Telemetry

Web Browser Telemetry

March 5, 2024 • 6 min read

This is not an article about which web browser is the best (there is no such thing) but an article about which browser has the most connections after a fresh install. The results shouldn’t be a surprise, really. Of course, not everything is telemetry per se, some of the connections are from the ‘New Tab’ pages that include Youtube videos but I strongly believe that is the same thing: the software leaks information about you and/or your computer without you actually accepting the data exchange (because you don’t have a way to accept or deny the connection since it’s the first time you’re running the browser).

Aren't we chatty today, Windows 11

January 30, 2024 • 4 min read

windows telemetry privacy Security

I decided to make a log of all network connections a standard install of Windows 11 Pro (for ARM, 22H2, OS build 22621.1344) does. The methodology is the same, standard setup without changing any of the default settings (Privacy ones, for example). Test device is on a clean user profile, all network connections blocked, application-level network connection whitelisting and only Little Snitch installed. So it’s actually Little Snitch that does all the heavy-lifting.