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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee
Record: In one of your posts you mention fear of change. I am not sure it is fear of change, it's more that my computer knows me really well. It knows where I shop, it knows what I wear, it knows what I read, it even knows what foods I eat. I can be working on something and my computer suddenly lets me know that my store has a sale on my favorite stuff. So if I give up my old friend I will have to teach the new software who I am and what I am and I do not want to be bothered doing that and, more to the point, I should not have to do that unless I chose to do so.
If I was still using a computer for business reasons it would be different, but my computer is basically for my personal enjoyment. I know where everything is on my computer, I know the email page, I know my browser. I do not want to open my computer every morning and find it is an alien being.
In retirement my life has changed and I no longer need to learn about the latest gadget or gizmo, I leave all that to my high tech children. I admire people like you who keep up to date on all the new technological marvels being thrown at us, but that is no longer part of my life.  |
Of course, you know that it "knows" your habits thanks to tracking cookies right? That said, not as a proponent of W10 over 7...all of your cookies, home pages, search tools, and browser helper objects would stay in place. You can also move them from IE to Firefox to Chrome (and back in any order).
Edge with Windows 10 is a nightmare and a PITA for most websites (even more so SSL sites that you may pay bills with).
I for one do not allow cookies on my system. I do net let telemetrics out. I use ABP on Firefox (ad blocker) when I am not on Tor. I also block far more on my Firewall than you would imagine.
I was talking to a TV guy just the other day (a neighbor) and showed him in real time what ALL of his passwords are (that he had saved to IE and Firefox)...in clear text. That is what people are after (and it aint hard to get).
As an example, this map is showing only BLOCKED data and what country it is coming from - only for this site Talk of The Villages. Granted, I have tools that most do not have. But, if you really knew what all "they" know...um, yeah...
