![]() ![]() The fact of the matter is, Cortana and Microsoft telemetry is an important asset in their advertisement portfolio. Windows 10 Editions, notice Cortana is forced in every single edition from "Home" to "Enterprise". Here is a recent thread on Microsoft forums as well as StackOverflow: Ĭortana is pre-installed on every single Windows 10 PC (barring LTSC builds). Microsoft is pushing hard to get people to use Cortana if they don't use, at least have the mic on for Cortana to listen and collect data.Ĭortana is so tightly integrated into Windows that it is not possible to completely get rid of it unless the user is OK with risking system stability and disabling Windows search altogether. Amazon is practically giving away their puck-sized Alexa devices for the hope of collecting data. I think Siri makes sense for a phone, not so much on a Mac. The push for installing "AI Assistants" by the big-4 is troublesome. I've never met anyone in person, have heard of anyone on the internet or seen any evidence that Cortana is a useful feature of Windows. Here is a full list of Windows 10 tracking, telemetry and ads hosts: Cortana Glasswire firewall blocking Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility module when launching a legacy (Windows 7) app.In about 15 mins, I was astounded by the amount of things Microsoft needs to phone home about. There is no Windows equivalent of Little Snitch, but Glasswire as good as it gets on Windows for selectively blocking network traffic. Skip through the usual Cortana BS to get through the very first boot, fresh, newly inaugurated desktop screen is waiting for a wallpaper change. Through some decrapification, I was feeling pretty good. I would have never said those words in 2002 or even in 2012. It wasn't pretty, but in hindsight, I want old Microsoft back. I remember neatly organizing desktop icons, I remember defragmentation tasks, I remember Solitaire I remember the Microsoft that was run by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. The Bliss desktop image is burned into memories of billions of people around the world. I remember the boot-up sound of Windows XP. I remember installing Command & Conquer on Windows 98 (and the bluescreen of death when I was invading the Brotherhood of Nod base). Classic sans-serif italics, with an odd artifact between "o" and "s". A a piece of software, so fundamental to running computers - an operating system is selling user behavior to advertisers. TLDR: Advertisement is getting more aggressive. ![]()
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