Every app wants your data now. I built four that don't.

Описание и применение

Многие приложения Windows собирают телеметрию и требуют учётные записи, что снижает производительность и безопасность. Автор представил четыре приложения, которые работают без телеметрии, аккаунтов и фоновых процессов, демонстрируя, как можно сохранять приватность и эффективность.

Задача

Many everyday Windows applications collect telemetry, require accounts, or run background services, increasing resource usage, attack surface, and eroding trust.

Результат

The author’s apps demonstrate that essential desktop utilities can operate without telemetry, accounts, or background services, thereby preserving performance, security, and user trust.

Рабочий процесс

• 1. Block the app’s executable in Windows Defender Firewall and observe if it still functions.
• 2. Open Resource Monitor (resmon) and check the Network tab for any network activity while using the app.
• 3. Inspect Task Manager → Startup to ensure the app is not set to launch at boot.
• 4. Verify that the app does not require an account or sign‑in to use its core features.

Доказательства

"Telemetry, bloatware and accounts-for-everything have become the default."

Источник

"Create an outbound block rule for the .exe in Windows Defender Firewall. If the app still does everything it claims to, it didn't need the network."

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"Open Resource Monitor (resmon), go to the Network tab, and use the app normally. Look at "Processes with Network Activity" and "TCP Connections". An offline tool should show nothing."

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"Task Manager → Startup apps. A tool you opened on purpose shouldn't have registered itself to launch at boot."

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"No telemetry. No analytics. No account. No bundled extras. No "sign in to continue.""

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