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Block spying and tracking on Windows

12 mentions on Hacker News by 9 people: 0 stories, 12 comments · first 2017-01-21 · latest 2024-04-26

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  1. …https://github.com/builtbybel/debotnet https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10 https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 https://www.w10privacy.de/english-home/…
    comment by Night_Thastus · 2024-04-26 · in Scripts to build a trimmed-down Windows 11 image
  2. These list contain most MS spyware domains, I think: https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/tree/master/d... Be careful, though, it's easy to accidentally break Windows Update.
    comment by jeroenhd · 2022-05-27 · in Windows OS, Services and Apps: Network Connection Target Hosts (2021)
  3. …Edit: If anyone want's a list of IPs here's one that I use and is maintained somewhat regularly : https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/tree/master/d...
    comment by CommanderData · 2022-01-24 · in Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge
  4. Also, I block MS telemetry hosts on my router's dns server: https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/blob/master/d...
    comment by inyorgroove · 2021-09-20 · in Text entered into Windows' Run dialogue gets sent to Microsoft's telemetry
  5. Here you go: https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker
    comment by MrksHfmn · 2021-04-11 · in Pihole-Antitelemetry
  6. https://github.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/blob/master/Smar... https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/blob/master/d... https://github.com/Truvis/CodeDrop/blob/master/PiHoleDNS_scr... https://github.com/kbinani/adblock-youtube-ads/b…
    comment by donclark · 2020-10-17 · in Steps For Better Online Privacy
  7. …and keep it updated manually. [1] https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome [2] https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/tree/master/d... [3] https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker
    comment by livre · 2020-06-10 · in Windows Privacy Dashboard: GUI for Windows 10 Privacy Settings
  8. …or court. All my important machines run operating systems that do not have spyware built-in. [1] https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker
    comment by tyfon · 2018-06-27 · in Norwegian Consumer Council report on how tech companies use dark patterns [pdf]
  9. Yes. I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned here. https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/tree/master/d... Comes in several formats: hosts, firewall, openwrt, dnscrypt. You can choose telemetry, update and extra. Has ip rules aswell…
    comment by CommanderData · 2017-05-22 · in Windows 10 Enterprise ignores various privacy settings
  10. I found this further down the thread, it might be of interest to you. https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker
    comment by microcolonel · 2017-04-05 · in Microsoft opens up on Windows telemetry, tells us most of what data it collects
  11. …way is just to block all their shit in the firewall and avoid using windows as much as possible. https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker
    comment by tyfon · 2017-04-05 · in Microsoft opens up on Windows telemetry, tells us most of what data it collects
  12. …better over the years, not worse. Just remember to block all the telemetry stuff in your firewall. https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker
    comment by tyfon · 2017-01-21 · in Ask HN: Must do's and must know's when switching to Windows?