I do have to say, It has been nice to do a fresh install and have it sync my wifi information and auto-magically connect. Android will do the same thing. I am just annoyed by the lack of control on who shares my WIFI data.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Bob Elzer <bob.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, you really don't have a choice, even with optout it still gets sent. > > And why do I have to change my cool looking wifi name, just to prevent > microsoft from spreading it. > > With every security person telling you to protect your passwords, why are > there no lawyers suing MS for passing out our passwords like candy. > > I just keep shaking my head about this one. > On Aug 18, 2015 6:33 AM, "Stephen Partington" <cryptwo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> you get the choice of sharing with your friends. and it is specifically >> your friends only that get that information. My concern is if i bring my >> friend over and he is sharing his wifi ap information I do not get the >> option of who he shares with, just if it is shared. >> >> MS has said they are working on improving this feature due to concerns, >> but for now _optout is the only option. >> >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Bob Elzer <bob.el...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Well wifi-sense will share your wifi password. What gets me is microsoft >>> is saving a database of all these passwords. >>> >>> They say you can add _optout to your wifi name and it will stop the >>> sharing, but it could take up to two hours to do so. >>> >>> That means to me, that they ignore the optout, store your password and >>> then dont give it out, but still keep it around. >>> >>> HOw the government would let this go on, is beyond me. >>> >>> is every business going to have to change their access point names ? >>> >>> First windows 10 phone to enter the pentagon, will send out all the >>> passwords lmao. >>> On Aug 17, 2015 7:00 AM, "Stephen Partington" <cryptwo...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> While they are broad, these are all things you can turn on or off. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 6:57 AM, Keith Smith <techli...@phpcoderusa.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/windows-10-microsofts-big-data-grabbing-spying-os-bernard-marr >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Keith Smith >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>> >>>> Stephen >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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