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Windows 10: Here are the privacy issues you should know about
TNW News ^ | July 29, 2015 | Mic Wright

Posted on 07/30/2015 1:48:23 PM PDT by steve86

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Cortana is a sexy spy in the machine

Turn on Cortana, the virtual assistant, and you’re also turning on a whole host of data sharing:

To enable Cortana to provide personalized experiences and relevant suggestions, Microsoft collects and uses various types of data, such as your device location, data from your calendar, the apps you use, data from your emails and text messages, who you call, your contacts and how often you interact with them on your device.

Cortana also learns about you by collecting data about how you use your device and other Microsoft services, such as your music, alarm settings, whether the lock screen is on, what you view and purchase, your browse and Bing search history, and more.”

Lots of things can live in those two words “and more.” Also note that because Cortana analyzes speech data, Microsoft collects “your voice input, as well as your name and nickname, your recent calendar events and the names of people in your appointments, and information about your contacts including names and nicknames.”

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We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to protect our customers or enforce the terms governing the use of the services.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1984; bigbrother; microsoft; nsa; spyware; windows; windowspinglist
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To: roadcat
I opted out of all that even before I read anything about it. Yes, Win 10 upgrade gave me the choices - individually - to opt in or out.

So far, beautiful OS.

21 posted on 07/30/2015 2:35:13 PM PDT by Abby4116
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To: Abby4116

Yep, it’s lovely.

Got mine today. NERDGASM!


22 posted on 07/30/2015 2:37:51 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: steve86

To be fair, this is present on any Apple device as well. If you use Siri, you’re consenting to the same data sharing as with Microsoft here.

I turned off Siri, and I’ll turn off Cortana when I go to W10. While I very much like text-to-speech for text messaging, the “inconvenience” of typing out my messages outweighs the hit to my privacy. For the same reason, I have no webcams or microphones connected to any of my home platforms.


23 posted on 07/30/2015 2:46:12 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: huldah1776
I'm with you. I'm guessing I'll make the decision 6-7 months down the road after people tear it apart.

My work grunt PCs & and laptops wont be upgraded until I can put 10 through its paces.

I did put 10 on my aspire switch last night and I adiosed the files to restore back, so it's no guts no glory on that.

24 posted on 07/30/2015 2:46:45 PM PDT by stylin19a (obama = Fredo Smart)
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To: rarestia

Yeah, that’s why I said “on any OS”.


25 posted on 07/30/2015 2:47:20 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: roadcat
Microsoft is pure evil! People should wake up and dump it.

I presume Apple would need to collect similar data for it's Siri app to be able to perform the functions it does, and the same goes for Google for their "ok Google" and map functions.
Increased usability in locating businesses, services, contacts, and so on, especially in a mobile environment, requires more widespread use of various data.

So go ahead and dump Apple and Google Android while you're at it.

26 posted on 07/30/2015 2:47:30 PM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: huldah1776

I like it.

And it’s worked perfectly for two days now.


27 posted on 07/30/2015 2:48:18 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance

Yep win 10 is a really nice OS.....Cortana can be turn off..its just MS version of Siri


28 posted on 07/30/2015 2:56:08 PM PDT by tophat9000 (SCOTUS=News peak)
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To: tophat9000

Doesn’t it have to be turned on in the first place?


29 posted on 07/30/2015 3:01:23 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: Red Badger

oh, man, he even poked his eyes out!


30 posted on 07/30/2015 3:13:27 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: oh8eleven

What about the file search puppy?


31 posted on 07/30/2015 3:16:08 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: steve86

Walt Mossberg was on CNBC yesterday. He likes Win 10 but advised against installing it for several months until Microsoft gets all the bugs out. He said Cortana was very buggy.


32 posted on 07/30/2015 4:08:16 PM PDT by CdMGuy
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To: steve86

If the information is there, it can be subpoenaed in a court case.


33 posted on 07/30/2015 4:08:17 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: I want the USA back

Good point.


34 posted on 07/30/2015 4:40:55 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: CdMGuy

I’m more interested in his advice on 12 gauge issues.


35 posted on 07/30/2015 4:41:38 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: sparklite2
Done and done.

Mammoth bloatware, and you are sure of this?

36 posted on 07/30/2015 6:51:59 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: GingisK

Sure of what? So far W10 is working very well. I ran into some problems with the Nvidia graphics card originally, but that’s fixed now. Configuring the Edge browser was most of the remaining work required. No crashes, no BSOD.


37 posted on 07/30/2015 7:56:24 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Voting is acting white.)
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To: huldah1776
I just removed it. Easy, but then I had to get into the Regedit to enable
intellipoint to reinstall.

Win-10: Where do I begin.
First, definition of fonts were not detailed, horribly corrupted.
I didn't have that problem with Win7.

Next, Aero Peek was gone also. Not sorry, I'm addicted to the Alt-Tab peek.

Slow, reboot, and startup, slower than Win7. Probably because I can tweek
in many ways including my bios.

Fugly all around. Customizing is gone, Win10 knows what you want already
so just sit down and shut up about it.

If I wanted a cell phone interface on a PC with all the limited trappings of
zero customizing, 10 would be it. No thanks.

Win7 smooth scrolling is a major factor to me, Alt-Tab, and the ability
to control more than programs allow, is for me. Old school, sure. but I don't
like an interface that controls me, and gives me extremely limited options.

38 posted on 07/30/2015 10:04:08 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS,)
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To: MaxMax

Thank you so much! I am a control freak myself, so don’t try to control me. LOL


39 posted on 07/31/2015 3:44:49 AM PDT by huldah1776
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To: sparklite2
Sure of what?

That Microsoft won't copy your data just because you unchecked that box. It wouldn't be the first time they ignored configuration controls.

40 posted on 07/31/2015 4:47:27 AM PDT by GingisK
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