I am posting them as I get them. On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Hot4azintop via PoliticalForum < [email protected]> wrote:
> I've received notices to schedule the installation of this new program but > after reading this email I'm reconsidering.......thanx for letting us know > the other side of the story. Hope to read more reports from new users > regarding the Windows 10 before deciding one way or the other about > installing their free version. Thanx, again > > In a message dated 8/12/2015 12:49:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.networkworld.com/article/2956574/microsoft-subnet/windows-10-privacy-spyware-settings-user-agreement.html > Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made > > The usual bumps of an OS launch are understandable and forgivable, but > some of the terms of the end user service agreement for Windows 10 put the > NSA to shame. > > Microsoft is already getting heat after it was found that Windows 10 was > being auto-downloaded to user PCs without warning, and more seriously, that > it was using the Internet connections of Windows 10 users to deliver > Windows 10 and updates to others. > See also: 'Free' Windows 10 isn't entirely free > <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2961790/microsoft-subnet/windows-10-upgrade-isnt-free-update.html?nsdr=true> > > But there are worse offenders. Microsoft's service agreement > <https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/servicesagreement/default.aspx> is a > monstrous 12,000 words in length, about the size of a novella. And who > reads those, right? Well, here's one excerpt from Microsoft's terms of use > that you might want to read: > > 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. > > EFF, where are you? > > The good news is you can opt out of that feature > <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2955710/microsoft-subnet/windows-10-installation-customize-settings-versus-express-settings.html>, > but the bad news is it defaults to on. You have to go to the Settings and > then open the Privacy applet, where you are greeted with 13 different > screens to weed through. Most of the offenders are on the General tab, but > you really should go through all tabs, such as what types of data each app > on your system can access. > See also: How to change Windows 10's default privacy settings > <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2955710/microsoft-subnet/windows-10-installation-customize-settings-versus-express-settings.html> > > Second, Cortana proves problematic because it has access to your camera > and microphone, and more importantly, it has access to your contacts, > calendar, and probably all of your documents. You can turn this off in the > Speech applet. > > Next, the new Edge browser has its own share of new problems. Its > integrated PDF and Adobe Flash reader has raised some alarms > <http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/windows-10s-new-browser-microsoft-edge-improved-but-also-new-risks/> > at Trend Micro. Trend is also concerned about the support for asm.js, a > JavaScript subset from Mozilla that has been attacked before. However, > Trend does like Edge overall. > > Overall, we believe that Edge has reached a security parity with the > Google Chrome browser, with both markedly superior to Mozilla Firefox. > However, multiple attack surfaces still remain which can be used by an > attacker. Given the sophistication and demands on modern browsers, this may > well be inevitable. > > Edge also comes with personalized ads, which can also be disabled. > > There is other potential for exploitation. A Microsoft account is > mandatory for many services, including Skype. This gives Microsoft more > potential to collect info on you that you have to turn off. > > Plus, Wi-Fi sharing defaults to on. That means you will be sharing your > Internet connection with your neighbors if you leave it in its default > state. So you have to open the settings and turn that off, too. > > It seems like you will spend the first 10 to 15 minutes of using Windows > 10 turning off all of the privacy-shredding settings. 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