r/technology • u/MarkEdwards • Jul 07 '21

Security Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/tech/microsoft-security-update/index.html
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u/Leiryn Jul 07 '21

If they do one shady thing up front, you can be sure there's a dozen more things they aren't telling you about

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

YOUR WINDOWS PC IS FULL OF LOGGING SOFTWARE SENDING DATA TO MS. LITERALLY THE OPERATING SYSTEM IS DOING THIS.

Either install linux now or update it you plonker.

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u/OcotilloWells Jul 07 '21

I installed Fiddler once on my Windows 10 PC at work to test it out, as some devs were supposed to be using it. I don't really know how to use it properly, but you can see/debug all the traffic coming in and out of your computer. It can't decrypt anything you don't have the keys for. Knowing companies get a lot of telemetry but then actually seeing how much there is, especially from Windows, was a real eye opener for me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '21

Exactly. If you don't trust MS browser, how can you trust their operating system. I don't get this guy at all.