Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled • Hacker News Board

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by frio » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:09 AM UTC

okasaki wrote: post #163

gnufrra wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On my Mac I use Little Snitch to monitor outbound connections and I love it. I haven't found an equivalent simple and lightweight application for Windows yet.

I've looked at screenshots of Little Snitch and I don't understand why it's so interesting. Isn't this what e.g. Zonealarm has been doing for 15 years on Windows?

Zonealarm back in the day did something similar, yes (I haven't used it recently so I'm not sure what it does now). Little Snitch is the OSX equivalent :).

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by jakub_g » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:21 AM UTC

It seems there would be a big market for an app with a nice GUI making it possible to change all the privacy settings of Windows 10 (as we go and discover stuff like this) in one single screen.

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by mirimir » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:24 AM UTC

I'm not much into Windows anymore, but this might be useful: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/windows-10-privacy.3...

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by jevgeni » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:33 AM UTC

QUFB wrote: post #21

VOYD wrote: post #11

And yet, you posed this on the internet, sharing your IP & MAC addresses with several companies.

How is he sharing his MAC address with any companies that are outside his network segment?

So sharing things on the network segment is OK?

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by jevgeni » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:37 AM UTC

I wonder how many people here complaining about privacy have frequent flyer cards or valued customer cards?

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by jacquesm » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:38 AM UTC

bitmapbrother wrote: post #76

Here's a list of servers Windows 10 contacts on startup. There are probably more, but these are the ones that showed up. BN1WNS2011508.wns.windows.com OneSettings-bn2.metron.live.com.nsatc.net a978.i6g1.akamai.net americas2.notify.windows.com.akadns.net any.edge.bing.com bingads.microsoft.com bl3302.storage.live.com bl3302geo.storage.dkyprod.akadns.net client.wns.windows.com corp.sts.microsoft.com diagnostics.support…

Looks like you lost control of that machine.

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by _up » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:41 AM UTC

I have the feeling. MS implements more Intrusive Adware and Ads in Windows 10 next year. And you basicly will have to decide if you want Ads or pay Monthly for an Advertising free experience (Enterprise Version).

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by stiGGG » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 7:50 AM UTC

frio wrote: post #171

okasaki wrote: post #163

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've looked at screenshots of Little Snitch and I don't understand why it's so interesting. Isn't this what e.g. Zonealarm has been doing for 15 years on Windows?

Zonealarm back in the day did something similar, yes (I haven't used it recently so I'm not sure what it does now). Little Snitch is the OSX equivalent :).

Snakeoil with a better taste

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by ionised » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 8:01 AM UTC

Yeah I noticed this and was very annoyed.

I use Comodo firewall and have basically set up a load of rules to prevent phoning home of any kind except to check updates.

Re: Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled

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Post by z3t4 » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 8:02 AM UTC

couchand wrote: post #161

mikegioia wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if there's any solution or if privacy is just a remnant of the past. This always irritates me when I see it (not specific to you). It's not a remnant of the past and there is of course a solution! The solution is trading some of the conveniences you think you need. The solution is for once trying something other than what you're used to. The reason why you (and everyone else who thinks this way) feel the…

Shout out for the N900. I've said for years I'd pay handily for an updated model. Your comment reminded me to check back on the Neo900 project, and it's still chugging along. Looks like they've started accepting pre-orders on the site.

Too bad Microsoft bought it, and shut it down though :/