Any power users should avoid Windows entirely.

▲ drnick1 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This. Real "power users" (as opposed to people who aren't completely computer-illiterate) use the likes of Arch Linux and Gentoo and self-host whatever "cloud" services they need, they aren't running Windows and paying for Copilot 365 subscriptions.

▲ bigyabai 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If by "power user" you mean "enemy of the state", there's a lot of software you'd be better-off avoiding.

▲ wolvoleo 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"enemy of the state" depends a lot on the current state of the state.

Eg in England you're already an enemy of the state when you protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. In America if you don't like civilians being executed by ICE.

This is really a bad time to throw "enemy of the state" around as if this only applies to the worst people.

Current developments are the ideal time to show that these powers can be abused.

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▲ phanimahesh 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That is a strange viewpoint. Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?

▲ WarOnPrivacy 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?

As of today at 00:00 UTC, no.

    But there's an increasingly possible future
    where authoritarian governments will brand users
    who practice 'non-prescribed use' as enemies of the state.

    And when we have a government who's leader
    openly gifts deep, direct access to federal power
    to unethical tech leaders who've funded elections (ex:Thiel),
    that branding would be a powerful perk to have access to
    (even if indirectly).

▲ bigyabai 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's holistic philosophy. You're not going to save yourself from FBI surveillance by avoiding Windows, I guarantee that to you.

	▲	thewebguyd 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You're not going to avoid any state surveillance if the state is really interested in you specifically. But you can still help prevent abuses of mass surveillance without probable cause by making such surveillance as expensive and difficult as possible for the state

▲ pawelduda 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe he's just trying to avoid Candy Crush Saga

	▲	amitav1 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I can't think of anybody apart from Osama bin Laden who wouldn't want to play Candy Crush. \s

▲ anonym29 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700219

Criticizing the current administration? That sounds like something an enemy of the state would do!

Prepare yourself for the 3am FBI raid, evildoer! You're an enemy of the state, after all, that means you deserve it! /s