Posted on 09/28/2015 1:58:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ever since Windows 10 launched back in July, one topic of conversation has overshadowed everything the new operating system does right: privacy concerns. Everyone with a Windows device is (rightfully) terrified that Microsoft is monitoring everything they do, so on Monday, Microsoft decided to finally issue an official response in order to clear the air.
In a blog post on Windows.com, Microsoft executive VP Terry Myerson has taken the first step to earning back the trust of the individuals who are concerned about their privacy in regards to Windows 10.
He noted that the data Microsoft collects is encrypted in transit to our servers, and then stored in secure facilities. He then went on to list the three ways that Microsoft thinks about this data.
First up is data used for safety and reliability, such as anonymous device ID, device type and crash logs. No content or files from your computer are included in this data, and Myerson says that company takes pains to ensure that none of the data could be used to identify a user.
Next is personalization data, which is how the system learns about your interests and habits in order to cater the experience to specifically to you. Cortana is part of this equation, but as Microsoft notes, you have the ability to tell the OS what you are and arent comfortable with it collecting.
Finally, Microsoft wants users to know that no matter what privacy options you choose, neither Windows 10 nor any other Microsoft software scans the content of your email or other communications, or your files, in order to deliver targeted advertising to you.
Its not everything we wanted to hear, but Im happy to see that Microsoft is dealing with the unfortunate Family Settings that sent automatically sent activity reports to parents.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
When I set mine up it asked me all kinds of questions as to level of privacy and I had no problem with it.
I'll believe that when someone can show me the mythical open source Exchange killer.
And it keeps track of where you are — GPS.
Branch water.
IN ORDER TO DELIVER ADVERTISING TO YOU.
I guess scanning your emails, files etc is allowed as long as they are not targeting ads at you?
That’s a hole big enough to drive the internet through.
I guess I was naïve to think that I still had some privacy.
Microsoft has been feeding our data to the government for years. Lo0ok at your cookies before you have the machine erase them. Lok for one title ‘usagovrssfeed’ ...
Windows 10 uploads the names of your files.
They sell the data to whoever. I do not believe a word that these files are for anything but selling YOU.
Why gather them then?
bump
I get Jared Fogle’s profile.
“The check is in the mail and.....and......what.... was that other statement that goes along with it?”
Only fools believe Microsoft’s lies.
I had it loaded on one of my Aspire notebooks but hadn’t done anything with it yet.
Yeah. Had a squirrel take up residence in my attic, so I went online to research live traps, types prices, etc. Now I get squirrel trap ads on most websites I visit.
no mention that KB3068708; 3022345; 3075249; 30801498
patches make Windows 8.1\8\7 spyware turned on by default.
[[is encrypted in transit to our servers, and then stored in secure facilities.]]
Well now, We certainly feel much safer now, losing our privacy to Microsoft- they encrypt it-
Home Depot, Target Stores, etc etc etc were all ‘encrypted’ too-
Doesn’t matter if you don’t run Microsoft browsers or not. Firefox now runs a “google pref cookie” that is automatically loaded with the browser. NSA uses it to track people. You can’t not load the with firefox now. Most other browsers are doing the exact same thing, now making the google pref cookie part of the browser itself. You don’t see the cookie, you can’t delete the cookie.
The other day people were complaining that FR was showing up as a Malware site. The google cookie had transmitted that it had listed FR as a site that linked to another Malware site. (Aim.org).
If you don’t have a google cookie right now sending a signal that the government is reading I want to know how you are doing it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3342129/posts
Don't you believe it. Google pref cookies are not enbedded in browsers like Firefox and others. Google has paid them to make it where you can't get rid of the cookie. It does not show up in the regular cookie folder and even if you dig it out it reloads with restart of your browser.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/02/28/the-google-cookie-that-seems-to-come-out-of-nowhere/
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