Tux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 days agoWhat you rather?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1747arrow-down170file-text
arrow-up1677arrow-down1imageWhat you rather?lemmy.worldTux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square180fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 days agoMy home firewall blocks ads and telemetry, no matter device/OS.
minus-squareTux@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down6·7 days agoMaybe M$ one day decided make Windows unbootable because it cannot connect to somesussymicrosoftprivacyviolater.com
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·7 days agoIt still would have to get past my firewall to try to make it so.
minus-squarerovingnothing29@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·7 days agoSo your firewall is going to prevent OS updates?
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days 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-up1·6 days 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.