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Found it on the Webs / Re: Ever wondered why Win10 is free?

« on: August 24, 2015, 04:49:01 PM »

update*
Microsoft is pushing KB3075249 and KB3080149 updates for Windows 7/8/8.1 users which can spy on you
KB3075249 update adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3075249
KB3080149 “This update aligns down-level devices on the same UTC binary that’s released in Windows 10. This update would enable all the down-level devices to receive the software updates, design updates, and additional power and performance tuning.”
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3080149

In simple words, both these updates, if downloaded and installed will snoop on you and report back certain data to the Microsoft servers.

http://www.techworm.net/2015/08/new-windows-788-1-updates-spy-on-you-just-like-windows-10.html

Found it on the Webs / Ever wondered why Win10 is free?

« on: August 19, 2015, 04:31:49 PM »

Apparently some Czech guy did a traffic analysis of data produced by Windows 10 and posted his findings.
His primary thesis was that Windows 10 acts more like a terminal than an operating system -- because of the extent of the "cloud" integration, a large portion of the OS functions are almost dependent on remote (Microsoft's) servers. The amount of collected information, even with strict privacy settings, is quite alarming.

read it here: http://localghost.org/

be safe and stay aware!

Found it on the Webs / Re: BSD Magazine

« on: September 06, 2013, 06:58:46 PM »

Since this topic is about BSD/OpenBSD I found an interesting article but not sure how credible this is since I didnt do my own research. But do take a look at this very interesting article: http://cryptome.org/2012/01/0032.htm

Found it on the Webs / Re: Firefox Addon: DarkSide of the Prism

« on: June 19, 2013, 11:17:44 PM »

Hello,
I truly agree with you that this plug-in is annoying; but is it invasive, I do not think so. In fact here is the list of the sites hardcoded into the .js file that you may find here: https://github.com/jblinder/DarkSideOfThePrism/blob/master/data/prism.js let your imagination flourish with what you can do with this information.
Anyway I just found that plug-in a bit amusing since my mind was elevated for a few hours and listening to pink floyd was in a way comforting.

Found it on the Webs / Firefox Addon: DarkSide of the Prism

« on: June 18, 2013, 07:57:32 PM »

Hello All,
I read some interesting news article regarding this new addon for Firefox that I had to try out to get my hysteria out of the way.

Link to the news article - http://www.ghacks.net/2013/06/15/firefox-add-on-warns-you-if-you-visit-prism-linked-company-websites/

Link to the addon - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dark-side-of-the-prism/

Happy Nostalgia !

Operating System / Re: Which Linux flavor should i go with?

« on: March 12, 2013, 06:53:07 PM »

Hello,
Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in, if you really would like to get deep down and dirty and you get enjoyment out of OS install i recommend gentoo ( http://www.gentoo.org/ ) basically you control everything and I mean everything. Good luck mate on distro selection.

Found it on the Webs / Youtube - Vice Channel

« on: March 08, 2013, 08:50:18 PM »

Hello All,
Recently, I have been discussing current events with some of my friends and I was shocked how either unaware or misinformed a few of them were. I am not a conspiracy theorist on any level and I do my research for myself pretty extensively to understand any subject at that time. I would like to present an youtube channel called "Vice" for any documentary junkies out there.
https://www.youtube.com/user/vice

Cheers

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