Are the rumors true?


  1. Posts : 31
    Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100
       #1

    Are the rumors true?


    Is it true windows 7 tracks your downloads and torrents? if it does is there any way to make it stop? I feel it a vailotion of privacy if what i do on my computer is being watched all the time so please help
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    yop824 said:
    Is it true windows 7 tracks your downloads and torrents? if it does is there any way to make it stop? I feel it a vailotion of privacy if what i do on my computer is being watched all the time so please help
    Um, No.

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  3. Posts : 213
    vista x64
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    lol No it's not rue
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  4. Posts : 213
    vista x64
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    Don't worry about the rumor and its just that a rumor and don't fall for everything you read on the internet.

    I have ocean front property for sale in Arizona do you want to buy it?
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  5. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Be at ease grasshopper, MS is not tracking anything... use a good firewall that monitors outgoing internet tracking ( Phone Home ) activity. There are many available....
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  6. Posts : 31
    Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100
    Thread Starter
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    name please Tews? Does that mean i can get back to torrenting my fave songs?
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  7. Posts : 259
    Windows7 x64 7600 16385
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    yop824 said:
    name please Tews? Does that mean i can get back to torrenting my fave songs?
    In this case, I think I'd be more worried about RIAA than MS!
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  8. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
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    There is actually an option as you set up IE that asks if it's ok to send info to Microsoft for purposes of tracking your internet activity.

    There is another one that you can uncheck when you set up the Google toolbar.

    Although I don't believe that either of them has any malicious intent, I prefer to uncheck them.
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  9. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #9

    Microsoft is not tracking your downloads and your torrent activities. It's just a scare tactic.

    If however you really are concerned, install some virtual machine software and install a Linux virtual machine and use that for all of your questionable web surfing. That way you don't have to worry about viruses, trojans, malware, internet history and other bad things.
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  10. Posts : 71,976
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Junk posts removed, and thread closed.
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