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Posted on 12/13/2018 1:42:01 PM PST by dayglored
"Naming issue" or not, companies with confidential data on their business computers won't be pleased about this.
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Those smart appliances really are ingenious
Some good words here describing M$, I could add a few more but NSFW.
I know a couple hoes down at the trailer park who act like that with the 'shine.
Win 10 is banned from several secured company environments because of its Phone-Home theft of intellectual property, meaning Windows 10 sends things like filenames to Microsoft. Filenames can be confidential, such as “Contract to buy XYZ Corp.docx”
Like trying to turn off logging..........
bkmk
Linux Mint
Well, we already knew the thread was about Microshaft, so....
Just last night my box happily rebooted itself as it spontaneously updated itself despite all my wishes.
Just got a free used W10 box, my first one. Deleting all the crap on it, about to connect internet and update 8 months worth. Ugh.
Created an offline admin account, deleted the other accounts. Do I have to create an online profile with MS? Will they nag me forever or lock out features if I don’t?
All your data belong to us.
Install a business (not home) version of Windows 10 and you should be able to turn off most of it.
> what is likely to be more cock-up than conspiracy
I’m surprised to see this level of naivete from The Register. They should know better. Big Tech never harvests your data by accident.
Win 10 is banned from several secured company environments because of its Phone-Home theft of intellectual property, meaning Windows 10 sends things like filenames to Microsoft. Filenames can be confidential, such as “Contract to buy XYZ Corp.docx”
The latest releases of Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise let companies turn that off (mostly - Windows Update is a notable exception). This is why I generally recommend the Pro edition over the Home edition.
Why *anyone* runs Windows is beyond me.
“The latest releases of Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise let companies turn that off (mostly - Windows Update is a notable exception”
Windows and Office telemetry still does. Load up Wireshark, which allows network packet sniffing, and watch the data fly. It is stunning what Microsoft sends back to itself in the name of telemetry.
So the new old box I was given has W10 home. Should I upgrade to pro and turn everything kff? Is it relatively ewasy to make it dueal boot with mint (and is mint still the go-to for novices)? Probably time for me to learn linux.
Interesting: Every time I click on Activity History, the Settings app crashes...
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