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POV) You use Windows 11 and set up Pihole for the first time. (sh.itjust.works)
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This is AFTER debloating all the MS bs as much as I can.

The amount of MS telemetry is just mindboggling.

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[โ€“] verysoft@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think most software like this grows to a certain size and then they need the telemetry to identify issues. There's so many hardware configurations and most people don't submit bug reports or opt into their configuration being shared. It's not an inherently bad thing, just some companies are taking more than they need.

[โ€“] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Windows telemetry started with Windows 10. Windows 7 was the most stable Windows ever and hardware configurations were just as plentiful. Sure, the data helps but it's hardly mandatory.