Smart. Good on you for being mindful and taking appropriate precautions.

I have a Windows/Linux dual-boot and keep anything requiring privacy on the Linux side. For Windows, I use O&O ShutUp, which is an application that allows a user to easily shut off all of Windows’ intrusive settings and delete Copilot.

As for LLM’s, they’re my last resort for anything, and I only really use them if I can’t find the information I need on Mojeek or Marginalia-Search, not just for privacy’s sake but because I have an ideological problem with their vast energy use and the economic and environmental impact those applications have.

But none of it’s foolproof, so I always just keep in the back of my mind before doing or saying anything online: Would I want this to go public?