Posted on 01/10/2017 6:42:02 PM PST by dayglored
It's not quite the clear-cut win for consumers that Microsoft is portraying, but at least it's transparent with its decision.
Microsoft said Tuesday that it plans to simplify the privacy options in the upcoming Creators’ Update, though some may see one component as limiting user choice as well.
Microsoft plans to revamp how privacy is managed in the upcoming Creators Update to Windows 10, both as part of the initial setup as well as the amount of data it collects in day-to-day diagnostics. That amount will actually decrease, if a user so chooses. But Microsoft has also eliminated an intermediary option, forcing the user to choose whether to provide Microsoft minimal or “full” access to their PC.
If that all seems somewhat confusing, Microsoft also said it has dedicated a new page to explaining what data it collects, and how to erase that data from Microsoft’s service. The new privacy dashboard is available online, and accessible if you’re logged in with your Microsoft account.
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You won’t be able to install anything, access any folders except “Documents” nor change any settings.
Much simpler.
I remember years ago trying Linux and having to “jump thru hoops” to get anything to work right and MS Windows “just worked”.
It is now the exact opposite.
Done with windows. Too big brother corpthink.
It looks easier. Now I wonder what apps will nosedive when you choose to turn some of these things off.
Wanna bet the Microsoft apps require that you enable some of these settings?
Color me skeptical...
Of course there are tons of apps that request my phone's location. I let Google Maps get it, because that's actually useful to me. But the rest are just trying to figure out what "targeted advertising" to send next. Screw that.
That sounds like what pissed me off years ago about Apple PCs.
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