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I'll be opting out of Windows 10 altogether.
http://www.rt.com/usa/311383-windows-opt-out-privacy/
I'll be opting out of Windows 10 altogether.
http://www.rt.com/usa/311383-windows-opt-out-privacy/Windows 10's pre-installed settings are privacy-intrusive by default, so changing those setting is just a matter of self-respect - and also a message to Microsoft.
Following the release of Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system, experts pointed out that it has little care for privacy, collecting on factory presets all available information about you, be it your location history, text messages and any information your share via them, personal contacts and calendar notes about your plans for exact dates, among other things.
"Microsoft collects information about you, your devices, applications and networks, and your use of those devices, applications and networks," says the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions nearly all of us accept without reading. "Examples of data we collect include your name, email address, preferences and interests; browsing, search and file history; phone call and SMS data; device configuration and sensor data; and application usage."
What is this all about? The first thing coming to mind is targeted ads bombardment as well as selling undesired services.
"We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to," the document says.
Everyone says that and then they cave in. I fear when I get a real job they'll not take kindly to my habit of running MSOffice in Wine on my Linux computers. I hate the cradle to the grave indoctrination product strategy that corps like MS and Apple have going.Originally Posted by r0llinlacs
http://www.rt.com/usa/311383-windows-opt-out-privacy/
I'll be opting out of Windows 10 altogether.
Everybody can read the TOS all they want, the sad majority won't, but the fact of the matter is only so many people can really understand what it means.Originally Posted by aweir
Spread the info around.
The OS for all intensive purposes appears to be back-doored from the language that Microsoft uses in their privacy policy. Pay particular attention where they mention private folders.
"Finally, we will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to:
comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process, including from law enforcement or other government agencies;
protect our customers, for example to prevent spam or attempts to defraud users of the services, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone;
operate and maintain the security of our services, including to prevent or stop an attack on our computer systems or networks; or
protect the rights or property of Microsoft, including enforcing the terms governing the use of the services - however, if we receive information indicating that someone is using our services to traffic in stolen intellectual or physical property of Microsoft, we will not inspect a customer's private content ourselves, but we may refer the matter to law enforcement."
Exactly. The frightening part is that we don't know who these "other government agencies" are or if a court order is even needed, but so far it seems like it's a free-for-all.Originally Posted by r0llinlacs
Everybody can read the TOS all they want, the sad majority won't, but the fact of the matter is only so many people can really understand what it means.
I can't believe that after the Snowden "leaks" and everything we've heard about what's going on lately, I can't believe that people are putting this much trust in Microsoft at a time like this. After all we heard about the Xbone, and Microsoft failing horribly for it, now they pull the same scam with Windows and people accept it? I don't get it. I guess Windows has more loyal buttkissers than I thought.
EXACTLY, time to wake up and see what this current regime in Redmond is doing. Complete disclosure of your private details including most importantly your monetary details, to other parties should be extremely frightening.Originally Posted by aweir
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Exactly. The frightening part is that we don't know who these "other government agencies" are or if a court order is even needed, but so far it seems like it's a free-for-all.Originally Posted by r0llinlacs
Everybody can read the TOS all they want, the sad majority won't, but the fact of the matter is only so many people can really understand what it means.
I can't believe that after the Snowden "leaks" and everything we've heard about what's going on lately, I can't believe that people are putting this much trust in Microsoft at a time like this. After all we heard about the Xbone, and Microsoft failing horribly for it, now they pull the same scam with Windows and people accept it? I don't get it. I guess Windows has more loyal buttkissers than I thought.
It's less that they have so many loyal followers than it is that there aren't ANY competitors out there that come even remotely close to matching what M$ provides with Windows operating systems...Originally Posted by r0llinlacs
Everybody can read the TOS all they want, the sad majority won't, but the fact of the matter is only so many people can really understand what it means.
I can't believe that after the Snowden "leaks" and everything we've heard about what's going on lately, I can't believe that people are putting this much trust in Microsoft at a time like this. After all we heard about the Xbone, and Microsoft failing horribly for it, now they pull the same scam with Windows and people accept it? I don't get it. I guess Windows has more loyal buttkissers than I thought.
I love windows 10 stop worrying about dumb crap any program can take all your info any time it wants ... A hacker can take your computer with in 5 mins its just the life of 2015 PCs .....Originally Posted by r0llinlacs
http://www.rt.com/usa/311383-windows-opt-out-privacy/
I'll be opting out of Windows 10 altogether.
You can almost find the exact copy/paste of these policies on pretty much any major software companies site.Originally Posted by r0llinlacs
http://www.rt.com/usa/311383-windows-opt-out-privacy/
I'll be opting out of Windows 10 altogether.
Things like Windows defender can probably be blocked with a HIPS also. Because of all the crap Windows 10 has, Comodo can't even figure out how to get their HIPS software to run on it correctly.
If people read and understood every EULA for each product/service they used, they'd never actually use anything.Originally Posted by Ganf
I don't get why it's so hard to find orange sherbert in the U.S., most of it is tooth-rotting filth, just sugar and water and artificial flavoring. Really gets my goat when I come across a new brand, pick up a half-gallon hoping that a good brand has finally found it's way into my area, and bite into a mouth full of diabetes......
Ahem.....
Phones have been collecting just as much data for ages, and they've had just as much or more sensitive information on us for a while. People really ought to read the fine print that comes with their new shiny gadgets.
To be honest, just try to read a EULA when you are not a lawyer.