Going Linux #438 · Welcome to Linux Pt8 - How Linux protects your privacy Part 1

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We discuss how Linux compares to Windows 11 on Privacy and how it affects you. We look at some examples of data collected by the most popular operating system in use - Microsoft’s Windows 10/11. We reveal what the system is doing before you even use it. You won’t believe what your Samsung, LG, and other smart TVs do to see what you are looking at on the screen!

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #438 · Welcome to Linux Pt8 - Protecting your privacy
01:21 Bill's non-weather update
06:40 Shownotes links list
08:55 What kind of information is collected from within Windows?
10:30 What you agree to... before you even begin using Windows
17:42 We respect your privacy but we reserve all rights to distribute what we've collected
18:55 Agreements within agreements
19:47 Is this privacy? You agree to let them collect, use and disclose your personal information
21:28 We use the data we collected to update and improve our products...
22:34 ... combine collected data with data collected from other Microsoft products and from third party sources for 'ligitimate purposes'
23:04 It's an ad platform!
23:49 EULA catch 22
25:42 How do you get a refund if you decline the agreement and don't use the software?
28:06 Buy computers with Linux pre-installed. Avoid the mess.
32:41 You don't realize how much information you are giving away!
33:27 It's not just Microsoft...
34:60 Leakage of specific information about YOU and WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
35:33 Automated Content Recognition (ACR)
36:16 The EULA that allows your television to spy on you
40:07 It goes beyond information about you. It includes screen captures of what is on your screen!
41:26 What if you use your smart TV as a monitor?
46:02 It's not just whether you have anything to hide.
47:41 Software to help protect you.
55:56 What is your opinion or experience on privacy?
56:54 goinglinux.com, [e-mail], [phone], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
57:54 End

Chapters

1. Going Linux #438 · Welcome to Linux Pt8 - Protecting your privacy (00:00:00)

2. Bill's non-weather update (00:01:21)

3. Shownotes links list (00:06:40)

4. What kind of information is collected from within Windows? (00:08:55)

5. What you agree to... before you even begin using Windows (00:10:30)

6. We respect your privacy but we reserve all rights to distribute what we've collected (00:17:42)

7. Agreements within agreements (00:18:55)

8. Is this privacy? You agree to let them collect, use and disclose your personal information (00:19:47)

9. We use the data we collected to update and improve our products... (00:21:28)

10. ... combine collected data with data collected from other Microsoft products and from third party sources for 'ligitimate purposes' (00:22:34)

11. It's an ad platform! (00:23:04)

12. EULA catch 22 (00:23:49)

13. How do you get a refund if you decline the agreement and don't use the software? (00:25:42)

14. Buy computers with Linux pre-installed. Avoid the mess. (00:28:06)

15. You don't realize how much information you are giving away! (00:32:41)

16. It's not just Microsoft... (00:33:27)

17. Leakage of specific information about YOU and WHAT YOU ARE DOING! (00:35:00)

18. Automated Content Recognition (ACR) (00:35:33)

19. The EULA that allows your television to spy on you (00:36:16)

20. It goes beyond information about you. It includes screen captures of what is on your screen! (00:40:07)

21. What if you use your smart TV as a monitor? (00:41:26)

22. It's not just whether you have anything to hide. (00:46:02)

23. Software to help protect you. (00:47:41)

24. What is your opinion or experience on privacy? (00:55:56)

25. goinglinux.com, [e-mail], [phone], @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe (00:56:54)