> On 2016-03-04 16:24, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>> On 03/04/2016 03:49 PM, Andrew Z wrote:
>>> Uninstall. :)
>>
>>
>> Or just block all access from Windows machines to the Internet.
>> And  !!!! turn off Windows Update Service.
>>
>> And test out your critical Windows software with
>> Wine Staging
>>
>> And if need be, run XP inside a KVM virtual machine
>>
>>
>


On 03/04/2016 05:48 PM, jdow wrote:
 > Can't be done economically. ANY machine that can reach Windows Update
 > will also feed the snooping reports.
 >
 > The blocking is probably not needed as it consists of error reports
 > after you've turned off everything in the various settings dialogs. Of
 > course, one must never run Cortana if one is concerned about privacy.
 >
 > Note that you MAY have better overall security for personal information
 > if you figure out what the reporting addresses are and explicitly block
 > all other addresses as a means of mitigating potential third party
 > attacks through these semi-open doors. How open they really are depends
 > on the degree of encryption MS has used in these reports and interfaces.
 >
 > {^_^}
 >


Set up a KVM server and have them log in with Spice.  Explicitly
block all Internet access from these VM's.  Consider XP
for these VM.  It is faster and less buggy.  And no idiot
M$ updates to crash your next boot up.



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