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Windows pc calling home (even while asleep) (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I have a network-wide pi hole and I noticed that it requested activity.windows.com, a url blocked by my pi hole, even while my pc is suspended. I pinged 10.0.0.217 and it is currently unreachable. So, somehow, windows pc’s turn on networking, phones home, and turns off even while suspended.

Creepy behavior

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[-] Strykker@programming.dev 23 points 1 year ago

Modern sleep modes are internet connected, with the intent to allow systems to perform updates while sleeping.

I don't like it but that's how it's designed to work.

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

aka S0 sleep/Modern Standby.
It has some legitimate benefits like returning from sleep immediately. Kinda want it on linux but without all the telemetry crap (but it's really, really hard to pull of at an OS level)

[-] gornius@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Holy crap. What are you going to do with these 2 seconds saved?

[-] mojo@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Last 2 seconds longer while bangin ur mom

[-] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 0 points 1 year ago

Your username is terrifying

this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023

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