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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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GDPR starting to work this time (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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BTW this was the first time i saw this blocking

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

How is it "working"?

If websites end up blocking access to EU citizens instead of complying it doesn't help.

BTW please switch of Windows 7, it's outdated and doesn't get security updates anymore.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

BTW please switch of Windows 7, it’s outdated and doesn’t get security updates anymore.

All telemetry technologies and methods that are used in Windows 10 got ported to Windows 7 too a while back.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children)

i've got my custom iso updated till feb with all that shit removed so relax and dude microsoft full of lies why do you think microsoft offered w10 spyware free copy ? In good mood ? i guess not

the updates still come out every month, i5 and newer work great wake up

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 years ago (1 children)

That sounds like a lot of effort to go through when you could just install your favourite flavour of Linux and be done with Microsoft forever

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 years ago

Not really 30 min it took me cook the iso and stay on topic go argue with those who use w10 spyware

https://privacytools.io/operating-systems/#win10

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 years ago (1 children)

You're both wrong, use linux.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago (1 children)

You're all wrong, use GNU/Linux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

Epic hehe

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago

Instaww Debnyan and nyu wiww get a fwee backnyaund.

:3c

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago

If websites end up blocking access to EU citizens instead of complying it doesn’t help.

and thats the point of usa websites that collect data from eu citizens no ? unallow data to go usa from eu