Sounds like clickbait, did not find content interesting. It makes you think windows 10 users a banned by microsoft. Should be "torrent sites ban windows 10 users".
Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
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Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#12This title gives ambiguity to readers.
Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#13Basically M$ adoption of this strategy is the death knell for any semblance of privacy on the PC. It's amazing how far we have come to accepting such draconian measures in order to further marketing. There is still time people, come on over to Linux, the privacy here is still fine and will continue to be fine. And if you come over, then all the desktop software makers will port their software to Linux and all the collapse of privacy will be a bad dream. Barring that, every single thought you have you will not be able to record or publish without the surveillance apparatus of your country and the US knowing about it.
This is not some unfounded fear this is pretty much the current reality. Anyone who doesn't agree lives in a Pre-Snowden fictional world.
Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#14This is an overkill I believe. Are Android devices banned from torrent sites? Chromebooks? Windows 10 is a cloud-based operating system, as is Android and ChromeOS -- most of the code runs locally, but it heavily relies on cloud functionality. It is extremely naive to think that if MS tells you in the EULA that many services in the OS work based on the user behavior suddenly opens up new doors for spying. If MS wante…
Privacy issues is all about scale. When groups of people can be mapped, it allows for discrimination and prosecution and that thought scares people into submission. Android and ChromeOS users are small minorities, while if you monitor all Windows users you more or less can map out the whole community, and that is a very scary thought for a lot of people.
> Privacy issues is all about scale
I absolutely agree, but I don't see why Android users would be a minority -- I don't know the latest numbers but I guess there are more Android users already than Windows (10) users.
Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#15What does that even mean?
How would they ban Windows 10 users from trackers? A bit of more details wouldnt be bad.
Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#16This title gives ambiguity to readers.
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Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#17Shouldn't the built-in botnet/spyware push all major companies and goverments away from Windows? I don't know how they would be ok with all they're data sent/shared with them (and probably a dozen of US agencies). It's like buying a rooted by design system
Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#18Basically M$ adoption of this strategy is the death knell for any semblance of privacy on the PC. It's amazing how far we have come to accepting such draconian measures in order to further marketing. There is still time people, come on over to Linux, the privacy here is still fine and will continue to be fine. And if you come over, then all the desktop software makers will port their software to Linux and all the col…
$? (and no, I dont mean the shell's exit code)
The 90s called and would like to have their hatred back.
As for privacy issues in your recommendation -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_%28user_interface%29#Pri...
Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#19Basically M$ adoption of this strategy is the death knell for any semblance of privacy on the PC. It's amazing how far we have come to accepting such draconian measures in order to further marketing. There is still time people, come on over to Linux, the privacy here is still fine and will continue to be fine. And if you come over, then all the desktop software makers will port their software to Linux and all the col…
$? (and no, I dont mean the shell's exit code) The 90s called and would like to have their hatred back. As for privacy issues in your recommendation -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_%28user_interface%29#Pri...
Yes he 90s called and would like to have their privacy back too. But we can't all get what we want can we?
Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Privacy issues is all about scale. When groups of people can be mapped, it allows for discrimination and prosecution and that thought scares people into submission. Android and ChromeOS users are small minorities, while if you monitor all Windows users you more or less can map out the whole community, and that is a very scary thought for a lot of people.
> Privacy issues is all about scale I absolutely agree, but I don't see why Android users would be a minority -- I don't know the latest numbers but I guess there are more Android users already than Windows (10) users.
How many of those Android users use their Android devices for torrenting?