Is it possible to disable the Windows 7 clock?


  1. TD7BA
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    Is it possible to disable the Windows 7 clock?


    Hi everyone - I'm interested to know whether its possible to disable the system clock? We all know applications and websites can get access to our time zone, etc. I often use anonymous browser clients such as TOR & JonDo to protect my online privacy. For example, I might be set an IP address in Russia, but live in America. The thing is - websites can still access our time zone on the computer
    so they will I'm not in Russia but actually in xxxx state in America. I don't want to change the time to something random as I've heard this can destabilize the computer and its applications. So is it possible to disable it? If not - is there a browser configuration to block access to it? I did attempt running it under Sandboxie but that doesn't work either.
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  3. richnrockville
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    TD7BA, As you say, to change the time to a random date/time would be a disaster for your system.

    I Would not recommend randomly changing the system time/date.

    Of course unless you make images of your system before you do this, Even then your system could change it back to the correct one without you recognizing it. Not a good idea..
    Unless you like the thrill of re-installing your operating system.

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  4. wanchoo
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    Don't you find Tor extremely slow? I don't think the system clock can be disabled. It is used for many other activities.

    I think that deleting history, cookies etc. as you exit a browser should afford you more than enough protection. Disabling the computer clock seems like paranoia to me. I think even the most secure sites like Banks, a Nation's Defense Establishments etc. don't do that.
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  6. logicearth
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    Websites are not getting your timezone unless they have Javascript send it back. Javascript runs locally on your machine thus it is able to get it.
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