This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
It seems in some cases when it comes to protecting you from industry practices can only be handled by government agencies.
I will do whatever it takes for my non-European windows install to behave like a European windows install.
If I got rid of ads on windows if be much happier with the OS and would not have such a grudge against using it.
I can’t wait until benchmarks are run on the two versions side by side to see if it impacts battery life and or performance.
Wait, what's the RCS news you're referring to OP?
Apple announced RCS support is coming
Expardon me?!
But will they let you disable tracking and telemetry?
I live in the UK, and because of Brexit we won't get this. Thanks Nigel Farage.
How do I trick my computer into thinking I'm in Europe?
Better yet, trick your local legislator to get equivalent regulations implemented.
I read elsewhere that this good news only benefits EU users of Windows 11.
At least in the past this sort of thing has sometimes made it into Group Policy settings that can be set if you use the Pro version of Windows, but more and more of that is locked down.
A bunch of privacy related settings for Edge can only be set if you're running the Education version of Windows. On Pro/Enterprise the options are available but won't work. Microsoft is determined to make it impossible to run Windows without allowing them to do whatever they want with your data.
What is the point of Microsoft keeping Edge when most people avoid it?
Enough don't avoid it.
It allows them to scrap more data and push their web services. It also gives them leverage in web standards completion. The have a browser and user base that they can diverge from chrome.
With the revelations coming out due to the court cases. Microsoft might be (or at least aiming to) get a cut of Google revenue like apple gets for safari users. Google is probably very happy that edge (which is 99% chrome) is the default in most desktops.
I wonder if this also applies to allow uninstalling Safari browser on MacOS, and allow other browser engines into iOS devices instead of WebKit Safari clones.
I'm desperately waiting for a reputed company like Samsung to ditch windows and introduce linux pre-installed laptops
Brussels Effect at work again.
