Praise Idleness@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPOV) You use Windows 11 and set up Pihole for the first time.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up142arrow-down1imagePOV) You use Windows 11 and set up Pihole for the first time.sh.itjust.worksPraise Idleness@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
This is AFTER debloating all the MS bs as much as I can. The amount of MS telemetry is just mindboggling.
minus-squarePolar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoAlso, Firefox, lemmys beloved browser, sends telemetry by default. You have to dig through menus you didn’t know existed to even find out, and then disable. Not only to Mozilla, but third parties as well.
minus-squareMatthew@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoSure it’s scummy, but it’s definitely not hidden. When you open the settings page Data Collection is a top level option
minus-squarePolar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s hidden in the fact it’s not presented upon first startup, it never mentions it, and it’s at the very bottom of the settings page. You have to discover it. And who knows how long you had it enabled before you find it.
Also, Firefox, lemmys beloved browser, sends telemetry by default. You have to dig through menus you didn’t know existed to even find out, and then disable.
Not only to Mozilla, but third parties as well.
Sure it’s scummy, but it’s definitely not hidden. When you open the settings page Data Collection is a top level option
It’s hidden in the fact it’s not presented upon first startup, it never mentions it, and it’s at the very bottom of the settings page.
You have to discover it. And who knows how long you had it enabled before you find it.