Tux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat you rather?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1754arrow-down170file-text
arrow-up1684arrow-down1imageWhat you rather?lemmy.worldTux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square179fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoMy home firewall blocks ads and telemetry, no matter device/OS.
minus-squareTux@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down6·1 month agoMaybe M$ one day decided make Windows unbootable because it cannot connect to somesussymicrosoftprivacyviolater.com
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoIt still would have to get past my firewall to try to make it so.
minus-squarerovingnothing29@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 month agoSo your firewall is going to prevent OS updates?
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoIt already does. I like to review the updates and wait a while to see if they cause any issues. When I’m confident with the updates, I temporarily remove the block from the firewall.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI’m more and more a fan of keeping my devices without any internet connection.
My home firewall blocks ads and telemetry, no matter device/OS.
Maybe M$ one day decided make Windows unbootable because it cannot connect to somesussymicrosoftprivacyviolater.com
It still would have to get past my firewall to try to make it so.
So your firewall is going to prevent OS updates?
It already does. I like to review the updates and wait a while to see if they cause any issues. When I’m confident with the updates, I temporarily remove the block from the firewall.
I’m more and more a fan of keeping my devices without any internet connection.