Yeah its unfortunate crysx, it looks like I will have to maybe consider uninstalling it after the Bitbay project and putting Windows 7 or Linux on it.
Now im sure windows 7 collects data but I can't imagine its anything as ridiculous as 10 which seems to only be created for spying on its users.
i have ONE windows 10 desktop for the less 'important' things like some wallets ...
but the info and data and main wallets are ALL stored in servers and systems that are ALL linux based ( redhat based - like scientific linux and centos for servers and fedora 23 for desktops ) - and are ALL encrypted ...
had i the coding talent as you ( im an awesome code tinkerer - i break things well ) - i would lock down the systems with linux based os and encrypted partitions ...
sound paranoid? ... read above
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#crysx
Actually I have a drive double encrypted with truecrypt. I dont use Tor anymore since its compromised, but if I did I would use Tails or a Linux system like you recommended. Although I think it can be done with Windows 7 actually. The whole thing really boils down to your IP address. Certainly there are devices you can use that can grab nearby wifi signals and use them for free internet.
Windows 10 just shows how far our freedoms are being violated. Its too much, the things running the world arent even really human i think.
Live i said in a previous post, the future of our privacy will lie in the hand of 3d printed electronics, which could be used to do a mesh network. I've got a slight interest in cellphone mesh networks as well.
You guys have to understand, I built Halo with your security and encryption in mind. Encrypted emails are end to end encrypted. And bitmessage is encrypted twice and your IP is well hidden since messages are passed around making original sender hard or perhaps impossible to find.
The accounts are hidden in images with individual passwords and signing can be asymmetric making hacking of your keys impossible.
Its a shame Tor is compromised... they must control enough of the exit nodes or something. (or so the rumor goes)
This is why Halo doesnt use Tor. In fact, combining Tor with bitcoin is a huge mistake since exit nodes can feed you false blockchain data and they can match up to your ip address.
i2p has also been a little interesting
But the only way to really get rid of your ip is mesh networks or perhaps leeching off of other wifi 3g and 4g systems.
On a sidenote, Truecrypt is not compromised although the creators were probably given a gag order as the hid a Latin message in their warning page.
https://www.grahamcluley.com/2014/06/truecrypt-hidden-message/The fact that they recommend a microsoft product in its place is down right insulting
Unless all of our encryption is somehow cracked using some crazy math and cryptoanalysis?! I don't know.