So if someone hacks into my system and does harm, I can sue microsoft because they left a hole open to be taken advantage of.
I’m really thinking of taking my company to linux.
Even after we turn the monitoring off Microsoft turns it back on. Same with updates.
But... ownership of physical assets (computer) is not a feature.
Once you log onto the interwebz, Microsoft becomes the true owner of your PC.
They want to know your every move for personal financial advantage which IMO should and could be very legal.
I have mixed feelings about this, between “meh,” and “FUMS!”
Supposedly its to facilitate Windows Updates.
But you can no longer hide or postpone Windows updates. They occur automatically.
If an update should bork Windows, that’s a feature, not a fault.
Windows 10 does everything Microsoft has wanted your computer to do - that you don’ know about.
Ping.
Why anyone would buy a computer that’s tied to that bastard Bill Gates is beyond me. Especially when Mac’s are readily available. But then there are those who like older British cars despite the fact that you have to have at least two of them to be sure that you will be able to go when you need to.
My response to this will always be OSX & Linux serve me well.
This might really damage, in not destroy the desktop PC market.
Voat was debunked on other threads. It was Windows Update trying different IPs because he hacked his DD-WRT router.
Not that Win10 isn’t intrusive with its telemetry defaults (it is), but you can indeed turn them off.
Perhaps it ahould be made easier, but otherwise the Forbes article is just repeating Voat’s already disproven claim.
Oh, and you can disable Windows Update in the Control Panel for Services too. Takes about 10 seconds.
Computer experts:
Could a router (or other hardware device) be set up which would blacklist internet addresses used by Microsoft to harvest data?
*This happens after choosing a custom Windows 10 installation and disabling all three pages of tracking options which are all enabled by default.*.
I have been stating all along that this has the stink of Obama and Homeland Security fingerprints all over it. I believe Microsoft was ordered by the DHS to allow government surveillance of ALL PCs, and not to disclose this information to the public. This is why Microsoft is not able to comment.
So wait...everyone...let me get this straight...
You turn off all 3 pages of disclaimers and Microsoft does it anyway...
Isn’t that FRAUD, VIOLATION OF CONTRACT, etc.
How much can Microsoft be sued for deception, lying, fraud, abuse, ...
I think a class action lawsuit of an order of magnitude that escalates is way appropriate.
I have a 12 year old desktop with Win XP that runs like a champ. I’m looking to replace it someday soon but I just might go with a Mac when I keep hearing about Microsoft’s unending need to spy on everyone...
Now would be a good time to offer prizes to the first tech team to prove they can exploit the Win10 backdoor.
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