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RachelBibleStudent
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what is funny is that people who are concerned about their privacy on windows 10 post videos to youtube...as if we can assume youtube is any more secure with your identity...
lol I've got news for you. Every Windows passed 98 has been giving the gov your info. PLUS. This is nothing more than saying "if the feds nab you, we aren't liable and will give you up in a heartbeat." There is not a single country on earth that has the manpower to monitor every person with a computer. And if there ever is.....Linux is always there.
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I have linux on mine. I refuse to have Windows [ any version ] on it.I still have Windows 7 on mine. I refuse to upgrade.
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tanach
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I have only ever seen one new desktop Computer on sale with Linux installed. That was some time ago. I believe it was a Packard machine . Other than that the only others I have seen in the past three years were those little portable PCs with 10 inch screens. These are now superceded by note pads. The advantage and disadvantage of Linex is although most if not all software is free,what is on offer can't really compete with commercial stuff. Also the free software can be obtained in Windows and Apple versions if one really wants them.
Bumping this thread just to confirm. I'm surprised at how many people willingly install this even after hearing the facts.
Windows 10? Here are privacy issues you should consider
On your next upgrade, use GNU/Linux instead.
https://www.gnu.org/distros/
Windows 10? Here are privacy issues you should consider
On your next upgrade, use GNU/Linux instead.
https://www.gnu.org/distros/
Thanks for the links.
I wouldn't be surprised at how many people will use it. The Windows OS is familiar to a lot of people and it and the applications written for it are used widely for business and personal use. From a hardware perspective, my mouse recently died and when I went to pick up a new one, I had to search the store (and online in the store) for a model that didn't require windows. Even the 30 something computers that had running in that store were all operating some version of Windows.
Where do you shop? Almost all computer mice are class-compliant, i.e. they use drivers that will work for a generic mouse. And I've never grabbed a mouse off the shelf that didn't work with Linux Mint (whatever version I happened to be running at the time.
I don't bother looking for a computer with Linux installed. I don't bother wiping Windows when I get a computer either. I just boot from the flash drive with my Mint os installed and keep rolling. The system is on the stick, it doesn't matter (except for performance) what hardware I'm running it on.
This time, OfficeWorks. I initially saw a mouse I liked, package said required various versions of Windows. After asking someone, we looked up the mouse online in the store. Seems some people were having problems in Linux systems using one of the buttons on it. So, looked around some more and found a mouse that said it had Linux kernel support. Wound up getting that one.
I have Ubuntu on a USB stick, though too small memory on that stick to use properly. Recently got a flash drive, so perhaps I'll boot it onto that.
What advantages of Mint Linux vs Ubuntu Linux, in your view?
I went to Mint because Ubuntu was getting too experimental. Also Ubuntu went the Windows 8 way, trying to mimic a smartphone interface. Smartphone interface exists because of the smartphone's input LIMITATIONS! When I'm at a laptop or desktop I want to be able to use it as a real computer. Mint still works like a real computer. I prefer Cinnamon interface but KDE has some nice effects to wow newbies with.
However I'll use any OS for whatever job it does best. Puppy Linux rocks for forensics and data retrieval on a blown Windows install. Windows 7 is still on my music computer because it works - but I'm not letting it online.
Actually Windows is still on this computer I'm using right now. I don't bother wiping the internal hard drive, I just boot from flash drive. I got a Sandisk Extreme 64gig stick, the one with the NAND controller chip - basically an SSD on a stick. Fastest boot time I've ever had. Any computer is my computer if I boot from the stick. My programs, my settings, my files, on any computer I stick the thing into. The computer is just the hardware that runs the system, the system goes with the stick.
Security is a bit of a non-issue for me. I have all the files I care about on an external hard drive. Actually three external hard drives, one stashed at my office at church. I won't lose any of my music files if I can help it. Go ahead and hack my computer, spy on me, try to damage something. I'll just dd if=sda1 of=sda2 and clone my whole system back from the backup.
However I'll use any OS for whatever job it does best. Puppy Linux rocks for forensics and data retrieval on a blown Windows install. Windows 7 is still on my music computer because it works - but I'm not letting it online.
Actually Windows is still on this computer I'm using right now. I don't bother wiping the internal hard drive, I just boot from flash drive. I got a Sandisk Extreme 64gig stick, the one with the NAND controller chip - basically an SSD on a stick. Fastest boot time I've ever had. Any computer is my computer if I boot from the stick. My programs, my settings, my files, on any computer I stick the thing into. The computer is just the hardware that runs the system, the system goes with the stick.
Security is a bit of a non-issue for me. I have all the files I care about on an external hard drive. Actually three external hard drives, one stashed at my office at church. I won't lose any of my music files if I can help it. Go ahead and hack my computer, spy on me, try to damage something. I'll just dd if=sda1 of=sda2 and clone my whole system back from the backup.
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Kefa54
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Most any program is a computer that watches you. We're watching a machine that watches us..
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Our personal information is in all kinds of databases -- car registration, healthcare, police record, address history, phone number, social security number, employment history, everything really. Google logs every search you make with your ip address. If you use a browser that auto completes when you are typing a website address -- that is saved too. Credit card companies unless you opt out sell your purchasing history to 3rd parties to advertise to you.
Google has bots that search every Gmail account for marketing data. The government often forces companies like Microsoft, Google, etc. to give up whatever data they want. That is how people Google searches show up as court evidence.
The NSA knew about the heartbleed exploit and all they did was exploit it and let people data be at risk. NSA motto was "take one of everything" and that exactly what they do. They also never delete anything just buy more storage. I am not defending windows 10, but it is by far not the greatest threat to privacy that we face -- it is probably the people we pay salary to -- the NSA.
Google has bots that search every Gmail account for marketing data. The government often forces companies like Microsoft, Google, etc. to give up whatever data they want. That is how people Google searches show up as court evidence.
The NSA knew about the heartbleed exploit and all they did was exploit it and let people data be at risk. NSA motto was "take one of everything" and that exactly what they do. They also never delete anything just buy more storage. I am not defending windows 10, but it is by far not the greatest threat to privacy that we face -- it is probably the people we pay salary to -- the NSA.