Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Underground Piracy Sites Want To Block Windows 10 Users

Posted by timothy on from the so-cool-to-be-underground-like-Windows-7 dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Some smaller pirate sites have become concerned about Windows 10 system phoning home too many hints regarding that the users are accessing their site. Therefore, the pirate administrators have started blocking Windows 10 users from accessing the BitTorrent trackers that the sites host. The first ones to hit the alarm button were iTS, which have posted a statement and started redirecting Windows 10 users to a YouTube video called Windows 10 is a Tool to Spy on Everything You Do. Additionally, according to TorrentFreak, two other similar dark web torrent trackers are also considering following suit. "As we all know, Microsoft recently released Windows 10. You as a member should know, that we as a site are thinking about banning the OS from FSC," said one of the FSC staff. Likewise, in a message to their users, a BB admin said something similar: "We have also found [Windows 10] will be gathering information on users' P2P use to be shared with anti piracy group."

7 of 394 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Dear MS. You Really Don't Want To Spy On Users. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > We WILL rise up and make Windows as worthless as fly shit

    And Mom? Bring more Doritos the next time you come down to the basement to get my laundry!

    (nom-nom-nom-nom)

  2. These companies keep giving us reasons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    These companies keep giving us reasons to pirate. Like DRM, embedded spyware, crippled features, forced internet connection to even use it, and so on. And they expect us to pay money for their crap when a free version without these limitations exists? How stupid do they think we are?

    Fuck Microsoft, fuck Windows 10. Pirate it and spread the torrent to all your friends. Let's bring down the evil empire!

    1. Re: These companies keep giving us reasons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Like it or not, you pretty much have to use some version of windows. Whether it's at work or because of some windows-only software, there's really no way to avoid windows.

      please tell us all what indispensible apps run on windows that have no equivalents on any other operating system

      Management.

    2. Re: These companies keep giving us reasons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Svchost.exe

  3. Re: I knew it. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

    When Wine Windows 10 came out

    I've heard of Beer Goggles, but never Wine Windows. I'm willing to learn.

    --
    You are welcome on my lawn.
  4. Re:Good by FranTaylor · · Score: 1, Funny

    stuff that the operating system unknowingly sends behind my back

    you installed the operating system, you take responsibility for what it does.

  5. Re: I knew it. by FranTaylor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wine is not an emulator.

    beer is not a simulation