I now use Linux for email/web etc. For work, I have a Windows machine which now stays offline to avoid this nonsense of forced updates, spyware, and constant surveillance.
I also decided to have a separate machine for games as the anti-cheat in games is quite intrusive. Scans contents of RAM and basically the entire file system to make sure you aren't cheating...but also to see what else you have there. :)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
