My reason for not using them is that they tend to be overly aggressive in what they remove. I only need a few reg tweaks and denying permissions on a few files. These often go whole hog and remove whole components, almost all apps etc. I actually use one drive, I don’t want its files also removed.
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boolean@kbin.social 7 months ago
install random third party software that may be sniffing or leaking information to remove shady features from windows that sniff and leak information.
windows sucks.
purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 7 months ago
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The app is open source so you can review the not-leaking-your-information that it does yourself.
Windows on the other hand …
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
I wonder how many apps this actually happens for, my guess is “way less than people think”
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That they leak information? I work in commercial software development and I have to do a lot of open source security reviews. The answer is: virtually none.
Private, closed-source software on the other hand… If it could sniff your farts and send the smell to advertisers, it would; in almost all cases.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
No, that people actually take the time to check the source code before installing them
I’ve seen enough crypto scams to know that even when the code is public, people don’t bother… Heck, there are scanning tools for crypto that tell you how risky the shitcoins are and people still get scammed out of thousands of dollars!
D_Air1@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Yeah, but it is virtually impossible to read all code running on your machine. At the very least it is an option. While I personally wouldn’t search the code of random open source calculator app. I’ll be damned if I ain’t inspecting something like this.