Warning: Windows 10 will share your Wi-Fi key with your friends' friends (and FB friends, and...)

The Register ^ | June 30, 2015 | Simon Rockman

[dennisw]

Hmmmm.... that’s a new twist on an old aphorism

[dfwgator]

"..and so on...and so on...and so on...."

[dayglored]

> 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.

Where group policy enforcement is in play, yes, you're right.

But for the vast majority of Windows users, home and small business, I submit that the proper phrasing is "This feature is enabled unless you do something actively to disable it" and we all know that most users don't screw with system settings they don't understand, or don't see a compelling need to change.

I wouldn't have as much of a problem with this feature if the default was the other way around and they gave the user "checkboxes all over the place" to confirm that they understand about how this is a risk.

[rarestia]

I get it, but at some point, we, as engineers, have to step away and hope the users heeded our warnings. It frustrates me to no end when people update Adobe products and choose to install McAfee without realizing they did it. It’s a damn check box. Do you know what you’re checking?!

If you see a check box, you should scrutinize the verbiage next to it!

[dayglored]

Same thing about Java and the damn Ask toolbar. I want a global setting that tells Java Updates "NO, DAMMIT!" every time without me having to chase it down.

But NO-O-O-O-O...

[rarestia]

Check out Ninite. It updates all of your software without having to download individual packages. We use it in our desktop division, and they love it.

[rhoda_penmark]

“I will stick with my current version of Windows.”

hmmm....better stick with 3.1 to be on the safe side. ;-)