What's the point? (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-08-11 04:50 (#2SR) If you're using Windows, then you don't have privacy to begin with. Why bother with this? Re: What's the point? (Score: 1) by hyper@pipedot.org on 2014-08-11 08:54 (#3SJ) Are you advocating that we toss the baby out with the bath water here? All Windows users can go to hell for their choice of OS? Re: What's the point? (Score: 1) by vanderhoth@pipedot.org on 2014-08-11 12:56 (#3ST) You're right of course, but you're only as secure as the weakest link in the chain. If MS has back doors in their OS it doesn't matter how secure your online habits are, honestly it's like putting a band-aid on the end of a hacked off limb. I myself am willing to admit I'm a little jealous that Windows seems to get all the goodies first.
Re: What's the point? (Score: 1) by hyper@pipedot.org on 2014-08-11 08:54 (#3SJ) Are you advocating that we toss the baby out with the bath water here? All Windows users can go to hell for their choice of OS? Re: What's the point? (Score: 1) by vanderhoth@pipedot.org on 2014-08-11 12:56 (#3ST) You're right of course, but you're only as secure as the weakest link in the chain. If MS has back doors in their OS it doesn't matter how secure your online habits are, honestly it's like putting a band-aid on the end of a hacked off limb. I myself am willing to admit I'm a little jealous that Windows seems to get all the goodies first.
Re: What's the point? (Score: 1) by vanderhoth@pipedot.org on 2014-08-11 12:56 (#3ST) You're right of course, but you're only as secure as the weakest link in the chain. If MS has back doors in their OS it doesn't matter how secure your online habits are, honestly it's like putting a band-aid on the end of a hacked off limb. I myself am willing to admit I'm a little jealous that Windows seems to get all the goodies first.