Maybe somebody else can explain to me how this feature is a good idea.
I’ve been waiting for the first hammer to fall regarding Windows 10 (I’m still using Windows 7) ... and mayhap here it is.
Maybe somebody else can explain to me how this feature is a good idea. —
Well, keeps me from having to learn Chinese (for now).
Well, the NSA thought it was a good idea ...
For this "theory" to work, the corporation will have to have already failed to implement so many basic security measures they're probably already compromised to the gills, provided they're still in business.
I don't see this "feature" sticking around for very long, myself.
Run from Microsoft
Sorry for the tardy ping, I got called away from the computer just after posting the initial thread.
And no, I was NOT in the shower. :-)
And no, I don't FEEL tardy...
Yeah, it sure is great for Microsoft to arrange this for us. And without us even asking. What a bunch of swell guys!</sarcasm>
I retire in a little over 4 years (God willing). I can’t wait to ditch Microsoft (have to have it on the home PC for work) and go over to either open source or Apple (haven’t decided which yet).
Maybe by that time the government will finally figure out who is to blame for all my security clearance data ending up in the hands of the Chinese. Oh, yeah! The OPM administrator says NO ONE is responsible. Another swell group of guys and gals.
nononononononononnonononononononono!!
That’s got to be one of the most retarded ideas I’ve ever heard. Thanks, Microshaft!
The NSA needs access as do the police.
This is wrong and stupid. Microsoft should work on something useful. Like making free phone calls with a free google voice number and an obi100 http://www.amazon.com/OBi100-Telephone-Adapter-Service-Bridge/dp/B004LO098O
It’s a feature for the millennial...
Let your friends on your WiFi at home without giving them a password in writing.
My advice, toggle off.
No worries here. My home network is set to only allow those assets whose MAC addresses I have registered.
Fixing a whole in a Windows OS installation should not require me to change my network hardware configuration.
There’s a hardware component in your wireless router that’s at play here as well. If you use WPS (wireless protected setup), your router already has a mechanism whereby it synchronizes to your computer through the use of a mutually-shared code. This is very much not recommended in areas where a large number of APs are present (i.e. a college dorm or apartment complex), but it’s relatively safe for most users.
This sounds like an extension of WPS whereby a social aspect of the operating system calls out to systems in the user’s trusted list to allow them to connect to a common wifi hotspot.
I’m using Ubiquiti APs in my home and have a pretty tight lock of my network. I wouldn’t let this crap fly.
Also want to point out that this “feature” is only enabled if you allow it. There are opt-out checkboxes all over the place, and given that this is a Windows platform, if you’re using the OS in a corporate environment, group policy is going to allow you to completely shut this down anyway.
This and having weak or default passwords both have the potential for enabling unauthorized use of you WiFi. The one difference I see is that this could make it more likely that unauthorized users can be detected and identified, since they have to be registered with the service at MS and the access should be logged there.
"..and so on...and so on...and so on...."