Posted on 11/03/2015 12:12:19 PM PST by Swordmaker
Last week changes to the Windows 10 upgrade path mean it is going to become increasingly difficult for any non-techy users to avoid being pushed to Microsoft new operating system. But given Windows 10 is better than Windows 7 and Windows 8, why would that be a problem? Because of policies like thisâ¦
Speaking to PC World, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore explained that Windows 10 is constantly tracking how it operates and how you are using it and sending that information back to Microsoft by default. More importantly he also confirmed that, despite offering some options to turn elements of tracking off, core data collection simply cannot be stopped:
âIn the cases where weâve not provided options, we feel that those things have to do with the health of the system,â he said. âIn the case of knowing that our system that weâve created is crashing, or is having serious performance problems, we view that as so helpful to the ecosystem and so not an issue of personal privacy, that today we collect that data so that we make that experience better for everyone.â
This backs up detailed data that some had chosen to dismiss as conspiracy theories.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
It’s the updates that add on the new tricks for MS data gathering. I use XP and haven’t did an update in at least three years. Everything is working fine.
What subnets do you drop? Microsoft has a huge swath of IP space.
Guess they are trying to push me to use Linux. All I do is surf the net & write documents (rtf), so there isn’t much that says I NEED Bill Gates...
It is not collecting user data, just health of the software. It is not tracking what web sites you go to (Google does that), nor your location, but rather the state of the operating system.
Really people need to take a chill pill.
The real issue is what privacy we should expect when we are connected to the global network? As far as I’m concerned, any connection, software, download, website, email, message, etc, etc., in other words, what any normal use today entails, is tracked by somebody.
It isn’t Microsoft or Goggle or Apple or anyone in particular, but everyone has the ability. Could they lie about, or simply never admit it?
At least Joe is saying what Microsoft is doing, so we hope...
I deplore the loss of privacy, but am not so naïve to think that it is not being compromised every second by anyone, or in only applies to Windows 10, let alone other Microsoft systems AND products (Can you say Office for Mac?), and other vendors.
I’ve got Windows 8.1 with all updates turned off. But I’m tired of MS’s BS.
GnuCash is good, if you're familiar with double-entry bookkeeping. kmymoney is also good, IMO. There are others as well, but those are the two I know.
“7 Pro 64 works fine with updates shut off. “
I removed the Win 10 update and shut off auto updates.
“Exactly what spying and transmitting back to Microsoft is going on with Windows Ten? If eveyone is so pissed off at then exactly what info is being beamed back to the Microsoft mother ship?”
It’s in the article.
That statement won't be true for much longer though. Apparently, MS is now sending data collection updates down the chain to earlier os versions. They will aligned with win10s behaviour.
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Is there any way to just get an older version of Windows installed? My system has Windows 8, and I HATE it, but am not too keen on being spied on, either.
Have you tried KMyMoney or GnuCash?
Meaning you reverted back to 7?
After over a year with 7 I have to say I am comfortable with it even with periodic fits of "where the hell did they put it?".
After over a decade with XP, I knew where everything was, then the geniuses at MS decide to move things all over for no discernible reason.
With all the stories now coming out about 10, looks like I will not even bother to download a disk image during the free period.
What did you do exactly, if I may ask?
Thanks to Swordmaker for the ping!!
Turn off updates and do not download the crap. Just keep anti virus up to date.
Agreed
I’m wondering the same thing.
I read the article and didn’t get it.......I’ll try again.
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