going back
If gaming is a concern for you (as it is to me), you can rest easy as it is a billion times better than it was just 5 years ago, and it's only going to get better, been able to play pretty much anything I wanted, with just a few snags here and there.
Thank you for this comment. You're helping add to my motivation to move to Linux Mint (or one of those...). My system is ancient but good enough - I hope - to run Linux and move me away from "Gatesanism".
I tolerated Windows for far too long. My bad. Moving on. THX, again!
NP! actually mint is what I'm using
Though if you go with it I suggest going for the XFCE version (the desktop environment), instead of the regular cinnamon, it's way more light on resources
Another great distro to try is manjaro (also with XFCE), it's based on ArchLinux so everything is more cuting edge, as opposed to mint which is based on the LTS Ubuntu, which makes so all software in the repositories tend to be really old (though you can always use flatpaks or manually install the stuff you want if you want the newer versions)
Manjaro XFCE is really light on resources, good for older systems, like after boot the RAM usage was less than 1 GB
Another one of note is Pop!_OS, also ubuntu based, but at least with Pop you get to pick one built upon a newer Ubuntu release
Pede! This is SO helpful! Sorry to be so long in responding but you REALLY have helped. LOL! I had no idea that there even IS an 'XFCE' so, you're helping my research, MUCH! Wow, I have been SO out of touch!
This is exciting! I feel like a techie KID again! ROTFL! MANY THANKS, FREN!
May the FORGE be with you! MAGA-A!
Keep in mind it's possible to dual-boot. When I start my PC, I have a choice between Linux and Windows. Haven't booted into Windows in months as I haven't needed to.
Another option for those with faster PC's: Install Linux into a virtual machine (Virtualbox is free and available for Windows/Mac/Linux), so you can get a feel for what it's like until you are ready to install it directly onto your hardware. Try out different distributions until you find one you like!
Alternatively, you can install Virtualbox in Linux and then create a virtual Windows install you can start up if you have windows software you can't do without. Most people are able to find native replacements in Linux though.
There are loads of tutorials on Youtube that show you how to accomplish the above.
I have used Manjaro but prefer a pure Arch Linux install. There is a distro called EndeavorOS which is basically a nice installer for Arch Linux as Arch is a bit more involved to install. I do recommend trying a manual Arch installation at some point (even in Virtualbox) as you will learn a LOT about how Linux works and will be more comfortable with the command line. If you like to tinker, it is a fun project.
Once up an running, an Arch-based install updates daily to the latest OS and software all with one command. Unlike Windows, YOU decide when to update.. not the OS. There is a lot of support available online for Linux. You will likely run into issues at some point, but a simple duckduckgo search will often find a solution before you even have to ask on a forum.
I've got Ubuntu running on a virtual machine right now, so that I can invest some time getting used to it, trying to complete generic tasks and seeing what software I need, what can and can't be replaced easily, without affecting my main OS. Just get my feet wet and make it less unfamiliar.
A prudent approach
Unless you depend on very specialized software, you can get a good alternative to whatever windows only stuff you use
Or just run it via wine, works great
I hope they enjoy watching me download and archive all the shit they are censoring
I also remember this.
I wonder if the change has to do with the solar winds hack or something?
Word 👆
I switched to Linux in 1994.
All computers spy on you.
Linux?
It can vary greatly by distro, what you have installed and use, and what you have constantly running
And you could have the most 'locked down' OS, but if you do everything online through logged-in chrome and other g-services, you're still giving out a lot of data
A less invasive OS with open source, trackerless versions of common software (where available), browsing discipline, potentially a vpn depending on what you want to avoid, etc, gets you pretty far
edit: should we 'name' these 'stacks' like how web stacks are named? i.e. LAMP = linux, apache, mysql, php
in that case, i run the FAPS stack
firefox, arch, protonmail, signal
FAPS ROCKS.
In communist Russia you spy on computers
They don't call it "Windows" for nothing. It's a window into your world.
We are so way past what operating system you are using. They have compromised the Intel Management Engine suite of software. Every fucking intel based PC on the planet has it.
arm is a tricky subject, AMD is cucked, Intel is a dumpster fire, the only other options are MIPS old PPC chips (maybe) or RISC V