Tripsick

External firewall and block all those outgoing connections.. Editing your host file does NOT stop these connections.

oiiii

I think its sad that only one voicing his opinion about this is the youtube celebrity Francis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCqw9FmBgKY

I mean he really goes on a rant here. Why don't we all get mad????

Quawonk

Yeah, we know. OK?

kwibjo

In other news, water is wet.

Atarian

I use win 10, but only for gaming. If they want to watch me play overwatch, they're welcome.

I use Linux on an encrypted partition for all my day to day computing.

51rH0n3y84d93r

Two words: product mix. Be wary when your market segment is no longer the main focus of the company.

PM_nudes_pls

Ill say it again: spoiler alert!

RottenSausage

Since it's a private company doing this, opposed to the government, is it legal, right?

VSXD

the only way to win is to not play.

TimberWolfAlpha

Duh?

Venturer

So are you saying I should switch away from Linux?

hawkzy

no, he's wrong, that rule only applies to services provided by for-profit companies

TheBigBlabberMouth

...because they don't already do?

hawkzy

this was likely the goal from the beginning, sell it to advertisers and the nsa